"and crew that the ship had experienced an electrical fault, however witnesses quoted in European newspapers said it was obvious that the ship had hit something. They said they felt a sudden jolt quickly followed by a large banging sound.""The mediots assume it's more dramatic telling it that way -- that they just hit something which caused it.
On cruisemates, they were discussing how the most realistic scenario would be electric going out, no navigation equipment working, which is really the only way a vessel with such sophisticated technology could be put in that position to begin with
(unless the captains were in comas or drunk stupors, which is doubtful.)