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Right of Way
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says... On 8/20/11 11:55 AM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:44:26 -0500, wrote: wrote in : O The bigger you are the more right of way you have. Doesn't matter if you are on the highway or on the water. According to the regulation I've read, this is incorrect a lot of the time. Read this, "The bigger you are, the more likely you are to win in an altercation." The sailboat loses. End of story. No admiralty court is going to fault the supertanker captain. Even with a proper lookout, there is no way in hell they could have seen the sailboat dart in from of them. Even if they could have, there is no way they could have stopped. Boats don't have brakes. You have to work around that. LOL I have feeling I'm glad I just saw this thread but wish I'd seen it's beginning.....Interpret6ation of Rules always interesting This is the story that accompanied the video. Whilst the Extreme Racing series was entertaining the crowds at this years' Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, the supertanker hit a yacht which was then dismasted as its spinnaker sail was snagged by the ship's anchor. The Marine Knutsen supertanker was being guided by a pilot boat into Southampton docks and was making its presence known by repeatedly sounding its horn. By one yacht didn't seem to give itself enough time to clear the massive boat and was hit before having its mast and rigging ripped off when one of its sail got caught in the supertankers anchor. The yacht was quickly attended by several vessels offering assistance. It's not know if anyone was hurt. The incident was captured by Tim Addison for COWES.co.uk The Tories probably won't want the accident investigation subbed out to private sector investigators. What an idiotic statement. |
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Right of Way
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: In article , says... On 8/20/11 11:55 AM, wrote: On Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:44:26 -0500, wrote: wrote in : O The bigger you are the more right of way you have. Doesn't matter if you are on the highway or on the water. According to the regulation I've read, this is incorrect a lot of the time. Read this, "The bigger you are, the more likely you are to win in an altercation." The sailboat loses. End of story. No admiralty court is going to fault the supertanker captain. Even with a proper lookout, there is no way in hell they could have seen the sailboat dart in from of them. Even if they could have, there is no way they could have stopped. Boats don't have brakes. You have to work around that. Pilot boats don't guide ships into port, they just deliver the pilot to the ship. If I assume that the ship was in a narrow, buoyed channel then it's probably not going to do too well in the courts. + LOL I have feeling I'm glad I just saw this thread but wish I'd seen it's beginning.....Interpret6ation of Rules always interesting This is the story that accompanied the video. Whilst the Extreme Racing series was entertaining the crowds at this years' Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, the supertanker hit a yacht which was then dismasted as its spinnaker sail was snagged by the ship's anchor. The Marine Knutsen supertanker was being guided by a pilot boat into Southampton docks and was making its presence known by repeatedly sounding its horn. By one yacht didn't seem to give itself enough time to clear the massive boat and was hit before having its mast and rigging ripped off when one of its sail got caught in the supertankers anchor. The yacht was quickly attended by several vessels offering assistance. It's not know if anyone was hurt. The incident was captured by Tim Addison for COWES.co.uk The Tories probably won't want the accident investigation subbed out to private sector investigators. What an idiotic statement. |
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