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Alarm Fatigue and the Missed Engineering Alarm
A full case study of the MPV Everest engine-room fire, focused on fuel-transfer alarms, watchkeeping, fatigue, automation design, emergency response, and yacht mitigations.
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Cheeki Rafiki: How To Use Public Incident Reports Without Overstating The Lesson
A case-based guide to using public maritime investigation reports responsibly, built around the MAIB Cheeki Rafiki report and its yacht-specific safety lessons.
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Commercial Vessel Malware: Why Remote Access Cannot Be Left To Trust
A case-led cyber incident lesson from the USCG 2019 commercial-vessel malware alert, translated into yacht controls for vendor access, segmentation, logging, and emergency disablement.
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Commodore Control-System Failure: Why Backup Controls Must Be Usable
A full case study of the passenger ferry Commodore grounding, focused on control-system software, failed display media, backup controls, emergency response, and yacht automation lessons.
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Dali Blackout Timeline: Building A Technical Incident Sequence
A Dali case study showing how yacht teams should build a technical timeline from alarms, VDR data, PMS events, bridge actions, communications, and evidence gaps.
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El Faro Weather Data Lesson: When Connectivity Becomes Operational
A full case study of El Faro focused on weather data flow, communications architecture, information latency, bridge decision-making, and yacht connectivity lessons.
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MY Kanga Garage Fire: Lithium Battery Lessons for Yacht Teams
A full case study of the MY Kanga garage fire, focused on lithium battery condition, garage protection, detection, ventilation, crew awareness, and yacht mitigations.
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Oliver Hazard Perry: When Shore-Power Troubleshooting Became A Flooding Incident
A case study of Oliver Hazard Perry showing how shore-power troubleshooting, generator operation at berth, cooling-water failure, alarms, and reduced crewing can combine into a serious loss.
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Royal Majesty Grounding: GNSS Failure and Automation Bias Lessons for Yacht Bridges
A full case study of the Royal Majesty grounding, focused on GPS dead-reckoning mode, integrated bridge systems, missed cross-checks, and yacht mitigations.
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Viking Sky Blackout: A Power-Loss Case Study for Yacht Teams
A deep case study of the Viking Sky blackout and near grounding, focused on lube-oil management, propulsion loss, recovery training, alarm design, and yacht mitigations.