[takenoprisoner]

Big ships like this one can't make radical abrupt turns. It takes much effort to even begin to turn a ship like this. It's not a formula car for cryin out loud. This explanation is BS.

[MindBender26]

>Big ships like this one can't make radical abrupt turns.

But this one did, didn't it? (see MSM reports, please)

[javachip]

Big ships like this one can't make radical abrupt turns.

For those curious about what happens when big ships use lots of rudder at speed, click below for pic of the USS NIMITZ. http://www.ussyorktown.com/yorktown/fastcarrier.jpg

Doesn't prove or disprove any of the speculation, but the hydrodynamic forces of a ship in a turn can cause pretty dramatic roll motions.