collision

I hope we hear about what happened... hard to comprehend how this can happen as these cattle ships have pods and thrusters
 
In a letter to passengers The ship captain blamed the accident on “ spontaneous wind gusts and strong currents”. I knew about spontaneous combustion but spontaneous wind gusts. Interestingly, the closes weather station to the docks, just a couple of miles up the coast reported winds of 20 kts with 25/28 kts gusts. Pretty mild... and the videos shows clear skies eliminating squalls or thunderstorms....

As to currents, I m not familiar with the area but it doesn’t seem to be a spot where tides would create currents which are always well known ahead of time.

Pathetic excuse
 
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Originally posted by Victorias Secret

Was the Captain at the helm or was it a Pilot running the ship?

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From what I understand, captain is never at the wheel and the port pilot only tells the helmsman what to do. The captain should always be on the bridge overseeing docking maneuvers.
Yes, a sudden, strong wind could hit, but wouldn't it hit both ships equally? So while one ship is being pushed towards the other, the second ship should also be pushing away.
 
The second ship was docked. But Again 20kts gusting 28 is not sting winds. And it had been blowing that way all night and thru the morning. Didn’t come out of nowhere
 
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Originally posted by Roy

Do they use port pilots in Cozumel?

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I thought port pilots are pretty much mandatory at all ports. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
 
I could be wrong too but I believe pilots are responsible for safe navigation in, out and inside harbors not for actual docking and maneuvering
 
Piss poor control of the boat. I do not buy into the notion that there were unexpected currents. As well they have powerful thrusters.
 
Apparently there are pilots in Cozumel. Regarding duties: one web site says docking and undocking are always done by the ship's officers. Another says that the pilot "assists in docking and undocking". Also the operation of each port can be somewhat different. Sounds to me like there is room for a lot of finger pointing.
 
Ultimately, the captain is in charge. Yes, you can point fingers at the port pilot if the ship runs aground coming into, out of the harbor, but docking maneuvers...all fingers point at the captain.
 
I was on the bridge of a cruise ship back in the 80's coming out of Barbados. They handed the pilot a cup of coffee and ran the ship on their own. The Captain said, the pilot was required but they did not use him actively.
 
Not the first time for this ship in the same place:

"Collision with Enchantment of the Seas
On September 30, 2009, as Carnival Legend was leaving the berth in Cozumel, heavy winds pushed the ship against the side of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines' Enchantment of the Seas. Carnival Legend sustained damage to her open deck areas, as well as broken glass. Both ships were able to leave for their next scheduled port after being cleared by port authorities."
 
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