Oops another Autopilot grounding!
HMNZS Manawanui sinking inquiry: Human error caused Navy vessel’s sinking, intital findings reveal
Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding said the direct cause of the grounding was because of a series of human errors, resulting in the ship’s autopilot “not being disengaged when it should have been”.
He said the crew did not realise Manawanui remained in autopilot and, mistakenly believed its failure to respond to direction changes was the result of a thruster control failure.
“Having mistakenly assessed a thruster control failure,