I have no idea what was happening with the crew, but no doubt they were in total panic-mode. I’ve read a ship of that magnitude can take up to 2 miles to come to a full stop. At sea or otherwise. I mean, it does weigh a lot more than a train that can take a mile to come to a full stop. Have to consider the current also/how it moved the vessel if no steering was possible. All around horrible situation in so many ways. Mainly the loss of life.
If they had such issues just prior to this accident, while docked, shouldn’t that have required satisfactory investigation and fixing before being allowed to continue on? Wonder if there is even some sort of protocol for that kind of thing?
Wind, too, from what I understand, when containers are stacked that high on a big ship of that nature. It acts sort of like a sail. If the wind was unfavorable early that morning, pushing the ship towards the bridge support, that would have compounded the problem.
A CONTINUING CASCADE OF FAILURES