It’s Baltimore. What are the odds that the pilot was some union/DEI hire who usually slept through the transit? Once again, I know nothing about ships or bridges.
Very low odds. Pilot associations are known for nepotism and chronyism. They are nigh impossible for an outsider to crack and generally beyond outside influence.
Fairly narrow channel Paul...
I used to commute to work by boat in that channel... large vessel traffic was very very straight line.
Remember the grounding near Annapolis last year? Dude got out of the channel (same company or Captain as the Suez mess IIRC).
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
