Jeff. As a retired captain, I’d like to suggest why the black smoke appears before the ship makes a SHARP turn to starboard and consequently, hits the pier. I believe the engines were momentarily restarted and they were placed in reverse in an attempt to slow the ship. As you know, when the props are in reverse, the ship’s stern will move to port and the bow will move to starboard. This is what happened here. It was a mistake to reverse the engines. If they had just coasted, they (may have) missed the pier.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Much appreciated.😎🚢⚓️

@skyh

2 ай бұрын

Port side anchor was also thrown.

@antonioleone6123

2 ай бұрын

Agree with your comment. It's very clear your explanation, but at the end of this and about you said it is hypothetical, the staff on command of the ship under this unpleasant situation chose to comply with the emergency procedures. It was an accident, not an incident.😢

@franbrinda

2 ай бұрын

That’s what I think also. They were in a hard port when restarting and the full reverse with rudder still hard port.

@captdavec590

2 ай бұрын

Yes, this is a plausible theory. However, it will depends on whether or not the ship has a right or left handed wheel.

I'm glad you Said something because I'm getting tired of people with conspiracy theories and they are not listening to the people who know about ships

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Accidents happen. Part of life....thank you so much for being comment #1 😎🚢⚓️🇺🇲

@HyperActive7

2 ай бұрын

There's conspiracy theories and then there's facts and the facts are it is very strange a container ship of all things would veer off course running into a major artery bridge like this. I watch a trucker on KZread who goes to Baltimore very often to drop off export striker airport firetrucks bound for Europe and various other equipment saying that he went more away from the bridge on the outer edges to the ports outside of Baltimore itself and the biggest deal is he said he could deliver there and everything would just stack up if it wasn't for the Chesapeake throughway causeway having tunnels so that something like that wouldn't happen and the ships would go over the tunneled road instead of under it.

@kolbpilot

2 ай бұрын

@@JeffOnboard: Problem is, accidents are happening left & right these days. Wonder why ? Intelligence issue ?

Jeff, thanks for making this. I’ve been watching everyone’s videos on this tragedy all day. You seem to be very knowledgeable about a broad range of things. Keep up the great work. I’ll be waiting on your updates looking forward into the salvage and rebuilding process

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Well I really did not know that much and I appreciate all the comments that people are making because it helps me to learn and I was very busy in Brasil and unable to watch the news all the time.

Thanks for your great insight, take care on your next assignment. 👍

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and I will post an update video when I get my next job like I always do

You were the first person I thought of....happy you are safe...my condolences to all who suffered in any way because of the accident. Thank you for making this. Peaceful days to all

Thanks for giving us your unique perspective on this horrible tragedy.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes but I don't know much... we are learning more things everyday about this.

Thank you Jeff and as you have said until the NTSB concludes there findings we can spectator all we want..We can say the engine's were reversed or try to determine why they lost power..And I thank you for stating that. We will not really know much until this investigation is completed.. And hope you had a good trip back to the US.. As always. My friend looking forward to your next video.. my condolences to those who lost loved one's in this accident and my prayers to those who were on board the ship at the time of the accident..To the crew and the pilots whenever an incident like this happens there is usually always some guilt felt by those who are on the bridge and engine room..I'm sure they did all in there power to avoid this tragic accident and my thoughts and prayers are with them..

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes absolutely I can imagine thank you for the nice comment well said. I saw some news today. It looks like they are just starting to try to remove some of the damage.

Hi Jeff. This is Samantha. I haven’t seen any of your latest videos. But, I thought of you, and wondered if you were on board the ship when it hit the bridge. My heart aches for the construction workers on the bridge. That is still missing. But, my heart also goes out to the captains, and crew on board the ship. That was on the bridge that morning. Watching the horror of what was happening before them. I hope that everyone was able to evacuate the ship ok.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I just got home from Brasil this morning and the day it happened I woke up and a lot of people had sent me messages that is how I found out about it.

