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14. Well as I understand

Tue May 20, 2025, 08:46 PM

May 20

this was a ship of cadets (although there were apparently some engine room personnel issues)... so.

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So it seems its engines had got stuck in reverse muriel_volestrangler May 20 #1

There were no sails up; the ship was going backwards muriel_volestrangler May 20 #3

No sails up? I guess it's time for another theory.... TheRickles May 20 #6

Coast Guard would have told him to wait an hour! kiri May 20 #4

A current of 0.3 knots is not a problem muriel_volestrangler May 20 #5

Thanks for this video! PJMcK May 20 #7

I was wrong kiri May 20 #8

If you look at that video analysis posted upthread BumRushDaShow May 20 #10

I remember the earliest report mentioned some kind of "power failure" BumRushDaShow May 20 #12

Well as I understand BumRushDaShow May 20 #14

There are a pile of tourist videos floating around BumRushDaShow May 21 #16