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To: blueunicorn6
Container ship course changes prior to the impact...looks like he was lost or trying to find the correct approach


160 posted on 06/17/2017 9:54:38 AM PDT by Robe (A nation can survive its fools and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: Robe

ACX Crystal AIS track (YouTube)

https://youtu.be/4N1-_9SGQTI

From the video it looks like the Crystal had initially changed course to the SE, possibly to give the Fitzgerald a wider berth. (If so it implies that the Crystal was aware of the other ship.)

After safely passing the Fitzgerald, the Crystal reversed course and inexplicably went back towards it. It slowed, made a bunch of erratic course changes, then accelerated in the direction of the Fitzgerald, adjusting its course to hit the Fitzgerald squarely. (There are unconfirmed reports that the Fitzgerald was stationary during the incident.)

After the collision the Crystal returned to its original course and accelerated to full speed as it left the scene.


184 posted on 06/17/2017 2:15:09 PM PDT by Gideon7
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