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Re: Mercator vs. Great Circle Charts
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2001 Aug 29, 3:03 PM
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2001 Aug 29, 3:03 PM
Please, Rick. You larger point is well taken, but you are confusing the QE2 with other vessels that did what you said. The QE2 was another problem entirely. The one that grounded off Nantucket was doing automatic ded reckoning almost all the way from Bermuda, because nobody looked at the computer. I feel pretty sure it started blinking as soon as the GPS became disconnected. On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 12:35:37 -0400, Richard B. Emerson wrote: > >After the QE2 taking the bottom on a rock off Nantucket and a couple >of similar groundings from blindly following the data on a nav >console, any captain who doesn't wear suspenders, a belt, and a >skyhook to keep his or her navigational pants up is asking for >problems. Your observation suggests at least one captain so >equipped. [s] > Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a Contributing Editor Electronic Products Curmudgeonhood achieved June 30
