A light-hearted blog about all things geomatic as seen through the filter of Ruth Adams, a chartered surveyor. It won't be comprehensive, it'll be hydro biased but, hey, it may make you smile ;-)
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Old News - Same Old Problem
I've just come across these stories of GPS assisted groundings, or GAGs as we affectionately call them. The first GAG listed is an absolute classic with the understated lines...
[a colleague] ...took the Mayday call. He told me he was surprised that the guy knew what he'd hit.
Usually, boats hit reefs because they're lost.
Sadly these are probably repeated on an all too frequent basis.
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