"Sal's Dad" wrote in message
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Operating in an area that is occasionally closed for "security" reasons, I
am unclear as to how this information is disseminated. I don't have VHF
aboard (I don't believe this is a requirement, and I really don't want to
have to listen to all the chit-chat), and don't go near public docks or
launching points, even if information were posted there.
Once I became aware of a closing "issue" when a Navy helicopter, fully
armed, hovered above my little sailboat for an extended period, checking
us
out... very unsettling...
I guess I'm unclear on how notification of closings takes place. If an
area
is temporarily closed but a skipper is not notified, can/should
authorities
cite him for negligence?
Not to say the skipper in this case was prudent...
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Sal's Dad
At 5:25 a.m., the Coast Guard issued a restriction that prohibited
recreational boats and un-inspected passenger vessels from crossing the
bar because of hazardous conditions. The rough bar warning light was
turned on and repeated broadcasts on VHF radio channel 22A were made to
notify vessels in the area of the dangerous conditions.
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and the operator was cited with negligent operation for crossing a
restricted
bar and for having expired flares and expired fire extinguishers.
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