"Joe" wrote in message
om...

The thought of being near ANY vessel thrashing around at 20Knts + in fog
scares me to death! Coastal or offshore, but the truth of the matter is
that
this happens all the time and not many crashes occur

Would you be scared doing it with this boat?


Probably, but that is my imagination getting in the way again ;-) Just as
trollling around on a small yacht in fog and meeting it would worry me,
looking at the draft I could not even hide shallow water from it :-(
This not a reflection on the crew, just my own feelings. I think it is
probably totally impractical in a working environment when time is fuel is
money but I would rather everyone trolled around at speed to suit conditions
that would let them avoid collisions visually. One of my old teachers used
to warn us of 'radar assisted collisions', I suppose I carry this concept to
this day, probably reinforced by own lack of experience using radar and my
lack of exposure to the use of radar at the hands of a really experienced
operator.

http://www.tmt-llc.com/crewboats/TM667C.htm

This is the typical crewboat. This one is nicer than most-- it has
inside stern controls for offloading at the oil platform.

Joe


JohnE