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Wayne.B

On Sat, 15 May 2010 17:52:37 -0400, wrote:

On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:22:44 -0800, You wrote:

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On Fri, 14 May 2010 21:06:27 -0400, "mmc" wrote:

"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 May 2010 18:31:15 -0700 (PDT), Bil wrote:

A good database of whale/sailboat strikes might lead to mitigation
specific to cruisers. At the moment, we don't know whether - for
example - sailing with a sonar depth sounder operating avoids whale/
sailboat strikes. That's why a database with details of where/when/
under what conditions would be valuable.

Really, how stupid does a whale have to be in order to "bump into" a
boat?

Think about it.

People walk in front of moving cars, OD on drugs, have unprotected sex, use
tobacco, etc, etc ,etc.......we are the most self destructive species.

How stupid does a ship manned by many people and all the latest
electronics, have to be, to run into a whale?

Most Commercial Shipping Vessels do carry any type of electronic
equipment that could, or would, show a whale in near vicinity of a ship.
At most they carry a Depth Sounder, which on the High Seas, is likely
turned OFF, and only used when entering, or leaving Port. AsK "Me" How I
know... I did SOLAS Inspections on 300 GTon and up Vessels for a couple
of Decades. Duh.....

Not the point.

Perhaps you are being a tad too abstruse for us, the unenlightened.

Dogs do that sometimes but I see it more often in cats.

I've seen quite a few whales, in quite a few different circumstances,
and frankly I have no idea whether they are intelligent or not. Some
are quite obviously capable of being trained.

I've seen some in the wild that clearly looked like they were playing
to the audience, and I've seen others that seemed totally oblivious to
the presence of man or boat.