The Bermuda Triangle?
Posted on 07/19/2006 7:49:50 PM PDT by MindBender26
She uses azipods - does not have rudders. Propellers are tractor type, pulling vessel through water and the props are connected to electric motors which are just aft of the props. The entire assembly pivots like an outboard motor. Norwegian Star had a similar problem a few years ago entering the Strait of Juan de Fuca returning from an Alaska trip.
It was most likely a software error in the computer controls for one or more interlinked ships systems.
Everyday cruise liners are sailing the seas...the amount of accidents are miniscule. Let's all become hysterical now...it's what we do best.
>What's the metacentric height on one of those?
Way outside my engineering expertise, but look at pcitires at http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cruisenewsdaily.com/s-prcrown1-a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cruisenewsdaily.com/s-prcrown.html&h=279&w=500&sz=85&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=6MiyiDqMQwEgzM:&tbnh=73&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522crown%2Bprincess%2522%2B%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2005-08,GGLD:en%26sa%3DG
and you can see, that with a draft of only 26 feet, she is VERY top-heavy.
Could it be something called a stabilizer?
Does that work with a live GPS connection? Can that be hacked?
Yep, now I remember reading about them. Same as the Tractor tugs use. That could create a whole different set of dynamics if they some how worked against each other.
Psssssssst....There are several reports that black helicopters made the ship tilt. Pass it on.
Are there any NAVY guys here that could make some phone calls?
Or maybe it hit something too.
Could be a sunken wreck the cruise ship bottomed out on.
Well, just damne. There goes my theory of Hamas whales.
good idea - somebody likely moused in a course correction in the nav system, and some software glitch (or perhaps human entry error) decided it needed to turn the ship 180 degrees the other way.
If you want to cause mass casualties on a cruise ship, seems like there would be a lot more reliable ways to do it than cranking the wheel over. I'm not going to mention them, but anybody with a little imagination can no doubt think of several.
ding ding ding, we have a winner!
Thanks for the ping. At this point, I haven't heard whether the list was caused by the rudder or the roll fins or the thrusters, but I would look for a problem in the autopilot. Those ships are on autopilot when they are at sea, and it sounds as though this one was just about far enough out of port to be engaging the autopilot.
The Bermuda Triangle?
George Bush did it... Harry and Nancy Pelosi say so.
Hi Carlo!
Just pinging you to this thread. I'm on your ping list and seem to recall you have worked as a chef on the crusie lines. Any thoughts or experiences you could provide?
(Yes, I know food and hydraulics are different things. If I'm wrong about the cruise line thing, I'll just smack myself on the side of my head with a plate of prosciutto!) :>)
That's what it looked like to me at just a glance! It looked inordinately top heavy and I wondered immediately how it would fare in rough seas!!!
But that's something I'm totally uninformed about!!!
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