Certainly Spo. I offer this commentary as a retired Pilot.
280m northward from the berth was a bridge which did not have adequate clearance and therefore represented a potential risk of allision. We had young crew members aloft for the departure allied with both a flood tide and wind directional towards the bridge.
The profession of Pilotage is twofold……to identify and manage risk plus employing extensive training to enable yourself to get out of the s.it. When we train on the simulator we face many manufactured failures.
This vessel had no bow thruster, an omni-directional main engine, a single RH CPP propeller, a single rudder, windage plus an 1800hp twin screw conventional tug.
The solution is to place your assets where they will be of most assistance in the event of an arising incident.
The tug should have been positioned on a headline from the outset. This would have allowed it to take the bow to port once clear of the berth in addition to controlling ANY eventuality which may have caused it to close the bridge such as a jammed CPP.
This is judgemental but it is also an honest answer borne out of extensive experience.
I trust that this is helpful.