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COPYRIGHT 2001 The Miami Herald
Byline: Ina Paiva Cordle
May 22--An autopilot malfunctioning on a cruise ship -- as it did on a two-year-old Norwegian Cruise Line vessel Saturday -- is highly unusual, marine experts said Monday.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian authorities are investigating the cause of the failure that forced the Norwegian Sky to make a jarring turn and then list, sending plates and glasses crashing and injuring 78 of the 2,975 people aboard the ship, Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Scott Casad said.
The 853-foot ship's computer-assisted autopilot malfunctioned near the mouth of the...
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