05/17/25 Brooklyn Water Rescue Box 0492/8050

DId M9 respond with FF2? Id be surpised if they did, they are supposed to be the harbor/KVK boat and without a major fire I dont think they would have sent anything other than the fast boats.
 
FFM1938 said:
Given the astern speed I wonder if they lost throttle control while maneuvering to dock and it got locked in.

If crew were up in the rigging to strike and stow sails, which would be odd other than for show in confined waterways, they most certainly had a bad go of it for sure.

Regardless, that is quite a bit of highly tensioned line and heavy timber snapping and dropping onto what I assume were crowded decks. Looks like the tug Charles McAllister was there as an escort but may have not had a line on her.

Prayers for those injured.
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I dont want to think about what the crew in the rigging was thinking realizing that the bridge was getting closer and at there level.

I was wondering the same thing if there was some kind of mechanical failure.

One of the people I follow on yt, is a tug Capt in NY Harbor, that moves bunker barges around. He does a good job explaining what happens when trying to get into or off a pier. This is just my supposition. I'm assuming the Charles McAllister was an assist tug, which basically means it was there to nudge the ship into the right direction. Sometimes there tasked to follow and sometimes there cut loose as soon as they finish whatever they were asked to do. It comes down to preference as to whether they put a line on a ship or just nudge, experience, local knowledge,current weather etc. There's really no standard so to speak. I do think the McAllister was trying to get behind her and push, but due to distance and speed lost the race.
 
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