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83 911 Production Cab #10
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 11,134
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Originally Posted by crustychief
Pure speculation but here it goes, Watch standers may have become complacent and reliant on transponders giving them huge contact returns on their radar screens. I recall standing those watches and there is a lot of clutter in those areas ( Singapore, Hong Kong, Arabian gulf etc.) so to make it easier to see "legitimate ( IFF, Xpdr) tracks" you declutter. I would like to hear the Starboard lookout, and his reports were during that time. I hope everything is on the DDR (digital data recorder) and is recoverable.
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Yes, I would think they would have close-up Special Sea Dutymen (or the US version) that double the numbers of Lookouts and Deck officers. The bridge recording should shed a lot of lights on what happened.
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83 911 Production Cab #10, Slightly Modified: Unslanted, 3.2, PMO EFI, TECgt, CE 911 CAM Sync / Pulley / Wires, SSI, Dansk Sport 2/2, 17" Euromeister, CKO GT3 Seats, Going SOK Super Charger
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