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Originally posted by Mirthful Me
It's not the WAVES, it them swells...
Just like our old Indy days, eh Jim?
More than you ever wanted to know about waves.
[edit on 19/7/2006 by Mirthful Me]
Originally posted by donwhite
Q1. What happened?
Q2. How dangerous was it?
Q3. Will this happen again?
Q4. Can fault or blame be pinpointed?
Third-generation Azipod
The first version of the Azipod system was developed for icebreakers, passenger ships, and tankers. The second-generation system – or Compact Azipod – was designed primarily for smaller ships, such as river vessels, small ferries, fishing boats, and drilling rigs. The latest Azipod generation, currently in the launch phase, is known as the CRP Azipod. Developed jointly by ABB and Samsung, this is suitable for a wide range of ships, from oil and LNG tankers to RoRo and RoPax vessels.
Based on the principle of contra-rotating propulsion (CRP), this new system consists of a conventional propeller system and an Azipod rudder-propeller rotating in opposite directions. The Azipod unit is located in line with the shaft-driven main propeller, without being physically connected to it, and offers an alternative to designs that use two propeller shafts.
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posted by shots
According to crew members it could have been disastrous and many were concerned there might have been passengers who went overboard fortunately that was not the case . . one would need the data from both recorders to compare while trying to establish the actual cause. Put in layman’s terms what it means is; ships can now literally turn on a dime if the crew wants, so you can imagine what might happen if it was done on accident by a computer malfunction or perhaps human error of turning off a switch when it should be on.
I have to admit I am somewhat skeptical when it comes to it being just a computer error on its own. Recent programs on modern liners on the history channel stated they have perhaps 3 back ups for each system so I highly doubt all failed at once, which leaves us with the possibility that a conspiracy was in play to sink the ship by the owners or perhaps a plan well orchestrated by terrorists that failed. The terrorist angle only comes to mind after seeing the majority of the crew 1,200 were foreign nationals and not Americans.
Originally posted by cmdrkeenkid
Don't most larger ships have some form of ballast? If so, perhaps something happened that caused a shift in that, leading to the listing?
posted by Mindwalker
I heard about this at work and remembered seeing a video from one of the passengers. I heard that there was a problem with the steering on the ship. Here is a link, [Edited by Don W]
Originally posted by cmdrkeenkid
That being said, I had never heard of azipods before this thread. I've done a bit of reading up on them and they sound like an amazing piece of technology. Previously I had just thought they would have just had ballasts to compensate for different things.
Originally posted by cmdrkeenkid
EDIT: Had my cutters mixed up.