@0:39 vessel reportedly losing propulsion -> meaning CANNOT GO @1:05 throttles were stuck in a near-forward position -> meaning CANNOT STOP Hmm, which is it? Come on news reporters. YOU HAVE ONE JOB : to use language to convey information. Please endeavor to build a better command of the language!
Can't be in this case, throttle systems are airgapped. You can't access them remotely. The most probable answer is there was an error in remote throttle control (the bridge access) that locked the crew out at the wrong moment, and then before they could get local control back down in the engine room they were already at top speed and had to make the choice whether to keep going or stop. Keeping going was _fraught,_ but gave them more rudder control. If they'd cut engine power they'd never have been able to make those river bend turns.
There was one ship pumping the black bunker fuel heavy fuel oil, aka sludge they aren't supposed to be throttled up to that level within sight of land else people are going to notice what we can't see typically. It's gross and I'm not trying to convince anyone. Google ai summary: "Bunker fuel is a thick, black, tar-like residue left over from refining crude oil into other fuels like gasoline and diesel. It's often used as fuel for large ocean-going ships like container ships and bulkers. Bunker fuel is considered one of the dirtiest energy sources available because it contains sulfur, nitrogen, and other contaminants. When burned, it produces harmful emissions like sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter that can harm human health and the environment. A 2009 study found that a single large container ship using bunker fuel can produce as much pollution as 50 million cars."
@0:39 vessel reportedly losing propulsion -> meaning CANNOT GO
@1:05 throttles were stuck in a near-forward position -> meaning CANNOT STOP
Hmm, which is it?
Come on news reporters. YOU HAVE ONE JOB : to use language to convey information.
Please endeavor to build a better command of the language!
Another cyber attack?,
Can't be in this case, throttle systems are airgapped. You can't access them remotely. The most probable answer is there was an error in remote throttle control (the bridge access) that locked the crew out at the wrong moment, and then before they could get local control back down in the engine room they were already at top speed and had to make the choice whether to keep going or stop.
Keeping going was _fraught,_ but gave them more rudder control. If they'd cut engine power they'd never have been able to make those river bend turns.
Yes, precisely my first thought. It's not like a throttle cable got stuck that's for sure...
There was one ship pumping the black bunker fuel heavy fuel oil, aka sludge they aren't supposed to be throttled up to that level within sight of land else people are going to notice what we can't see typically. It's gross and I'm not trying to convince anyone.
Google ai summary:
"Bunker fuel is a thick, black, tar-like residue left over from refining crude oil into other fuels like gasoline and diesel. It's often used as fuel for large ocean-going ships like container ships and bulkers. Bunker fuel is considered one of the dirtiest energy sources available because it contains sulfur, nitrogen, and other contaminants. When burned, it produces harmful emissions like sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter that can harm human health and the environment. A 2009 study found that a single large container ship using bunker fuel can produce as much pollution as 50 million cars."
Ride it like you stole it...