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was proceeding normally until the ferry was exiting past who called him on his cell less than 15 minutes later to the last pair of buoys in the narrow channel and the cap- prepare him for his initial USCG post-casualty interview. tain began turning the vessel to port while maintaining his That initial interview, conducted onboard the disabled speed of just under 25 knots to approach the next familiar ferry, went as well as could be expected, focusing primarily green can buoy. Visibility was still limited to about 1,500 on the actions taken by the captain immediately prior to feet, so the captain was navigating by radar and observed the grounding.

the green can buoy, appearing as a single target on radar, Later that week, the captain, accompanied by his license ahead and to his portside. defense attorney, attended a second more formal interview

Suddenly, as the ferry proceeded further, the ‘buoy tar- at the Marine Safety Of