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by notl4wy3r 3161 days ago
The thing that shocks me is how easily it all could have been prevented by laying a slightly more conservative course a few days before. Just a reminder of how an early course correction has so much more effect than heroic efforts later on. It's amazing how many places this is true: shipping, retirement plans, and orbital dynamics to pick just a few examples.
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It's even worse than that, they had a chance to turn out of it just 6 hours before they sank.