Throttle jammed??? !!!
I do not want to be the first to speculate what was “jammed” on the bridge and in ECR.
For starters I would "HIT " M/E emcy stop button. It is near bridge telegraph, is HUGE !!! pink in colour. You can not miss it.
What a fitting title of the panel
Name:
MSC MICHIGAN VII (effective 2022-10)
Sealand Michigan (effective 2000-10)
IMO Number: IMO 9196864
Flag:
Liberia (effective 2022-10)
Hong Kong, China (effective 2019-05)
Malta (effective 2013-07)
Greece (effective 2000-10)
Call sign: 5LGR5
MMSI: 636021994
Ship UN Sanction: Not on list
Owning/operating entity under UN Sanction: Not on list
Characteristics
Type: Container Ship (Fully Cellular) (effective 2000)
Date of build: 2000-10
Gross tonnage: 74,583
Companies
Registered owner:
Kyveli Oceanway Ltd (effective 2022-10-16)
IMO Company Number 6333256
Nationality of registration Liberia
Address Care of MSC Shipmanagement Ltd , MSC House, 8, Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue, 3070 Limassol, Cyprus.
Company status Active SOURCE : GISIS
Equasis - ShipInfo SPEEDY GONZALES.pdf (858.6 KB)
Let me quess on the crew composition: Greek ISM manager then highly likely Greek crew manager , hence : Filippino -very highly likely, Ukraine-highly likely, Indian -likely. Or Ukr/Ph mix.
And from my last encounter with GR ISM manager i remember c.a. 35 thick volumes of SMS - no chance to read all in 4 months contract. Nightmare.
looks she is re-berthing right now 24.06.06 0702hrs zulu
Looks to me like a miracle on The Cooper River with the speed of 14 kts and 11 mtrs draft none of the Bernoulli’s effects have materialised , otherwise the pilot should be proclaimed as genius or wizzard. Impressive performance.