Pride & Stability 4: Author Takes Covert Measurements During Onboard Cocktail Party

Ship's Designer Had Volunteered Little Accurate Data

Roger Long and Pride of Baltimore.

Part 4: The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the Pride of Baltimore on May 14, 1986 was the “sudden onset of high-velocity wind that exceeded the limits of the vessel's stability, causing the vessel to heel until downflooding occurred.” Today’s insta…