"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"otnmbrd" wrote in message
.70...
Naturally the video is only of the last moments so we can't see what
led
up to the collision, but if this was a normal head to head or nearly
so
they both screwed up in many ways.... especially the boat the video
was
being shot from.

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Wayne.B wrote in
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:11:31 GMT, Jere Lull
wrote:

On 2007-10-17 14:47:31 -0400, Joe said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2hrUSs9ndA&NR=1

BOTH boats.

Probably so but it is an interesting situation, apparently between
two
boats of significantly different speed. I see that sort of thing
quite often from the perspective of our relatively slow trawler and
a
fast moving boat that is highly maneuverable. It is almost as
though
the larger slower boat is stopped, and entirely up to the faster
more
maneuverable boat to avoid the collision regardless of the
technicalities involved. Basically a faster boat has the ability to
maneuver into a situation where a collision becomes unavoidable, and
it almost looks to me as though that may have been involved in this
incident. That would put them at fault of course, even though
approaching from the starboard side of the larger boat.




It didn't quite look like head-to-head. It looked like a crossing
situation somewhat. The boat on the right is right, but both are at
fault. Both boats should have turned to starboard. I don't see how you
can say the faster boat would have or wouldn't have the ability to
maneuver. Looks like plenty of sea room to me for both boats.


Somebody slap me but I agree with this post.

Wilbur Hubbard