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No rock, heres what the emergency management coordinator says:
In Response To: I don't know for sure, of course, but I suspect the captain was below, face glued to his screen,.... 
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() Tom Foley, Atlantic City emergency management coordinator. tells the Press of Atlantic City the ship’s captain fell asleep.
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- darn that chartplotter!!!!!
- I don't know for sure, of course, but I suspect the captain was below, face glued to his screen,....
- No rock, heres what the emergency management coordinator says:
- Asleep??? What kind of error is that?
- Yup, that would have been my guess...
- Sleeping while the boat approaches washing ashore... who could it happen to?
- Before todays Garmin programmed sailors began piling up on rocks and beaches,
- LMAO! Hey, I have never gone to sleep on my boat while on a course closing with a coastline...
- Before todays Garmin programmed sailors began piling up on rocks and beaches,
- Sleeping while the boat approaches washing ashore... who could it happen to?
- Asleep??? What kind of error is that?
- No rock, heres what the emergency management coordinator says:
- I heard it's expensive to park at the casinos
- There is a Tow Boat attempting pull it off now
- I don't know for sure, of course, but I suspect the captain was below, face glued to his screen,....