Post by Ronnie ClarkPost by Bill LearySame here. It's on my automated check list, so I catch anything that
happens to be posted. You never know, there may be another
interesting discovery we'll want to talk about... or another movie
will be done, eventually.
I bet none of you have, in the last 8 years, noticed, though, that they made
the mistake about "Hard-a-starboard", but then it turned left, which as we
all know is port, not starboard!
An order for "starboard" (right) was intended to turn the ship to port (left),
so that's correct.
Or are you talking about one of the movies depictions of which way the wheel was
turned?
There has been discussion about which way the wheel turned to execute that
order. Some have felt that the telemotor was still operated against the turn.
That is spin it right to turn left. Most, however, are pretty sure that it had
been rigged to turn in accordance with the ships desired movement. In both "A
Night to Remember" (1958) and "Titanic" (1997) the wheel is shown being turned
to the left. Thus, they both depict the "correct" turn, if you believe the
second theory, and they're both wrong if you believe the first.
Post by Ronnie Clark...Or should I not go there? :)
If you wish.
- Bill