Thank you, Jeff, for taking the time to speak on this tragedy. It's very sad, I'm sure we will learn more in the days ahead. Please take care and safe travels.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes I just wanted to get a good conversation started here and try to learn from everybody and that's what's happening

Thanks Jeff 🇺🇲

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for stopping by and I'm just trying to learn as much as I can with everybody else here

Thank you for your honest take on this horrible accident! I guess you're right in many ways. Condolences from across the 🌍💔

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Appreciate it

I’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often. I know of two people that will go many miles out of their way to avoid crossing any bridge. I wonder how they feel now..

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I have met people like that as well that just do not want to ever go over a bridge.

@Jodyrides

2 ай бұрын

@@JeffOnboard last year here in near by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a bridge just collapsed. There was a long bus with that extension on the back of the bus to make it probably about 15 or 20 feet longer, and I think a couple cars, it fell just a few minutes walk away from Carnegie Mellon University of all places, one of the top engineering schools in the world. This area is located in what is known as Allegheny County. there are more than 2000 bridges located in Allegheny County. there is one bridge called the McKees rocks bridge that connects McKees rocks to upper north side of Pittsburgh. On route 65. That bridge is well over a mile long. I am so glad. I do not have to use that bridge daily or ever. it is very high.. it is curved, and it is over a mile long. All of the concrete sidewalks buckled about 25 or 30 years ago maybe longer closing the sidewalk, it used to be four lanes, now it’s just two lanes. At rush-hour, there are times when there are possibly over 100 cars including tractor trailers, stopped on the bridge waiting their turn at the traffic lights on either end of the bridge. there is another bridge within sight of the McKees rocks Bridge on the northside. It’s in the news, locally quite often because of parts of the bridge falling into the community below… in fact, just about every year one bridge or the other is being closed for repairs causing traffic headaches. That is the inevitable in “the city of Bridges.”

Very sad .news about the bridge and loss of life Very good comments from yourself from working on those big ships as to wha t may have happened Thanks for sharing your thoughts

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes when it happened I really had no idea what happened and we are learning more everyday. Now we have a much better idea of it all and it is starting to get cleaned up

Thanks for the comments on this incident, nice to hear from someone who doesn't have and agenda. Thanks again Jeff ! !

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Hello my friend I just got back in the United States this morning.

@wmg33

2 ай бұрын

The only people with the agenda are the government and brought down the bridge

I was hoping to hear your perspective on this incident. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I don't know much just tidbits or what I hear. I posted it so that hopefully lots of people would contribute and we would learn more.

Thanks for the update Jeff, good luck on your next job. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🍺👍

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Heading back to USA. Be back tomorrow

Good talk Jeff.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

Thanks for the good review I think you summed it up well .One thing to be thought about as well is the ship insurance aspect will it be declared a general average for insurance purposes?

Great video! I have a couple of questions for you. 1 When leaving port like that how many generators would be running? 2. Do you think it was a fuel problem? 3. Do you think the main engine shut completely down? Thanks!

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes normally there would be 2 generators running unless you needed more than that for some huge reefer load. As far as the other 2 questions I could only guess I'm not really sure.

Thanks for posting your thoughts on that horrible accident.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely and I did it so that we could read all these comments and learn more from everyone collectively.

Hello Jeff, Thank You for your insights; I sent you a link, a nice analysis about this tragic incident. Where in Brazil are you in this video; I got all my documents except for the red book; hopefully I'll get it after Easter.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I dont know anything. Been busy, but hoped many would comment things they hear

Sal Mercogliano is good to follow for maritime news. He's been tracking the story closely. He's got a great KZread channel and on twitter he posted the opinion of a 20 year Maersk Chief Engineer as to what likely failed on board.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Well thank you so much for sharing that information it is much appreciated

It's said that the crew was able to make an emergency call, so the bridge was closed down immediately. That may have saved several lives.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes and that is a good thing and also If this would have happened in the middle of the day can you imagine the loss...much worse

Kia Ora & Good Afternoon from Unsworth Heights, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand …Another Great Video Bro …

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Hello my friend I will be looking for my next assignment very soon

Thanks For Your Thoughts on This! Absolutely a Sad and Horrible Accident / Malfunction..

