Ferry encounter
"Tom Dacon" wrote
(snip) Vessels should slow to minimum speed while within 500 yards,
and maintain at least 100 yards distance unless they have obtained
permission to approach.
I don't what the situation might be where Roger sails.
Well, we don't have anything similar that I'm aware of. With a 1000
yard wide harbor, it would be chaos it we did. There usually is a
boat with a blinking blue light just off the stern of any cruise ships
that are in town (room for one only) but I've never seen them chase
anyone.
There was a lot of amusement a year or so ago when the USCG was
escorting the ferries back and forth. I don't know whether it was the
laughter or the fuel bills that ended that foolishness.
--
Roger Long
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