As a mariner, it's all too easy to start extrapolating the potential causes for the container ship Dali's loss of steerage. Ships are not inherent money-makers; they are "holes in the water for you to throw your money into" in the constant fight against the accelerated entropy of the ocean. But from what I have read & watched so far, the captain, pilots & crew of the Dali did everything right given the terrible situation - the speed at which they had to have assessed the situation in order to get out that Mayday call when they did is admirable. Things can happen so fast when you lose steerage, and it's sometimes hard to even know exactly what's happening in those first crucial seconds. Especially for having been going 7 or 8 knots at what I'm assuming was an ebb tide (I don't know for sure, depends on height of tide & clearance of span, as well as bar conditions, but would make sense to go when tide has turned to go out so that the current helps). Stuff like this is a mariner's nightmare. My heart is really with them & everyone on & around that bridge today.