the article said "...began running shipboard applications under Microsoft Windows NT.."
Hmnn. Windows NT is no longer supported by Microsoft themselves. The problem is that procurements on both sides of the Atlantic take so damned long they are usually obsolete by the time they reach the end user.
I worked on 8 operational projects. None took less than 6 years to complete. That's a life time in IT terms. The other problem is that all Microsoft products ane built with usability first and reliability second. If you want reliability use something else.
Anyone remember "Trusted Solaris"? That was a real OS.