The official report of the sinking of this ferry - an accident that should never have happened. You can have all the automation you want, but you can't cover for stupidity.
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/marine/2006/m06w0052/m06w0052.pdf
Here is a newspaper story about the sinking and the court case. I wouldn't want to be the OOW that night.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...officer_found_guilty_in_bc_ferry_sinking.html
This sinking got some media attention, but not very much - certainly not enough for what happened.
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/marine/2006/m06w0052/m06w0052.pdf
Here is a newspaper story about the sinking and the court case. I wouldn't want to be the OOW that night.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...officer_found_guilty_in_bc_ferry_sinking.html
This sinking got some media attention, but not very much - certainly not enough for what happened.