On 16/01/2012 4:24 PM, X ` Man 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.

We don't agree often, but we agree on this.

And if such awareness was there, where was the call for a tow?

And doesn't jive with the physical evidence. The hole in the hull to me
indicates the ship was under forward power and possibly in a turn.

Confirmed or not, one report has the captain seen by coast guard rescue
while people sere still left on board.

The ship has a black box and t has been retrieved. Many truths it
hopefully has.

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