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Default Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges

On 23/06/2010 1:12 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 12:35 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:32:18 -0400, I am Tosk

wrote:
I have been there and almost got run over.. How you can miss it? I don't
know it's huge but the one that crept up on my was like a big silent
planed slipping in in the night... No lights on the front of the barges,
it was crazy.


I thought the front barge was required to have running lights and a
flasher.
At any rate the sun was up when this happened


Then again, if the fisherman were familiar with the area, then they
should have known to watch for barge traffic.


Depends, was where they were for shiping? I can't believe barges are
considered to be the right of way near anchorage points for example. No
mater what their size.

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