The Grounding of the Royal Majesty

Asaf Degani

Chapter Chapter 8 in Taming HAL, 2003, pp 100-120 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract With summer winds out of the northeast at 16 knots, any sailing ship would make good headway to the New England coast. But the Royal Majesty, a modern cruise ship, did not need sail power to slice the waves—she had two titanic diesel engines with hefty amounts of horsepower to propel her all the way to Boston Harbor. Built at the renowned Finnish shipyard Kvaener Masa, her slanted foremast and streamlined chimney stack gave her the sleek appearance of a stately cruise liner. Elegant looking and with a high superstructure, this modern leviathan of the sea was almost 600 feet long and 10 decks tall, well-built and powerful. But in her hold, she was hiding an old sea tale with a modern twist.

Keywords: Global Position System; Global Position System Data; Dead Reckoning; Coast Guard; Cruise Ship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403982520_9

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