Quote (obisent @ 28 Mar 2024 12:24)
Those are all valid, what’s the chance that this happened due to incompetence?
In my opinion very unlikely. From the comments I've seen from maritime experts the reason they have a large crew is to negate that incompetence with rigorous checks that happen DAYS prior to leaving the dock and then the crew itself is constantly going around the vessel 24/7 in shifts so there's no, "The captain fell asleep and no one was paying attention" or "Some terrorist/state actor/deranged crew member tries to "take control of the ship and crash it they'd have to kill 15-20 people".
This incident happened basically right when it left the dock so I doubt they "forgot to check something" when they are going on a month++ journey across open ocean it's really odd.
These are skippers and navy folk who I've seen comment on the oddities I mentioned above. I personally know very little on this subject.
Quote (TiStuff @ 28 Mar 2024 14:58)
my personal experience is smoke bellows when the gas is stepped on/applied, especially true with diesel
whats the power plant on a ship like that?
If that were the case then the person who "stepped/applied" on the gas literally "spun the wheel" in the totally wrong direction and don't get me wrong in a split second maybe that was the incompetence but I've yet to hear crew members talk about it which is odd as well.