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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 12:28 am    Post subject: Someone made a mistake Reply with quote
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ac-cn-boat-collision-20180817-story.html#
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ouch.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Reminds me of recent military collisions on the other side of the world.

Navigation rules exist to prevent such happenings.

Human beings are fallible. Somebody messed up.

Stuff happens we want not to happen; part of the
human condition.

A fine thread separates order from chaos.

Yes, ouch.

Aye.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
There is another thread on this collision. My comment there and here, is that most likely the "charter boat"--with a CG licensed skipper will be mostly at fault. There are a few factors which might mitigate his negligence, and that would be if the sailboat had its engine running and was showing the proper "Day Signal" for a boat with sails up but under power--the upside down cone.

Charter boat on auto pilot? Skipper was distracted. The power boat must have been going pretty fast to ride up over the sailboat, which is most likely totaled.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
According to

http://www.boattest.com/view-news/5786_30-causes-of-boating-accidents

in 2016, the top three causes of boating accidents were

#1 Operator inattention
#2 Operator inexperience
#3 Improper lookout

I'm going with #1 and #3 for the commercial vessel at fault.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Calm seas, good visibility, no discernible traffic in area. This almost looks intentional. I mean come on! Look at all the people in cabin and no one saw the sailboat from at least half mile away?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank goodness nobody was hurt on this incident.
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