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I 100% agree

Thanks for your view of this, I got remembered of a bridge her I Sweden jan 1980 that sailed on Tjörn bridge the ship was Star Clipper

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment.....

I’ve been over that bridge and many others as an OTR truck driver. I’m retired now.

@JeffOnboard

Ай бұрын

Yes I drove over that bridge many times in the past when I grew up in Baltimore when I was younger

Thanks for info. If you heard any thing special please upload them. Take care.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes and whatever you guys here. Please send the information here or links to other videos.

Great video. I thinkbthe black smoke was from them throwing into reverse. Such a tragedy

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes that does make perfect sense and yes what a terrible tragedy.

Excellent analysis Jeff, Take Care

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Hey John. Heading back to USA now... 🥲

@johnisley4578

2 ай бұрын

On ya buddy Take Care.@@JeffOnboard

Rebuild will take at least 5yrs, do hope they set some type of ferrying system up to help lessen the traffic on 695/ tunnels etc.

@JeffOnboard

Ай бұрын

Yes, terrible

Hope you enjoyed your time off. Look forward to more videos once you hit the sea again!

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes it was depressing having to leave Brasil.

Nice one Jeff ,this was one complete unfortunate event ,a combination of things happening on board at the wrong time,look forward to your next video although you would probably like more leave,take care

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Heading back to USA now...In Brasil

Sounds like there's a fencing academy in the background. 🤔

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

It was during the daytime so there was probably people just working nearby because they are building another building close

Jeff, I saw where conditions onboard were pretty poor in terms of cleanliness and keeping things shipshape. They did only the minimum repairs and maintenance to keep the ship from sinking. One source said the crew were a bunch of slackers. Is there an oversight organization that monitors conditions on ships of that size?

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

It would not surprise me but yes there are people who go on these ships and do Inspections and check things.... I know on American ships It seems like there is always an inspection coming. At the end of the day when you are on a ship it is your home.

Fair winds and following seas for next assignment x rip to those ppl who have passed 😢

Hi Jeff, I have zero experience in shipping, but I know when I see the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of wales come into port they are guided by tug boats, is this not standard practice? With tight ports etc

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes on ships like this there are always a couple of tech boats leading a ship in and out of docking and undocking, and in different videos I have posted on the channel here you can actually see it

Great video, thank you! Why don't large container ships get a tug escort when coming in or leaving a port? Is it unnecessary or just too expensive?

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

No generally there are a couple of boats assisting entering and leaving the port especially for the purpose of docking.

always loved your channel(s) have a good time on your R&R

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and hopefully 1 day I will be able to post more and attract more people to the channel. I am always very busy

Where did you record this? The Philippines?

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

No I was sitting at the swimming pool where I live in Brasil

@JohnSmith-fx4se

2 ай бұрын

Ah that makes sense. For some reason I thought you lived in Virginia Beach/ Norfolk.

