Mate of Ferry Criticized After Close Call with Ship

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SEATTLE (AP) The first mate of a 460-foot state ferry that came within a third of a mile of a 1,050-foot container ship bears most of the blame for the close call, investigators concluded.

Pamela Jamison, a 26-year veteran, was trying to do too much at once on Dec. 20 while operating the Wenatchee, one of the biggest vessels in the state's fleet, according to 30-page report issued Wednesday by the ferry system.

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Mate of Ferry Criticized After Close Call with Ship

At one point Jamison was eating on the job, and she "was also moving from the radar to t...

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