Usually, a harbor pilot guides the vessel when entering and leaving the harbor. The pilot is a former captain with a lot of local experience. https://en.wikip

Usually, a harbor pilot guides the vessel when entering and leaving the harbor. The pilot is a former captain with a lot of local experience. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_pilot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_pilot [Edit: The association of Maryland Pilots even has the bridge on their homepage https://www.mdpilots.com/ https://www.mdpilots.com/] Did the pilot screw up? Was the pilot ignore? Did the captain take over? Was there a technical fault that disabled steering? There could be a lot of possible reasons for this incident.