There seem to be talk on social media, about this Container Ship, having circle breaker issues? Directly becauae of the number of "Reefer - Boxes" onboard, keep tripping the vessels electric circuit breakers. That is all the time, plus this has been going on for sometime too, maybe since before the Container Ship arrived in the Port of Baltimore too! Or it is to do with the high number of Refrigeration Shipping (10ft, 20ft, 30ft and 40ft long) Containers, that has been loaded onboard this Container Ship too, more than this vessel's electrical syatem can handle maybe too? So has been tripping the vessel's onboard electrical Circuit Breakers, all the time and for at least 48 hours before. The Container Ship left the Vontainer Terminal dockside, in the Port of Baltimore too? Also not only was the Container Ship Captain and Chief Engineer, plus all the crew onboard aware of this, so was the Ship's Owners and Shipping Operators too! As well as the Port of Baltimore Authorities Officials, also the Container Terminal Management too. Were equally aware of this information too, with some asking and the suggesting now too. This Container Ship, should not have been allowed, or given official permission to sail. Until this Circuit Beaker issue, had been fully addressed and resolved plus corrected and repairs had been officially sign off on. That this Container Ship, was safe to go to sea under her own power too? Which makes you wonder if anyone told the NTSB investigators about this, or has these NTSB invesigators found this out for themselves too. Or the NTSB officials, will now be looking into this Electric Circuit Breakers issues onboard this Container Ship too? Because if there is a Circuit Breaker issue on this Container Ship, also proper repairs have not been carried out too? Then there should still be a Circuit Breaker Issue, onboard this Container Ship now happening as well? If the "Reefer's" onboard were causing the Electric Circuit Breakers to trip, then someone trip to share the loading across different Ship's electrical supply Circuits. All they could have done, is expose other onboard electrical supply Circuits, to equally start tripping. There by causing a ship wide electrical blackout, as seem to have happened on this Container ship. Before the Container Ship colliding with this bridge piers and support colnums, or caused the collision to happen! As a direct result of a ship wide blackout from these tripped Circuit Breakers contectedcto "Reefer's" onboard. So causing total lost of power to ship's propeller, also the Ship's rudder plus the Ship's bow side thrusters too!

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Very interesting information and I really appreciate the time it took you to write all of that and sharing

Thank you for your interesting comments 👍 Au

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I am so thankful that so many people have added so much insight to the comment section here. that is the real reason I made this video... I was hoping a lot of people would add their comments and information and that's what happened

Wouldn't there be a UPS to take up the power loss until the backup spools up ?

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes they have systems like that and usually emergency power also comes up fairly quickly although there is a delay but normally not that long

I’ve driven over this bridge many times, as I-695 is the Haz Mat route I was always impressed on the South entry as to the climb up the road to the top, I think it was a 8% grade. 😊

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Crazy

I been over that bridge at least 4 times going to the home Depot warehouse over there and to help my friend get his truck home a 04 Cadillac Escalade ext on a uhaul trailer and got pulled over by a mta cop after crossing the bridge got stopped by the lkq there happened about 3 years ago or so now

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

It has been a long time for me since I drove over the bridge which was one I actually lived in Baltimore which is my hometown

The Key lies on why the Dali that was moving straight veered to the right towards the pillar, as it was approching the bridge , Now the heading of the vessel does not depend on the propulsion but on the momentum, which was making a 8 knots headway , So a power loss could not have made the ship to veer, but by the action taken by the ship , which was the mistake, before which black smoke was being emitted through the funnel , caused by emergency Stern thrust to slow down , further dropping the port anchor, It should be understood that for a vessel making a forward momentum of 8 knots, Stern or Bow thrust would have no effect i, & gicing a stern thrust would make the bow to cant/Swing to the right , thus headed straight to the pillar , crashing, What should have been done after restoring emergency power to the steering was to not try & slow down, inc dropping the anchor, but to cntinue navigating under the bridge using the 8 knots momentum,

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking time to make this great comment. I really appreciate your insight.

That port handled $80 billion dollars in foreign shipping last year

@JeffOnboard

Ай бұрын

Yes

Hi sir if an international student do merchant Navy course in usa will he get job offers ( visa sponsorship) from American companies or cruise companies

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

The type of ships I work on that you see in my videos it is different. the people who work on those ships work through labor unions in the United States. They get the jobs from the Union.

The NTSB has a KZread channel that shows inside the Dali and drone shots

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes.. I just got back in the United States and I am looking forward to trying to learn more about all of this.

I used to work at the FSK Bridge back in the day (MDTA Human Resources)

A lot of agriculture equipment comes to that port. I live thirty minutes from the sunshine sky way bridge it went down in 80 around thirty people died.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I grew up in north west baltimore right off interstate I-83.

