On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:49:39 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:17:55 -0400, wrote:


I will not be surprised if the destroyer crew assumed the freighter
was going to stay on course and they thought they would just cut
through,being gone when the freighter got there. Looking at the track,
if they took 10 minutes to hit after changing course 90 degrees
(looking at the track) they would have missed by a couple miles.
I agree they should have negotiated the pass but military guys can get
arrogant some times. I am sure we will be hearing more about it.

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The international rules of the road (COLREGS) make no exceptions for
either military vessels or arrogance. The destroyer clearly shares
the largest portion of the blame in my opinion regardless of any
action or inaction on the part of the freighter. This stuff just
isn't supposed to happen and navy heads will roll starting with the
CO.

I am sure the CO is going to be seeking other opportunities outside
the Navy but if it is true that the freighter was the stand on vessel
and he did not "maintain course and speed" the CO will stay out of
jail.
I do see the same thing on the water around here all the time but it
is usually because the stand on "captain" thinks he has the right of
way with no responsibility to do anything predictable. Fortunately
they usually manage to pass without swapping paint but not always.