Ships move, hurricanes move...just leaving port with one somewhere near the path doesn't mean constant bearing, decreasing range.
Steering near one and running the eye are different things for ships of that size....heck even for the "little ships" I was on...half the size....
Haven't reconstructed a hourly timeline...but I think while warnings may have been issued...the projected path, intensity and the turn northward was very much still uncertain...until....arrival at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Ski...sorry...you are correct as I should have said both boilers, not engines.
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