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The Tanker's Steering Control Failure
The tanker owners were keen to down play any fault on their part. But why had the ship failed to turn? In those last moments? It was a small thing. With 30 seconds more to manoeuvre, i could have avoided the rocks. Many little things added up to one big disaster. That's true. The dead line, the currents, the fishing boats, the error from his junior officer, the steering control. It's bad luck. Thirty seconds before the ship she was saved.