my comments at bottom;
"Joe" wrote in message
Bull****. 20 knots in fog using the proper aids to navigation is not unsafe.

I got news for you Neal, real captains do it all the time.

S Simon Wrote:

Yes, I know. But, that certainly doesn't make it right or safe.
And, if and when a collision occurs, real captains suffer legal
consequences.

Pitch black night is not considered restricted visibility.
Go twenty knots in those conditions and it's generally
complying with the Rules of the Road. Lights are visible.
Do the same in a heavy fog and you're wrong and somebody
is going to eventually end up dead because of it.


I recall just such an accident happened in fog between the Fort Meyers
Ferry and a small fishing boat, which I reported to Alt Sail ASA back
in 2001 during a thread on navigating in fog:
heres the text, link below;

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During a recent fog on the Florida west coast
the Ft Meyers Ferry (FT Meyers - Key West)
collided with a small fishing vessel in fog, 1 dead, two injured.
From
the photos in the local
paper, the smaller vessels bow/fwd quarter hit the ferrys stb. side.

of course, _Both_ vessels are at fault as a collision should have been
avoidable had Both vessels been maintaining a prudent speed and watch.

The Ferry has multiple radar, the fishing vessel had a substantial
aluminum framed T-top with above console mounted electronics box (not
just a bimini)

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link

http://www.google.com/groups?hl=en&l...net%26rnum%3D1