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Re: The perils of going to sea relying on a minimum of modern electronics
From: Robert VanderPol II
Date: 2017 Mar 3, 13:08 -0800
From: Robert VanderPol II
Date: 2017 Mar 3, 13:08 -0800
The way I read it the reliance on the iPad was a PART of the problem. They relied on it for AIS info in lieu of getting the radar running so when it dropped out they lost track of surrounding vessels. I agree that it was not a major contributing factor since things like not keeping track of where they were, not having a radar reflector and the other vessel moving too fast were significantly more important.
