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Electronic vs non-electronic
From: Richard B. Emerson
Date: 1999 Oct 01, 3:07 PM
From: Richard B. Emerson
Date: 1999 Oct 01, 3:07 PM
Bob Hendry writes: > Are there any horror stories out there involving navigation by GPS instead > of real navigation? Looking for situations where traditional navigation > would probably have saved the day when GPS fouled up. > Sure. The grounding off Cape Cod where the GPS had dropped off-line (antenna problem, I think) and the data displayed at the helm was based on automated DR. Nobody bothered to confirm the GPS data with radar fixes or other means. As always, the prudent mariner never relies on a single source of positional data. Rick S/V One With The Wind, Baba 35
