Because when you go full astern on power with a single screw vessel - there's no steering but the prop walks the stern to port. Physics. Pilot/helm panicked, went full aft to avoid what they saw was coming and made it worse. Drift forward then into the support.
That's per a Navy helmsman and other sea guys I talked to yesterday.
Interesting Teal. Just so I understand better:
“Full astern” mean full reverse?
If so, why does that walk the stern to the left side? Is it because of the location of the prop, the direction it is spinning, or something else?
Also, was the steering out, but the prop was functioning? I haven’t seen any clear reports on that.
