The problem with this map is the collision time. The ACX Crystal didn’t report the incident immediately.
Japanese coast guard says, after interviewing crew, that the collision occurred at 130am.
Heard an alternate explanation for the U-Turn on reddit:
“Most likely reason was, it was attempting to burn off speed, which a uturn would do.”
I would love to hear the mariners chime it. This explanation of the manuever sounds pretty unlikely for an high-traffic area like the Yoko bay.
The problem with this map is the collision time. The ACX Crystal didn’t report the incident immediately.
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Correct. A lot of info that has yet to verified......
The Japanese Coast Guard said that at about 1:30 a.m. the ship struck the U.S.S. Fitzgerald.
The container ship continued east for another half hour before reversing around 2:00 a.m.
and returning to the scene. The Japanese Coast Guard and U.S. Navy initially said the collision
happened at 2:20 a.m. because the ACX Crystal did not report it until 2:25 a.m.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/18/world/asia/path-ship-hit-uss-fitzgerald.html?_r=0