When a ship loses its steering, which way it goes depends on the position of the rudder. Even were the rudder perfectly midship, the stern would tend to set in one direction due the pitch on the lower blades of the propeller.
I studied the plot that is online and at no point does the ship’s course alter by more than about 15 degrees.
I am a retired Master Mariner (all oceans) with 34 years of sea experience, and, later, ship management.
Thanks for the additional insight. Without expertise I observed the same thing.
Would the engine going down typically kill *all* electrical immediately? I’d hope they’d at least have several minutes of battery supply for instrumentation and control.
What’re the chances this was just bad fuel into a marginally maintained engine?