Tim wrote:
Mr. Luddite
On 6/19/2017 9:20 AM, Tim wrote:
FWIW, I picked this up from a French gentleman in FB.

"In France whe have more informations ...
It's a japanese container carrier boat but With a Philippine flag and crew.
And this boat at the Last moment abruptly changed his direction ...
Investigation is underway With this crew..."



I wonder what they mean by "abruptly changed direction".

A ship like that, loaded as it was, can't "abruptly change direction".
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Beats me, Rich. That's why I put the FWIW in my post...


The AIS shows a couple off course maneuvers shortly before the crash.
Maybe defective autopilot and nobody on bridge.