CNN reported that the Capt was a Canadian.

Scotty


"Peter" wrote in message
ups.com...

The helmsman would be in the **** if it was one of my
vessels. I log
all the GPS data in real time plus the ships log & gyro
plus a ton of
other parameters. In fact I have 3 GPS units aboard, 1 fwd
and 2 aft
including an aircraft 3D unit and a trim cube to log pitch
& roll at 10
Hz. There's no hiding.

PDW

Joe wrote:
Capt. Rob wrote:
Now when on the helm of the fat sam I had a very hard
time inducing a
30 degree roll, lucky to get a 10 degree roll without
getting caught,
and we were 11 decks abouve the waterline.


I was under the impression that more occured to induce
the 30% than
just a helm error. That's a long list!


RB
35s5
NY

It was not a helm error IMO. My guess is it was a prank
that went a bit
to far. I bet the helmsman is glad there is no Black Box
or camera
focused on him.

They have no ideal what induced the roll. Having helmed
a 845 ft ship
all over the Pacific I can make a very good guess as to
what happened
if they find no mechanical cause.

1. The helmsman did it, only takes about 10 seconds, and
when anyone
looks at the helm after that 10 seconds he's on course
looking just as
amazed :0) With the ship being so new, that was the
first time somone
tried to see if they could induce a roll. IIRC the ship
has Pod's and
no rudders. A seaman who is on the helm may not
understand the
difference and tried an old prank sailors have been
doing since the
beginning of shipping.

2. The autopilot was switched on.... on the wrong
course.

Nothing else IMO.

Joe