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stafoc posted...

One thing I'm curious about, because I couldn't tell, is if there was any kind of fender system. Those are typically required for bridges over navigable channels and are relatively easy retrofits. They both serve as a way to guide the ships along a defined path and redirect the ship. There are a lot of arguments about their efficacy and if they actually redirect the ship enough (not a whole ton of data on that), and you have to offset it from the columns a huge distance because of how much they deflect. Plus since they don't go the full length of the channel it's still possible to get behind them and hit the pier. But if there isn't any kind of fender system, I imagine that's what the feds are going to hone in on.

Ah and my completely uneducated brain was wondering if there could be some kind of system like that. I guess I'm imagining a below the water rails system like you see on water rides at theme parks to guide ships into the correct channels.

I'm also curious to know how far away this ship was when it lost control.