"Jim Willemin" wrote in message
7.131...

When two power driven vessels are crossing so as to involve risk of
collision, the vessel which has the other on her own starboard side
shall keep out of the way and shall, if the circumstances of the case
admit, avoid crossing ahead of the other vessel.




Seems to me the craft with the camera has the other boat to starboard,
hence Rule 15 applies. Of course, the other boat is also in violation
of Rule 17b:

(b) When, from any cause, the vessel required to keep her course and
speed finds herself so close that collision cannot be avoided by the
action of the give-way vessel alone, she shall take such action as will
best aid to avoid collision.



Of course, the instinctive action on the part of the smaller boat would
be to turn to port, passing starboard to starboard, which would put her
in peril of the larger craft turning to starboard under Rule 14. It
would be interesting to see the outcome of any legal action...



Yep. My initial reaction was rule 17, putting the boat with the camera at
fault.

But, Rule 17b basically screws the "blame" all up.

So, who knows?

Eisboch