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According to NPR, it apparently missed a turn when leaving Baltimore that caused it to end up in the shallow waters of Pasadena, where it has remained for three weeks.
See, that's what happens when your engine is past your rear axle. Oversteer. Or is it understeer (can never remember)? If the ship was mid-engine this wouldn't have happened

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NPR also reported that while the ship needs a depth of 42 feet of water to operate, it had only 24 feet, leaving it buried in about fifteen feet of mud.
I saw that. A simple high tide isn't going to solve this mess.
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