By this point, every single member of the crew knows the guy’s name. It’s only a matter of time before one of the talks about this in public circles.
I do agree...any competent person as OOD would have taken evasive actions in the final few minutes before the collision. My guess is that the OOD was not there...for whatever reason.
“My guess is that the OOD was not there...for whatever reason.”
What about the JOOD? He should certainly have caught this.