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New Zealand navy ship sank off Samoa because autopilot was left on, inquiry finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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And that’s basically it!
We had a ferry run aground because the bridge crew couldn't figure out how to turn the autopilot off, and now it turns out we lost a naval vessel through a similar mistake.
Our armed forces really are a joke.
It's doesn't say anything good about your navy but really doesn't say anything good about your AUTOpilot.