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GPS Navigation Blamed for
Midnight Collision
Experts have repeatedly stated that charts are a necessary navigational tool to have on board as a complement (or back up) to GPS. Sail-world.com recently provided readers with a reminder as to why: the mariners aboard the vessel pictured here, who were using GPS, thought they were in safe waters when a major collision occurred.
According to the article, "Once again the potential for inaccuracy by GPS equipment has been illustrated. Three sailors who were using GPS for night navigation were forced to abandon their boat when it hit rocks not far from Nelson on the South Island of New Zealand this week.
"The yacht Okiana was crewed by the owner Hugh McCrae, his son and a friend. McCrae told rescuers that they 'thought they were in the middle of the bay using their GPS,' but they weren't and hit the rocks."
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OceanGrafix Supports Marine Industry's Spin-A-Thon
OceanGrafix is supporting the 4th annual Spin-A-Thon, presented by the Marine Industry Cares Foundation. The stationery bike "spinning" event (being held on April 20) raised $100,000 for KID----Kids in Distress----at last year's event. The mission of KID is to prevent child abuse, preserve the family, and treat children who have suffered from abuse and neglect.
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