That the ship lost power and thus control at the exact right moment to drift into the bridge is crazy timing so some will look at that and presume it was done on purpose. Also, when govt agencies start proclaiming what it was or wasn't after just a couple hours doesn't really help IMO. I mean, seriously, how do they know with that much certainty after so little time? BUT, all that said, I tend to think if it was terrorism, then people who were hell bent on carnage and death would wait for a ship to be passing under the bridge at a rush hour time period to maximize casualties.
Now that you have said it new tweets will be published "Ryan McBeth says that Ukraine crashed into the Baltimore bridge because the US shared data with Russia..." Ha Ha, Of course Ill bet you find yourself mentioned a lot now anyway. Have a safe trip home. Charles
Excellent commentary. Let me add that often large ships have a small auxiliary engine they use within ports for lower emissions (note very little black smoke when ship first enters the video with power). My guess is the auxiliary engine failed and the crew attempted to start the main engine (A LOT of black smoke) but weren't able to get it up and running before the collision.
Ryan, let me add that I really enjoy the links you provide (i.e. Cyabra and CAT-UXO for the landmine video), I always go to these sites and check them out.
Sal at What's Going On with Shipping is doing the best coverage of this stuff. He also did a great job with the Ever Grand incident in the Suez last year. Great analysis and reporting!
MV Dali has a huge 9 cylinder, two stroke diesel prime mover directly coupled to a single propeller(no gears) utilizing one large exhaust stack.
There are also 4 diesel auxiliary generators of roughly 4,000 KW each.
Large, intermittent quantities of smoke may be a normal occurrence when a gigantic two stroke diesel engine is performing starts, stops, reversals and other full throttle/low RPM emergency events.
The original problem may, as Sal indicated on his channel, have had something to do with the auxiliary generator(s?) dropping the electrical load which, in turn, somehow caused both loss of control and the main propulsion engine to shut down.
To my mind…
There must have been both fully automatic and manual mechanisms as well as (much practiced?) manual procedures in place to manage and transfer essential electrical loads between operating auxiliary generators.
That being the case, I feel investigators will be focusing on the engineering plant as well as it’s operation the day of the incident to determine which conditions occurred that allowed ‘holes’ in the tried and true ‘Sliced Swiss Cheese’ model of how incidents occur…
For some reason, I can’t picture a container ship suddenly changing course on a dime. Especially without power. This is a container ship that the crew lost control of due to a mechanical failure.
If you are in Tampa you should try to make it to Jimbos. First class BBQ. https://jimbosbarbq.com/
Probably don't have to say this but pick up some cigars while you're there.
That the ship lost power and thus control at the exact right moment to drift into the bridge is crazy timing so some will look at that and presume it was done on purpose. Also, when govt agencies start proclaiming what it was or wasn't after just a couple hours doesn't really help IMO. I mean, seriously, how do they know with that much certainty after so little time? BUT, all that said, I tend to think if it was terrorism, then people who were hell bent on carnage and death would wait for a ship to be passing under the bridge at a rush hour time period to maximize casualties.
Now that you have said it new tweets will be published "Ryan McBeth says that Ukraine crashed into the Baltimore bridge because the US shared data with Russia..." Ha Ha, Of course Ill bet you find yourself mentioned a lot now anyway. Have a safe trip home. Charles
So...
What does the photo of the white vehicle sitting in the water with all its doors open have to do with the key Bridge incident.
Is this an example of DIP?
Or is it legit...
Excellent commentary. Let me add that often large ships have a small auxiliary engine they use within ports for lower emissions (note very little black smoke when ship first enters the video with power). My guess is the auxiliary engine failed and the crew attempted to start the main engine (A LOT of black smoke) but weren't able to get it up and running before the collision.
Ryan, let me add that I really enjoy the links you provide (i.e. Cyabra and CAT-UXO for the landmine video), I always go to these sites and check them out.
Sal at What's Going On with Shipping is doing the best coverage of this stuff. He also did a great job with the Ever Grand incident in the Suez last year. Great analysis and reporting!
I don’t know why you’re in Tampa.
Greetings…
Checked with Wikipedia…
MV Dali has a huge 9 cylinder, two stroke diesel prime mover directly coupled to a single propeller(no gears) utilizing one large exhaust stack.
There are also 4 diesel auxiliary generators of roughly 4,000 KW each.
Large, intermittent quantities of smoke may be a normal occurrence when a gigantic two stroke diesel engine is performing starts, stops, reversals and other full throttle/low RPM emergency events.
The original problem may, as Sal indicated on his channel, have had something to do with the auxiliary generator(s?) dropping the electrical load which, in turn, somehow caused both loss of control and the main propulsion engine to shut down.
To my mind…
There must have been both fully automatic and manual mechanisms as well as (much practiced?) manual procedures in place to manage and transfer essential electrical loads between operating auxiliary generators.
That being the case, I feel investigators will be focusing on the engineering plant as well as it’s operation the day of the incident to determine which conditions occurred that allowed ‘holes’ in the tried and true ‘Sliced Swiss Cheese’ model of how incidents occur…
…to line up.
Stay Well …
For some reason, I can’t picture a container ship suddenly changing course on a dime. Especially without power. This is a container ship that the crew lost control of due to a mechanical failure.