On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:29:34 +1100, Jack
wrote:

That seems pretty harsh. I certainly don't know the facts, but wasn't
it a case of an uncharted obstruction? How can he be blamed for that?

He's not. He wasn't following some of the navigation/voyage planning
procedures, which, if followed....still wouldn't have prevented
running into an uncharted mountain. But the nuclear navy follows the
book, and if you get caught not following it, you will have a
problem....

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