Watching the first video twice, I felt it was likely that the Japanese ship turned into the SS vessel, because as RW said the SS boat didn't seem to be making any headway. The second video confirmed that this was indeed the case, in a big way. The Japanese captain may have felt he was going to force the other boat to veer away in time, but he was mistaken. Note how the hose spray continued, even after the collision.
Edit: I'm not taking a position on the pros or cons of the issue, only the collision.
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