Rules of the road question 48
 

Your in a sailboat east bound on the ICW and have only sail power.
Your meeting a tug pushing a 200 ft loaded barge that is west bound
right at a bridge. It looks to tight to pass under the bridge.
Who has the right of way?

Joe

What's the problem exactly? If you think he's about to collide with the
bridge you sound the danger signal.

Cheers

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Your in a sailboat east bound on the ICW and have only sail power.
Your meeting a tug pushing a 200 ft loaded barge that is west bound
right at a bridge. It looks to tight to pass under the bridge.
Who has the right of way?

Joe

The tug boat is the stand-on vessel.

Rule 9

(b) A vessel of less than 20 meters in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede the passage of a vessel which can safely navigate
only within a narrow channel or fairway.


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Your in a sailboat east bound on the ICW and have only sail power.
Your meeting a tug pushing a 200 ft loaded barge that is west bound
right at a bridge. It looks to tight to pass under the bridge.
Who has the right of way?

Joe

Tug and Barge and you are on the Gulf Coast probably in the Mississippi
Delta Area, since a sailboat under sail is involved on one of the ICW
canals leading from someplace like Pontchartrain to or from the Gulf. The
bridge in mind is most likely one crossing said canal system on Int.
510/LA47/Paris Road. Or someplace similar.

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Your in a sailboat east bound on the ICW and have only sail power.
Your meeting a tug pushing a 200 ft loaded barge that is west bound
right at a bridge. It looks to tight to pass under the bridge.
Who has the right of way?

Joe