Hopefully the COLREGS discussion on this one is shorter - http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-midway-crash-20180826-story,amp.html
Sailboat meets aircraft carrier
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- Oct 22, 2014
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As Captain Ron would opine.
Well if anything's going to happen it's going to happen out there.
Captain Ron: Ehh they will get out of are way learned that driving the Saratoga.
Martin Harvey: The USS Saratoga.
Captain Ron: Yeah the old Sarah.
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Well if anything's going to happen it's going to happen out there.
Captain Ron: Ehh they will get out of are way learned that driving the Saratoga.
Martin Harvey: The USS Saratoga.
Captain Ron: Yeah the old Sarah.
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You can clearly see that the carrier's engines are running, even though it's tied up to the dock, so therefore it must be at fault. It should have maneuvered at the last minute to avoid the collision.
'I hit a museum". Explain that to your insurance. I see another Farmers commercial in the future.
I deployed several times on the Midway. Got to launch and trap on her a couple times from the Philippines. Good memories. I plan to visit her someday with the wife.
I deployed several times on the Midway. Got to launch and trap on her a couple times from the Philippines. Good memories. I plan to visit her someday with the wife.
The transom of the Midway sticks out past the end of Navy Pier. What a menace. No marina I’ve stayed at allows that. And those mast traps at the end of the flight deck? Outrageous. Someone needs to call his Laywer.
I have a friend who was a first officer on an LNG tanker between Japan and India. He told me the morning dawned once and he came on watch to find the mast of a sailboat hanging in the gangway gantry that was still outboard from leaving port the day before.
I got pulled over from speeding in Ireland once. The officer asked why I was speeding and I just pointed to the edifice of Cashel Rock (a large castle straight ahead on a hill). I was busy gawking and not playing attention. The officer admonished me to pay more attention and sent me on my way.
Imagine what it looked like from the sailor's perspective, waaaaaaaay down the in the water. Perspective is a funny thing when looking up.
-Will (Dragonfly)
I got pulled over from speeding in Ireland once. The officer asked why I was speeding and I just pointed to the edifice of Cashel Rock (a large castle straight ahead on a hill). I was busy gawking and not playing attention. The officer admonished me to pay more attention and sent me on my way.
Imagine what it looked like from the sailor's perspective, waaaaaaaay down the in the water. Perspective is a funny thing when looking up.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Not super smart. Eight people on board, probably wanted to show his guests something interesting. One thing about HUGE objects in the water; they can throw off the speed/distance calculations that you do in your head when maneuvering. Its just a big gray wall. And then...
“I don’t think he realized how tall his mast was. He was too close to the boat and it was too late,” Wiener said. “It was definitely an exciting day on a tour on the Midway. This was our first time coming here, and what an ending."
Another contestant in the Darwin award !!!!!!!
Another contestant in the Darwin award !!!!!!!
Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.
Who doesn't cringe looking up at your masthead everytime you sail under a bridge, even knowing you'll fit?
-Will (Dragonfly)
Who doesn't cringe looking up at your masthead everytime you sail under a bridge, even knowing you'll fit?
-Will (Dragonfly)
It was a clear day, & he was the only boat moving.
It reminds of another time, like when the Titanic also hit a large floating object.
Keep in mind that the Titanic was steerable also.
The captain should have had a better watch & allowed plenty of separation space.
Hence, the mast would still be up...........
It reminds of another time, like when the Titanic also hit a large floating object.
Keep in mind that the Titanic was steerable also.
The captain should have had a better watch & allowed plenty of separation space.
Hence, the mast would still be up...........