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Underestimation of risks, a series of bad decisions, shortcomings in crisis management: these are the main conclusions of the report on the incident of the Simplon boat, which almost sank last March at the port of Cully (VD).
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November 01, 2024 – 11:48 am
(Keystone-ATS) Given the weather forecast, the CGN “underestimated” the risk of taking the Belle-Epoque ship out for a test run on March 28. Then above all, after the boat suffered engine damage, the “central error” was to keep it moored in Cully while the meteorologists announced the rise of a strong Vaudaire (a wind from Lake Geneva), summarized Benoît Gaillard, president of the CGN, unveiling the investigation report to the press on Friday.
More than 140 pages long, this report shows that several people made “ill-advised” decisions. Responsibilities are shared, but only the operations manager loses his position. While the company must review its organization in terms of crisis management, “he is no longer the right person,” noted Mr. Gaillard.
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