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Last week, a giant container ship came dangerously close to slamming into the Silva sailing ship

"The Silva’s crew believed they were in a different location than her actual position," confirms a federal official.

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Last week, a container ship came dangerously close to slamming into the Silva sailing ship. The incident — called a “a close-quarters situation” — occurred on Tuesday, June 7, at 5:22 in the evening, as the container ship NYK Rumina, a 55,000-tonne container ship, was heading into the Narrows. The harbour was fogbound. The Silva…

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