"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"Bill McKee" wrote in message
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"Tim" wrote in message
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On Jan 9, 9:07 pm, "nom=de=plume" wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message

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"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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I've been watching the TV show. In any case, a small boat is no
threat to
a big ship.

Captains Richard Phillips (MV Maersk Alabama) and Kirk Lippold (USS
Cole)
would think otherwise.

Eisboch

You're claiming that the WW boat was intent on holding the Japanese crew
and
cargo hostage?? That's your argument?

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Nom=de=Plume

Ma'am, I can't speak for Rich but I think he's demonstrating that
small boats can be a threat to craft larger than the Japanese whalers.
aka Somalian pirates. and Muslim terrorists that like to blow people
up along with themselves.

Anymore, if i was the captain of a large vessel,and a small (possibly
unflagged) boat approached at speed, I'd tend to be a shy bit leery
of their motives.

Reply:
Under the law, a commercial fishing boat in the act of fishing has right
of way over a small craft. Last year, some guy had to cough up about a
1/2 million bucks, from what I remember, to repair the bumper on the San
Raphael bridge after he cut off a large freighter that tried to avoid the
idiot. Hit the bridge bumper. Plus you can see the WW boat speed up. So
give the WW boat his wish and crash it with your massive steel bow. But
film it it cover your ass.

Again, I'm no expert, but looking at the Navigation Rules
(http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/navrules.htm), but Rule 7 seems
pretty clear. There's no mention of "right-of-way" as a factor that
invalidates it:

"Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing
circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If
there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist."

Also, Rule 8 seems to apply. Thus, as I said previously, it appears that
both boats were at fault.

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Nom=de=Plume


Rule 17 does say the whaling vessel shall try to avoid another boat ignoring
the rules.
" This Rule does not relieve the give-way vessel of her obligation to keep
out of the way" and the WW vessel was obligated to keep out of the way.

Rule 18
(a) A power-driven vessel underway shall keep out of the way of:

1.. a vessel not under command;
2.. a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver;
3.. a vessel engaged in fishing;
4.. a sailing vessel.
Fishing has been ruled as commercial fishing.