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IIRC The alcoholic master handed over navigation to a very inexperienced 3rd mate and left the bridge for him to navigate out the channel by himself. That's an

IIRC The alcoholic master handed over navigation to a very inexperienced 3rd mate and left the bridge for him to navigate out the channel by himself. That's an individual screw-up that can happen in any organization's culture. I wouldn't say the whole organization (Exxon) moved fast and broke things.

opencl 8y ago
The boat had a collision avoidance radar which had been non-functional for over a year because Exxon wouldn't spend the money to maintain it.
- jackfoxy 8y ago
  It collided with an underwater reef.
  - opencl 8y ago
    There was an above-water radar reflector in place specifically so shipboard radar could warn of an impending collision with the reef.
    - jackfoxy 8y ago
      ...and an inexperienced 3rd mate was alone on the bridge.