41 injured in grounding when master fell asleep: report

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A ferry grounding that injured 41 people happened after a master fell asleep at the helm, an MAIB report has found.

The MAIB also found that the Alfred roro ferry had routinely sailed too close to land and that procedures were not always followed.

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