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Multiple factors in ship stranding

Friday 7 April 2017 | Published in Local

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Multiple factors in ship stranding
This photo, taken in January from a vantage point back on the reef, shows the ship's predicament as a large wave slams into its side. PHOTO: Poila. 17013106

The absence of a detailed chart, lack of radio communication and unfamiliarity with Nassau’s over-the-reef conditions contributed to the stranding of MV Moana Nui on the island’s reef in January, say Ministry of Transport investigators.

The absence of a detailed chart, lack of radio communication and unfamiliarity with Nassau’s over-the-reef conditions contributed to the stranding of MV Moana Nui on the island’s reef in January, say Ministry of Transport investigators.


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