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On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:10:36 -0800, "nom=de=plume"
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The J boat took action, just not the correct one for the idiots of the
WW.



What action? It seems to at a minimum kept going in the same direction.
Just
because the other boat acted foolishly doesn't justify inaction by the
other.


The regs say his obligation is to maintain course and speed, which
they did, on film. That was the point of the video I suppose.

BTW the Somali pirates are jumping on the SS bandwagon, saying their
piracy is protecting the fishing in their area from foreign
exploitation.

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news...-68761347.html


What about Rule 17:

"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."

I think the Somali pirates have been using that excuse for a long time.

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Nom=de=Plume