I was literally in that area this past Sunday evening such a close call

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes and I'm so happy that you were not on that bridge at that time... Thank God

@coreybabcock2023

2 ай бұрын

@@JeffOnboard agree missed it by a day n half how's it going with you haven't seen your videos in along while gotta catch up

Whats going on with shipping is covering the bridge

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes I've been watching those videos very good videos

You have currents, of course, but I personally doubt the pilots wanted to hit the bridge. Watching the news certainly isn’t a good way to decide what happened;(

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Very true

Honestly Jeff, I've been following this whole thing off and on and I think there would have to have been some kind of human error involved because this bridge is way off the regular course the ships would take to enter the port and most of it sounds really fishy to me given why would this even happen in a major port city which splits two regions of the country? I think there is more to the story I think has alot to do with what's been happening with the fires to the processing plants and the fires in the panhandle of Texas. I think most of this is intentional and I think we as Americans better get really vigilant before what we consume is taken away from us.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes we have to consider all options until we know the truth.

I keep having nightmares that this happened during morning or evening rush hour😢😢

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

The other day I had a dream in the morning before I woke up and the goalie kicked me the futebol and I did a running sliding kick because I saw a chance to kick the ball down near the next team's goal but I actually kicked the sliding glass door next to my bed I hit my foot pretty hard I never understand why things like that happen. Dreams can be so powerful

The black boxes hopefully have some data.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yeah

cool

Yep that port has alot of vehicles going through it the home Depot has a huge lot by it to store cars

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes and another issue that I don't hear as many people talking about are all the people who Sail Out of the port here

@coreybabcock2023

2 ай бұрын

@@JeffOnboard ohh yea the cruise ships

BTW I was in Norfolk a month ago and I saw lot's of ships way out in the waters waiting

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Probably not the container ships though right?

@coreybabcock2023

2 ай бұрын

@@JeffOnboard couldn't see them to well cause the tunnel and was paying attention to the road it's so rough in that area

They should hire the Seven Borealis that can lift 5000 tons and is currently in barbados. Dont have to cut that much then it could reach Baltimore in 6 days. The us sadly just have 1000ton cranes and one 1800ton crane that is the biggest.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Makes sense to me

Yes the Dali had two pilots from the Port onboard. ThankYou for pushing back on the conspiracy theorist. Can’t keep up with them.

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I'm the type of person who tries not to be quick to believe things until I see some evidence

Crosswind helped blow ship out of channel

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I wonder how strong the winds were when this happened I really don't know. Thank you for adding your comment to the conversation

Ukraine did actually threaten both usa and Europe of damaging their infrastructure if they didn't get more money! Congrats message on Ukrainian telegram, Ukrainian steering ship into bridge, coincidence? Condolences to those that perished

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Well thank you so much for your comment and it is very interesting... the way this world is nothing surprises me anymore.

And yes. It’s a busy port. Lots of cars and agriculture equipment. And fuel…. All 3 of those things. Our current administration is trying to get rid of it!!! 💯

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

Yes as a country we are definitely not headed in the right direction.

It’s funny how a worker from Boeing was “suicided” the day he was supposed to go give his testimony!!! You think every harbor pilot is self righteous and can’t be bought??? I don’t think it’s terrorist either. The recorder has its only battery. So to be told. ALREADY… that it stopped recording…. Shows they are already trying to get a story out there. Hours after accident. Pilots union puts out a statement saying they did everything correctly…. Of the recorder didn’t get everything. And if they have no information to give to the public…. How come they know then nothing was done wrong???? Also. If the dropped the port anchor?? Why did it steer right. And not just drift… the ship was turned!!! And the camera shows that!!!

@JeffOnboard

2 ай бұрын

I'm just interested to learn more about all the details. That's why I posted this video because I wanted everybody to make comments that is the best way to learn collectively.