Sal has the best info on such things.
That harbor is a lot wider than I thought.
If that captain really wanted to get out of there, he should have put the ship into reverse, had the tugs both pull (with cables) to get the bow off the dock. Then continue to reverse all the way out of the harbor, well clear of everything, then shift into forward and blast out of there.
As it was, it was a simple contest between what thrust the 2 tugs could deliver, and what the wind force imparted on the side of the ship. The tugs were simply outmatched by the wind force and nothing, other than what I suggested of backing out of there would have worked.
For a proper captain of such a vessel, he should have waited for calmer winds.
h/t JustmeTX
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