Subbing II

I had only glanced at the front page of the Herald online and caught the news on the cancellation of the Cook Strait ferries - and this was the first sentence.

Cook Straight ferries have been cancelled this morning after swells of up to four metres.

Update They've updated the story this afternoon. They've rewritten the offending sentence, but left the offending word in.

This morning, Cook Straight ferries were cancelled after swells of up to four metres.

What's wrong with these journalists?