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Re: A credible AIS track for the Costa Concordia
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2012 Jan 26, 22:40 -0800
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2012 Jan 26, 22:40 -0800
Couldn't agree more!!!! My comments were intended to illustrate how extreme "trust the computer" has become.
Lu
From: Alan S <alan202@verizon.net>
To: NavList@fer3.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:32 PM
Subject: [NavList] Re: A credible AIS track for the Costa Concordia
Lu Abel:Instruments are fine, especially when properly calibrated.That having been said, it's often useful to "look out the bloody window", as that British seaman watch stander mentioned to his officer.Alan
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