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Originally Posted by Seramount
Exxon Valdez syndrome...
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1) You have no clue what caused the Exxon Valdez disaster. Hazelwood's error was in not being on the bridge. It wasn't even remotely alcohol related.
2) The pilot error you are referring to was the on the Costco Busan, which was a container ship. There was a lot more going on there than the pilot who was taking unreported prescriptions.
It's easy to blame people for mistakes when you don't understand how things work. Ships are complicated, slow, ponderous beasts that don't handle even remotely like a motorboat on a lake. The causes of this collision will become known in due time, but guessing that someone was either asleep or incompetent is unfair and premature.
CaptStash....