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<<The chutes at the centre of the inquiry's conclusions were the duff and offal chutes, used to dispose of unwanted marine organisms and waste matter respectively. Wreck Commissioner Mr Justice Steel said of the poor condition of these chutes: "This reflects poorly on the maintenance and repair work performed by the owners and their staff.">>

An alternative viewpoint,and one that does not seem to have been considered at the time of the inquiry, is that it was not crew error which led to the vessel's loss but the fact that the chutes and their closures were of poor design, which effectively formed a 'design defect' in the watertight boundary of the hull.

This issue is discussed in greater depth at:

www.freewebs.com/inconvenientcitizen