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Re: gipsy moth iv
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2006 Jul 10, 16:51 -0500
coralline algae wrote:
> Given the state of technology nowadays
> I assume" that the vessel had the requisite navigation electronics
> and with 6 crew should not have been short on watch.
Contact with a reef may not have been due to any failure of instruments
or crew. In shallow tropical seas there can be coral heads lurking
anywhere and everwhere just below the surface, mostly invisible. It is
unrealistic to expect them all to be charted.
> Since the area is notorious for shipwrecks my first thought is
> to ask about the need to be in the area.
I have heard of boats making an enormous detour to avoid the Tuamotuas
altogether. But I think this would be the exception.
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From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2006 Jul 10, 16:51 -0500
coralline algae wrote:
> Given the state of technology nowadays
> I assume" that the vessel had the requisite navigation electronics
> and with 6 crew should not have been short on watch.
Contact with a reef may not have been due to any failure of instruments
or crew. In shallow tropical seas there can be coral heads lurking
anywhere and everwhere just below the surface, mostly invisible. It is
unrealistic to expect them all to be charted.
> Since the area is notorious for shipwrecks my first thought is
> to ask about the need to be in the area.
I have heard of boats making an enormous detour to avoid the Tuamotuas
altogether. But I think this would be the exception.
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To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com
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