Next time you anchor near an entrance, maybe you should think again. ;^)))

[SG]

http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20170627/ssa-ferry-captain-mistook-sailboats-for-buoys

http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20170617/15-injured-when-ferry-slams-hyannisport-breakwater

I think about a number anchorages which are otherwise close to entrances. I guess experienced "professional" pilots who go in- and out- of such entrances might not be so reliable.

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SSA: Ferry captain mistook sailboats for buoys
The captain of the Steamship Authority ferry Iyanough mistook a metal pole and two moored sailboats as buoys leading into Hyannis Harbor before the vessel hit a breakwater.
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By the way: Allision? You know that's not a typo.

allision
Contents
[1English

• 1.1Etymology
• 1.2Noun
  • 1.2.1Related terms
  • 1.2.2Coordinate terms
• 1.3See also

English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin allisio, French allidere (“to strike or dash against”).

Noun[edit]
allision (plural allisions)

1. (nautical) The striking of a vessel against a fixed object; the act of alliding or an instance thereof.
2. (rare) The act of dashing against or striking upon.

Related terms[edit]

• allide

Coordinate terms[edit]

• collision

See also[

 

[uncledom]

How do you mistake a flashing red, 31 feet in the air, at a 6 second interval with buoys that are just above the water and would ride up and down on the alleged eight foot waves which #4 is a 2.5 second flashing red, #5 is a 4 second flashing green and #6 is a 4 second flashing red? Just wondering. I would have had those items spotted from 2 miles out without radar. I might have wondered about the odd lights just to port of them but I would have already had my path visually plotted.

 

[genec]

Seems like a simple hand held GPS might have saved the day...

 

[Rick486]

Ya know, on the water s**t happens. Too bad that folks were injured. The captain can kiss his license goodbye.