Oil tanker v Cargo ship.

[Koolpc]

It didnt happen whilst Biden was president, did it?

Lots happened over the centuries. I guess you will blame them all on Trump!!

 

[blup]

In February the US started sending additional B52 bombers to the UK. Coincidence?

Definitely maybe

 

[blup]

So the captain of the ship was Russian and the vessel it hit was carrying fuel destined for the USA Navy

I conclude the cause is.........................vodka

Not even pootin could control that scenario

 

[motorbiking]

How does that correspond with the course of the Solong (post#19)?

The Immaculate was at anchor before the crash, there was a weak tide heading WSW approx 250 degrees, just prior to the incident (my AIS track image shows it at approx 20 mins before and the tide is still turning. Vessels at anchor typically point where the tide is coming from, as the untethered stern of the ship is dragged by the moving sea. So it was pointing ENE approx 70 degrees. The solong collided on the port side with enough force to make the immaculate's anchor drag. Net result It then points North until the Solong slips past.

I have an account, so I can track both vessels on the same overlay. The AIS is what you'd expect given the tide. The Arc track is the Immaculate's new "anchorage" post impact.
Before:

Impact:

After:

Tide aligning to first AIS screenshot.

 

[blup]

Captain A Trotter has been discounted as a suspect

 

[fillyboy]

Not even pootin could control that scenario

Don't forget the Chinese ship dragging anchors to cut fibre optic cables further north.

 

[Odds]

The Immaculate was at anchor before the crash, there was a weak tide heading WSW approx 250 degrees, just prior to the incident (my AIS track image shows it at approx 20 mins before and the tide is still turning. Vessels at anchor typically point where the tide is coming from, as the untethered stern of the ship is dragged by the moving sea. So it was pointing ENE approx 70 degrees. The solong collided on the port side with enough force for to make the immaculate's anchor drag. Net result It then points North until the Solong slips past.

I have an account, so I can track both vessels on the same overlay. The AIS is what you'd expect given the tide. The Arc track is the Immaculate's new "anchorage" post impact.
Before:
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Impact:

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After:
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Tide aligning to first AIS screenshot.
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So, the tide was a factor in the accident or not?

 

[Notch7]

Claims a deliberate collision seem far fetched to me, to guarantee a hit I would’ve though there would’ve needed to be a number of small adjustments made to the course to force a direct hit on a moored ship, which is a pretty small target in the context of hundreds of miles of sea.

 

[noseall]

It didnt happen whilst Biden was president, did it?

Two plane crashes in quick succession too. You have to wonder about Trumps dangerous cost cutting.

 

[RandomGrinch]

So, the tide was a factor in the accident or not?

The tide is a factor to any vessel at sea, though It depends what you mean - a combination of the tide and wind was holding the Immaculate in a position that was (semi) perpendicular to the track of the Solong, allowing the side-on collision.
If the tide and wind was in a different direction, the collision may have been avoided, but it would have still been an extremely close call.

 

[fillyboy]

Claims a deliberate collision seem far fetched to me, to guarantee a hit I would’ve though there would’ve needed to be a number of small adjustments made to the course to force a direct hit on a moored ship, which is a pretty small target in the context of hundreds of miles of sea.

I don't think anyone's claiming that, simply that it's a remote possibility.

 

[JP_]

American aviation fuel - Russian sabotage?

Right again

Arrested ship's captain is Russian national, owners say

The captain of the Solong cargo ship was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[blup]

Claims a deliberate collision seem far fetched to me, to guarantee a hit I would’ve though there would’ve needed to be a number of small adjustments made to the course to force a direct hit on a moored ship, which is a pretty small target in the context of hundreds of miles of sea.

A remotish possibility at most, but we've yet to hear the zellenski conspiracy theory.

 

[JP_]

Claims a deliberate collision seem far fetched to me, to guarantee a hit I would’ve though there would’ve needed to be a number of small adjustments made to the course to force a direct hit on a moored ship, which is a pretty small target in the context of hundreds of miles of sea.

Surely modern ships have sysems in place to set and maintain paths automatically? And the ship struck was not moving, so no adjustments required.

 

[fillyboy]

A remotish possibility at most, but we've yet to hear the zellenski conspiracy theory.

Indeed, they may well have had a hand in the Nordstream sabotage.