NTSB faults navigation procedures of crew on small cruise vessel that hit rock and sank

The master of Safari Spirit, the small cruise vessel that ran aground and sank in British Columbia's Kisameet Bay in May 2003, failed to use all available means to determine the vessel's position accurately, the National Transportation Safety Board has concluded.    Image Credit: Courtesy Shearwater Marine Resort The NTSB found that American Safari Cruises, the vessel's operator, was also…
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Containership dragons anchor, runs aground off South Africa.

A U.S.-flagged containership, Sea-Land Express, dragged anchor and grounded on a beach near Cape Town, South Africa, despite warnings from Cape Town Port Control that it was in trouble, according to a South African official. Sea-Land Express, a 32,926-dwt containership managed by U.S. Ship Management of Charlotte, N.C., grounded about 600 feet off Sunset Beach in Table Bay, near Cape…
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