[oldgradstudent]

Usually, a harbor pilot guides the vessel when entering and leaving the harbor.

The pilot is a former captain with a lot of local experience.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_pilot

[Edit: The association of Maryland Pilots even has the bridge on their homepage https://www.mdpilots.com/]

Did the pilot screw up? Was the pilot ignore? Did the captain take over? Was there a technical fault that disabled steering?

There could be a lot of possible reasons for this incident.

[brazzy]

It's clearly visible in the video that the ship loses power twice before the collision.

[oldgradstudent]

That could be an effect of aggressive attempts to regain control rather than the cause, though.

[SoftTalker]

In most cases the pilot is there as an advisor, the captain/master is still in command of the ship.