Lack of trained crew member caused the Concordia tall ship to sink

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An untrained crew member caused led to the loss of a Canadian classroom ship that sunk in a storm in Brazil last year. Earlier on Feb. 17, 2010, investigators said, a squall tipped the 11-storey-tall sails to the side, capsizing the boat and giving its 64-person crew a scant 18 minutes to abandon ship for tiny life-rafts.

On Thursday, the Transportation Safety Board announced that no one factor caused the sinking but emphasized in a report on lousiness of an officer on watch.

TSB board member Jonathan Seymour said: “The risk of a knockdown was not understood.”

He said the officer of the watch was not qualified to recognize the upcoming danger. Therefore, “appropriate action” including reducing sail, shifting course or blocking water-access points was incorporated before the storm hit.

On Thursday, the TSB report disclosed that the agency calls for increased stability training and for Transport Canada to head towards strong international standards.

Seymour added: “We need to make sure young people are never again put in this position.”

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