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Originally Posted by javadog View Post
It’s got 50 feet of draft, that ship doesn’t blow off course in a stiff breeze.

Early on, their were reports of a loss of steerage. Whether that remains true and what caused it are the two questions of the day.
Water does not support shear. If that ship has no side thrusters on the nose a stiff breeze absolutely will push it around.
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