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Originally Posted by Sundog57
it also seems probable that putting the vessel full astern increased her swing to starboard and into the bridge due to something called "wheeling effect" - the correct counterintuitive action might have been hard a port and full ahead.
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I was looking at an early analysis and that appears to be what had happened.
When you see the lights come back on (power restored) they tried to go full reverse which would cause the effect you mentioned.
They also said that at some point they dropped the port anchor.
Horrible tragedy, for sure.