In article t,
Bill McKee bmckee=at-ix.netcom.com wrote:
He has to avoid the tanker in the channel. If he causes the tanker to run
aground or hit a bridge piling to avoid the collision, the sailboat is going
to be liable for all damages. The tanker, the bridge, all the damage.
Bzzzzt. The tanker will not hit a bridge piling to avoid the
collision.
Bzzzzt. The tanker will not be damanged.
Bzzzzt. The tanker will not leave the channel.
Bill... who has stand-on status on the ocean?
Suggestion (not a hint): Stay away from tankers.
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