On 16/01/2012 4:34 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 1/16/12 6:32 PM, Happy John wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:24:58 -0500, X `
wrote:

On 1/16/12 6:20 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:20:54 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

It's hard to believe a ship of that size didn't have a forward lookout
when heading towards a port, but I guess anything is possible.

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If the translated story is to be believed, they experienced a power
failure while still in deep water. The power failure led to lack of
situational awareness on the bridge, and they inadvertantly altered
course to the right which took them on to a reef. With a 30+ foot
draft it is unlikely that a forward lookout would have seen a reef in
time unless it was marked with a navaid. Supposedly, or so the story
goes, where they ended up was some distance from the reef that holed
the ship.


I dunno, Wayne. It seems to be that a "lack of situational awareness on
the bridge" is exactly the sort of circumstance that would cause a
competent crew to "double up on the watch" as the first order of
business.

Although far from being an expert, I would say the competency of the
crew was the problem in the
first place.


Undertrained and undermotivated, I think.

Or goofing off, pumping the poodle as it was Friday at 9:30pm local
time. Probably dark.

http://blog.geogarage.com/2012/01/co...p-captain.html

Claims the rock wasn't on the the charts....is he in deep.
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