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...fingers uncramped, I finally wised up and started entering information directly on my PC. I figured that when I was done, I could just copy it into the Vista using the cable and synching software that came with it. I figured wrong. Plagued with error messages, I pored over the useless manual and misleading online troubleshooting suggestions on the Royal website--to no avail. Not until I got a replacement unit and downloaded a new file online was I able to get the thing to work right. Even then, the Vista had so many quirks and bugs--names would...
...while the fact that this technician didn't report that he thought the Ehime Maru was nearby is certainly significant, it wasn't the fatal error that caused the collision...
...Waller: The captain, Commander Scott Waddle, will be pinned with the blame. This guy was responsible for everything that happened on board that ship. The question that this inquiry is trying to answer is: What kind of responsibility does he bear? Was this disaster due to avoidable human error, or was there criminal negligence involved? This inquiry will determine whether he and others will face a court-martial or criminal court trial...
...Waller: He can't. You're not going to find one fatal error that caused the submarine to collide with that fishing boat. This accident wasn't caused by one person or one single event. As with most disastrous submarine accidents, this was a result of a combination of dozens of events...
...course, human error may have played a significant role in the collision as well. After an extended on-board lunch with the civilians, the crew was left with little time to perform a critical periscope check, Griffiths said, and just before the collision, the sonar room was left without its supervisor, who was assigned to be a "tour guide" instead of watching over a trainee manning the sonar display. The continuing inquiry could have serious repercussions for several officers on board the sub, including Cmdr. Scott Waddle, who last week spoke exclusively to TIME about the collision - and the aftermath...