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Reblogged by pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑"):
weekend_editor@mathstodon.xyz ("Weekend Editor") wrote:
I did some digging into the details of what went on here.
(1) A combination of multiple factors made it lethal (touchscreen confusion, lack of barrier around pond, crazy-obscure door releases, unbreakable glass, distance from first responders).
(2) It sounded familiar, though! Turns out the Navy had several instances of this about 7 years ago, in which ships collided because of, among other things, touchscreen problems.
Details in today's blog post: