In busy traffic lanes like the Houston Ship channel ships underway are
not required to sound fog signals or slow down.

Ship channels are the commerence way of our world and should not be
hampered by pleasure vessels at any time.

Every vessel in the channel should check in with USCG traffic control
and should be aware of all other inbound and outbound traffic as
informed by traffic controllers. This aint the 1860's ya know. Let's
keep out of the way of people at work.

Joe