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Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-03-2018, 07:37
Replies: 138
Views: 19,726
Posted By Dockhead
Re: VOR boat in Fatal Collision.

Indeed. If the F/V was indeed engaged in fishing, and showing proper shapes or lights for that, then that might reduce somewhat the responsibility of the F/V, but would not eliminate it. Even if...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-03-2018, 07:34
Replies: 138
Views: 19,726
Posted By Dockhead
Re: VOR boat in Fatal Collision.

Not since the 19th century.

Murder is defined differently in different states, but murder can exist in all of them without premeditation or even specific intention to kill -- generally a high...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 25-03-2018, 10:24
Replies: 138
Views: 19,726
Posted By Dockhead
Re: VOR boat in Fatal Collision.

That's just the way fishermen are, all over the world. They rarely show proper lights, they have their fishing nav status day shapes permanently welded to their vessels, they frequently don't keep a...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-01-2018, 03:33
Replies: 138
Views: 19,726
Posted By Dockhead
Re: VOR boat in Fatal Collision.

LaMarocha explained it exactly correctly :thumb:

And it's not a merely pedantic comment. Someone asked who had the right of way, and the correct answer, as given by LaMarocha and other is that...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-01-2018, 00:37
Replies: 138
Views: 19,726
Posted By Dockhead
Re: VOR boat in Fatal Collision.

Amen! :eek:



Again, amen. I suppose the problem is very similar in both cases -- the main focus in both cases is not on seamanship.

I don't, personally, have any problem with races held...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-01-2018, 00:19
Replies: 138
Views: 19,726
Posted By Dockhead
Re: VOR boat in Fatal Collision.

:thumb:

No race is worth dying OR KILLING for.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 22-01-2018, 00:16
Replies: 138
Views: 19,726
Posted By Dockhead
Re: VOR boat in Fatal Collision.

Certainly -- neither of them was either burdened, nor had right of way. That's one thing we know for sure.
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