T&T: Boating Accidents in the News

[Trawler336@aol.com]

Ahoy Mike & List,

What has me  worried recently is how many of the professions been involved in 
these  collisions.  Namely, A cruise ship 17 NM off course to Boston from 
Bermuda;  An ore vessel collides with a 92 ft S/V, killing the a crew member;  A  
Coast Guard patrol hits a tour boat, twice, near Miami; lastly, Ship capsizes 
in  Albany, NY, while loading heavy cargo.  Can anyone answer, "Why so many  
recently"?   Can the training procedures slacking off"   

Collision avoidance can only be accomplished if & only when the  entire crew 
of all of us out there knows the rules and can, "see" &  interpret all those 
subtle signs to put themselves in a safe position so as to  prevent the 
"emergency" to exist in the first place.   

IMHO.

Ciao, Capt Joe Guarino,
Instructor,
Commercial Diving  Academy  




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