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Watch That Autopilot

By Sandy Parks · On September 8, 2022

(nbcphiladelphia.com) – A sailboat running on autopilot became stranded on a Jersey Shore beach Monday morning after its captain had to step away to use the bathroom.
Steve Strickland told NBC10 he was headed to the Chesapeake Bay from Queens, New York when nature called and he had to put the boat on autopilot. Unfortunately, he said, the autopilot turned off.
“I had to use the bathroom and I set the autopilot, and I went down into the hull and the autopilot shut off,” Strickland said. Read More

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