NP ships station-docking 'oscillations'

[Rxke]

Several times I've seen a pileup op ships, waiting to dock, because one ship (closest to station) starts to behave in a weird way: it starts to 'oscillate' in place, not moving forward, but pitching up/down slightly in a rapid succession...

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2006-08-19 17:08:17.004 Oolite[404] -> Ent:4		<ShipEntity Ixian Gunship 250> mass 242351.73 <AI with stateMachine: 'dockingAI.plist' in state: 'GO_TO_COORDS'>

2006-08-19 17:08:17.004 Oolite[404] -> Ent:5		<StationEntity Icosahedron Station 247> mass 377276608.00 <AI with stateMachine: 'stationAI.plist' in state: 'IDLE'>

like the ship want sto go somewhere but ... doesn't know how.
Once I saw such an oscillating ship do a loop and crash into the beacon.

Oh, and if you sneak up to them on a slow collision-course, they take evasive actions, moving a little ways, and then start osc. again in place...

[Odo987]

Several times I've seen a pileup op ships, waiting to dock, because one ship (closest to station) starts to behave in a weird way

Bloody trumbles all over the cockpit windows.

"Can't see! Can't see!"