Or he coulda like…seen the red sector of Bligh and not plowed into it like a retard. No Greek required.

Never said same skill sets. Navigation 101 says stay out of the red zone. And look out the window.

I have read the transcripts from Valdez accident investigation in it’s entirety. It was distributed to all of our vessels for perusal.

[image] MickAK: Or he coulda like…seen the red sector of Bligh Blight reef didn’t have a light at the time, it was marked by Bligh Reef Lighted Bell Buoy 6. The light with the red sector was installed after the incident.

Well how about that, wasn’t aware. Thx KC . A bouy that was on the chart and could be perhaps noticed on radar as well as visual. Situational awareness was not there by all involved on the bridge at the time and lookouts. Perhaps the young lady on watch had a clue? It’s been a great while since I re…

Thanks, that’s handy to know. Edit: I went and looked it up and it was Busby with a red sector. I thought I had gone crazy there for a second.

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USCG had nothing to do with the grounding. Reporter didn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground.

[image] The Captain Went Down with the Ship Premise One: Eight years ago a drunk Joe Hazelwood piloted the Exxon Valdez into a reef. Premise Two: Eight years ago Joe Hazelwood martyred himself out of pride. Resolution One: After much suffering and introspection, Joe Hazelwood has found p…

That was a good read. Thx for putting it up. I did remember the helmsman was a mess and “Maureen” alerted them before shit hit the fan. . In a way, the industry changed for the better towards the approach to oil transport safety. OPA 90 being the result, but at great cost, in more than money.

[image] SeaEagle: “Maureen” alerted them before shit hit the fan. She did… and she didn’t. The report that Blight reef buoy was on the stbd bow was not new information. That’s where it was expected to be given the plan to go around the ice. The captain put the buoy on the stbd bow when he tur…

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