Today’s Doofus is from England.
It’s the sort of silly sea tale that couldn’t be made up.
The 32ft Myra Two motor cruiser had to be guided to safety by coastguards yesterday after its captain ran aground as he attempted to sail out of the River Thames.
It turned out the hapless mariner and his passenger had no maps, emergency flares or radio – and had been using a car sat-nav system to help guide them through the treacherous waters.
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A source said: ‘Leaving port with no radio, no maps and no flares is bad enough, but using a sat-nav system designed for cars is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard in my life.
‘Sat-navs are for roads, not the sea – and if the captain of a vessel doesn’t know that he should not be in control of a boat.’
There’s more at the link.
I’d love to know what a boat skipper would do when his GPS tells him to turn right at the next traffic light!
Peter