T&T: Charleston - collision caused by failure to follow navigation rules

[Pascal Gademer]

i have mixed feeling on this one..

if the sailboat crossed safely ahead but then tacked unexpectedly in front 
of the tour boat then he failed to maintain course and speed as required by 
a stand on vessel.  He also failed to maintain a proper lookout, how can one 
not see a tour boat before tacking... or was he trying to force teh sail vs 
power issue ?  The tour boat captain shoudl have sounded 5 blasts as soon as 
the sailboat tacked and done a little more than merely stopping.

also got to wonder why did he decide to go thru a race fleet since he was 
not in the chanel anyway...

and why dind't the coast guard respond right way to the tour boat calls on 
16 after the collision ?

pascal
miami, fl
70 hatteras 53MY
live helm cam www.sandbarhopper.com/#cam


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LA Licata" <lalicata at alum.rpi.edu>
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Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 2:51 AM
Subject: T&T: Charleston - collision caused by failure to follow navigation 
rules


> Charleston  collision caused by failure to follow navigation rules
>
> The US Coast Guard issued a press release stating that a July 22
> collision in Charleston Harbor between a tour boat and a sailboat was
> caused by the failure of the operators of both vessels to follow the
> navigation rules.  The operator of the tour boat accepted a voluntary
> suspension of his Coast Guard license for a three month period.
> (8/24/07).
>
> http://tinyurl.com/27v33w
>
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