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Global race yacht "Cork Clipper" runs aground in Java sea
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:27 pm
by Telo
Re: Global race yacht "Cork Clipper" runs aground in Java sea
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:18 pm
by Silkie
Nasty. I'll bet they were going a fair clip at the time to judge from conditions.
Looks like some kind of perch or beacon in some of the shots - watchkeeping failure perhaps? Although it was of course dark and the perch is probably unlit.
Jack Aubrey says the charts of the area are notoriously inaccurate and there are many unmarked shoals.
Re: Global race yacht "Cork Clipper" runs aground in Java sea
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:22 pm
by Mark
Silkie wrote:Jack Aubrey says the charts of the area are notoriously inaccurate and there are many unmarked shoals.
What does Maturin have to say?
Re: Global race yacht "Cork Clipper" runs aground in Java sea
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:44 pm
by Arghiro
IIRC, the currents there are strong & unpredictable. If there was a GPS problem, position fixing can be a nightmare.