SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

19 FT SHOAL

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1600 DR

1530 GPS

1545 DR

1540 LSR

217

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- 1542 -CONNING OFFICER ORDERS STEADY AS YOU GO TO AVOID CONTACT & LAUNCH HELOS

- 1543 HELM STEADIES ON 314

- 1543 CONN ORDERS L25R TO 217

1551 - OOD RELIEVES DURING TURN

1558 - SHIP SHUDDERS AS IT TOUCHES GROUND

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TO FURTHER EXACERBATE THE SITUATION THE CONN SLOWS THE RATE OF TURN TO AVOID CONTACTS AND LAUNCH HELOS. THE WIDER TURN RADIUS TAKES THE SHIP INTO SHOAL WATER.