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Posted by Glenmore 2013-01-30 07:48||
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#1 Well skipper, sort of begs the question; if you can't find the bottom, how do find the.....
Posted by Besoeker 2013-01-30 09:25||
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#2 As with coral reefs, it's the mines you don't find that find you.
Posted by SteveS 2013-01-30 11:34||
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#3 A preliminary Navy review found that the digital chart the crew was using to navigate the ship incorrectly listed the reef's location by 8 miles.
Pretty much what I figured. aside from the idiocy of working off electronic-only. Paper charts may be 'archaic', but there are/were regular chart update notices sent out.
Congratulations, Skipper. You lost a ship and saved the Navy the hassle of breaking it up due to sequestration instead. I figure that's worth a Meritorious Service Medal. Maybe a White House mil-staff job as well.
Posted by Pappy 2013-01-30 12:57||
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#4 He's headed straight to a 2nd shift administrative position at the VA hospital in Twin Falls...
Posted by Steve White 2013-01-30 13:05||
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#5 Seems like watch keepers might have noticed the breaking surf over green water in the middle of the ocean. Or maybe it was dark. Dunno.
Posted by Shipman 2013-01-30 15:40||
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#6 Why not break up the reef and save the ship? The damned reef will grow back.
Posted by Rob Crawford 2013-01-30 17:05||
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