MIB FINDINGS

• IT TOOK 48 MINUTES TO RESTORE RADARS AFTER SECURING FROM BECCES

• NO ONE RECOGNIZED THE SHIP WAS STANDING INTO DANGER

  • AFTER OPERATING IN THE SAME OPAREA FOR 4 WEEKS, BOTH CIC AND THE BRIDGE HAD BECOME COMPLACENT

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NORMALLY A DELAY IN RECOVERING FROM BECCE RELATED CASUALTIES IS NOTHING MORE THAN FRUSTRATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR MORE TRAINING IN RESTORATION OF SYSTEMS. BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR CASUALTY PROHIBITED THE NAV TEAM FROM OBTAINING RADAR FIXES IT WAS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. WHETHER OR NOT THE TEAM WAS FRUSTRATED BY THE DELAY WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE INVESTIGATION.

THE MAJOR CAUSE WAS COMPLACENCY. PROLONGED OPERATIONS NEAR SHOAL WATER WITHOUT INCIDENT CAUSED THE TEAM TO BECOME LAX WRT PRUDENT SEAMANSHIP.