“Looked intentional.”
I agree. Reading a report of what was observed — lights on ship go out, ship turns sharply towards the bridge, heavy smoke from stacks indicating possible application of full power — could indicate drastic failure of ship systems, but could as easily indicate a deliberate ramming attack.
Unlike our military ships, this big ugly slow thing was not designed to be maneuverable.
As soon as it went a few degrees off course, it’s fate was sealed.
It was making a tight turn (for this ship) as it was..