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Thank you Lu. Early reports had the container ship heading in one
direction, then doing a 5 mile dog leg, then heading back to where the
collision occurred where it remained for almost an hour before the
collision. At a reported speed of 16 knots this must have taken a good
bit of time. How it remained near one spot at 16 knots (almost zero
velocity) without anchoring or turning in circles baffled me.

On 6/18/2017 2:38 PM, Lu Abel wrote:
> One of last night's network TV news broadcasts showed the AIS track of
> the two ships.  The Fitzgerald was holding a steady course to the
> northwest.
>
> The container ship approached the Fitzgerald from the WSW, ie, almost
> perpendicular to the Fitz's port side.   As the burdened vessel, it
> turned to the south (its starboard) and passed behind the Fitzgerald. So
> far, so good.
>
> But the AIS track shows the container ship then doing almost a 180
> degree turn to port, ending up traveling to the west and aiming itself
> at the Fitz's starboard side where the collision then occurred.

   

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