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Wayne B

On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:45:15 -0400, wrote:

Not in International waters when neither boat is restricted. It's the
obligation of the much faster boat to not run over a much slower boat
like a sailboat. The tanker is going, what 30 mph or knots? I doubt a
small sailboat would be able to get out of the way, and I've read
reports where nobody on the tanker is even looking.

Yes Greg, I know that is not your post.

The above statement is total nonsense. Rule 18(b) is identical for
both local and international waters, no difference, nada.

A *large* (tanker/freighter/warship) is always limited in it's ability
to maneuver. It can take two or three miles to turn or stop, which by
anyone's definition is limited.

Just this morning we heard some weenie on a sailboat complaining to
the coast guard on marine VHF radio that a large naval warship coming
out of Naraganset Bay, Rhode Island was not granting right of way to
his sailboat. He was practically laughed off the radio by everyone
who heard the broadcast.

There is nothing anywhere in the Rules of the Road/COLREGS which
discusses the obligations of a so called "larger/faster" vessel.

Meanwhile all of these rules are readily available on the internet
along with definitions, examples, practice questions, etc. Whoever is
posting this drivel (and I can guess), should take some time to study
all of the above and take a course or two before even thinking about
setting foot behind the wheel of a boat.