Can you ram a Ship with a Train?

[GunnyGene]

This is kinda in the "Hold my beer and watch this" category. Didn't succeed, but the Engineer gave it his best shot despite the likely outcome.

Excerpt:

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa ... y/2355727/

Moreno allegedly told the officer, "You only get this chance once. The whole world is watching. I had to. People don't know what's going on here. Now they will," the complaint alleges.

Moreno, who waived his right to speak to an attorney before being interviewed by investigators, admitted in two post-arrest interviews, that he intentionally ran the train off the track because wanted to bring attention to the government's activities regarding COVID-19, and was suspicious of the U.S.N.S. Mercy.

In his first interview with the Los Angeles Port Police, Moreno acknowledged that he "did it," saying that he was suspicious of the Mercy and believing it had an alternate purpose related to COVID-19 or a government takeover, the affidavit states.

Moreno also told investigators he acted alone and had not pre-planned the attempted attack. While admitting to intentionally derailing and crashing the train, he said he knew it would bring media attention and "people could see for themselves," referring to the Mercy, according to the affidavit.

In a second interview with FBI agents, Moreno stated that, "he did it out of the desire to 'wake people up,'" according to the affidavit. "Moreno stated that he thought that the U.S.N.S. Mercy was suspicious and did not believe 'the ship is what they say it's for.'"

[cooperhawk]

Strange dude.

[JEBar]

strange indeed ....

[Cofisher]

It depends on your speed and trajectory.

[GunnyGene]

strange indeed ....

Gives new meaning to the term Loco-Motive.

[Grunt67]

Current conditions bring lots of nuts out of their shell. This was off the charts to say the least.