Thank you for explaining prop walk. Yet another interesting consideration in the fatal crash. It is becoming more evident that the Controllable Pitch Propeller failed on the Cuauhtemoc. See What's Happening With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) today for a new video update on this issue. You raise an interesting point about any tug pilot's basic unfamiliarity with quirks of a new ship especially how such a vessel as a Tall Ship will handle going astern. Why not, then, have two tugs along either side of her for safety's sake in an overabundance of caution, especially as the decision was made to go out against the tide.... Seems like it would have been a small expense in view of the catastrophe that ensued.
Thanks also for putting a face on the McAllister Tug Co. May Cpt. Brian A. McAllister rest in peace.
Vigil of the Ascension--28 May 2025 A. D.
Thank you for explaining prop walk. Yet another interesting consideration in the fatal crash. It is becoming more evident that the Controllable Pitch Propeller failed on the Cuauhtemoc. See What's Happening With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano) today for a new video update on this issue. You raise an interesting point about any tug pilot's basic unfamiliarity with quirks of a new ship especially how such a vessel as a Tall Ship will handle going astern. Why not, then, have two tugs along either side of her for safety's sake in an overabundance of caution, especially as the decision was made to go out against the tide.... Seems like it would have been a small expense in view of the catastrophe that ensued.
Thanks also for putting a face on the McAllister Tug Co. May Cpt. Brian A. McAllister rest in peace.