Just like water heaters only melt down 3 hours after you've left on
vacation.... :-)

"Big Mike" punisher5string@ !REMOVE! yahoo.com wrote in message
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I hear this happens quite often on fishing vessels. That many Captains and
Mates, especially Mates on watch as the Cap catches some zzzz's, fall
asleep themselves while steaming ahead on Auto-pilot. I'm ashamed to say
that I have been drowsy many times behind the wheel of the car. Sometimes I
pull over and sometimes I putt ahead. Many times wondering how I made it to
my destination. I can only imagine how often this happens out in the deep
sea where traffic is next to nothing. No excuse though to take falling
asleep behind the helm for granted or acceptable..... There is always that
1 iceberg that seems to always find the right ship at the right time.



"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"DSK" wrote in message
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It's happened. Off the coast of New Jersey a 60-footer ran over a
fishing boat and killed one of the men on board, while the owner of the
60-footer was said to not even be above decks (he claimed he was, but
was looking down "momentarily").

Now THAT is ridiculous. I guess I'm paranoid, but I can't imagine EVER
leaving the helm of a moving boat unless another competent person (or my
insane son) took my place while I was away.