Irbensky Lighthouse Cruise Control
On May 4th, the German owned 994-passenger cruise ship, Mona Lisa, ran aground on a sandbar in the Irbe Strait of the Baltic Sea 11-miles off the coast of Latvia after the ship’s navigator plotted a maneuvering mistake and navigated the ship on the wrong side of the Lighthouse!
The cruise ship embarked on a 10-day tour of the Baltic Sea from Kiel, Germany and was en route to Riga, Latvia’s capital, when the navigator Zigged Left of the Lighthouse instead of Zagging Right of Irbensky Lighthouse! Apparently, the GPS “traffic cop” was on his Dunkin’ Donut break? 
According to Coast guard spokeswoman Liene Ulbine, “A total 662 passengers have been evacuated from the cruise ship Mona Lisa. There are no signs of distress” after six Latvian coast guard and naval vessels failed to refloat the vessel overnight.
Photo credit: GT Corporation, Irbensky Lighthouse was prefabricated by the GT Corporation. The modern 125-feet high cylindrical steel concrete tower was towed and installed at the site in the Irbensky Strait from 1980 to 1985. Irbensky Light exhibits a Flashing White Light every 10-seconds 115-feet above sea level.
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May 17th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
goodness Debbie…
zigging the wrong way !!!
that captain will have to lay off those donuts !!
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May 17th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Hi Agent laketrees,
Wonder if El Captain’s donuts were jelly and rum filled???
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:01 pm
[...] Irbensky Lighthouse Cruise Control On May 4th, the German owned 994-passenger cruise ship, Mona Lisa, ran aground on a sandbar in the Irbe Strait of the Baltic Sea 11-miles off the coast of Latvia after the ship's navigator plotted a maneuvering mistake and navigated the ship on the wrong side of the Lighthouse! The cruise ship embarked on a […] [...]
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May 25th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
[...] Irbensky Lighthouse Cruise Control On May 4th, the German owned 994-passenger cruise ship, Mona Lisa, ran aground on a sandbar in the Irbe Strait of the Baltic Sea 11-miles off the coast of Latvia after the ship's navigator plotted a maneuvering mistake and navigated the ship on the wrong side of the Lighthouse! The cruise ship embarked on a […] [...]
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from Debbie Dolphin:
The above trackback link is a great example of someone copying some text in my post so they can be paid by advertising on their site, a misleading practice which was never authorized by me.