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They were traveling at 17 knots in a busy channel at night. That alone seems crazy.
by hansthehorse 8y ago
They were traveling at 17 knots in a busy channel at night. That alone seems crazy.
- mcv 8y agoIn traffic terms, that would be speeding, in the dark, with your lights off. And apparently while not paying attention to the other traffic. All we need now is drunk crew.
- SolarNet 8y agoI'd add texting while driving to the anology.
- short_sells_poo 8y agoAnd boats don't do emergency stops, or turns for that matter. If you haven't been out on a powerboat at night, I urge you to try it once. It can be extremely disorienting as often you have zero points of reference, the ability to judge distances is compromised and objects can be completely invisible either because of the darkness when away from the shore, or because of the bright background light pollution from onshore lights. In such conditions, I want to take every piece of information about my surroundings (e.g. radar, sonar and AIS), and make sure that others know where I am and where I'm heading, so turning off the AIS in a busy shipping lane is particularly questionable. As another poster wrote, this is the analogue of speeding on a busy highway with all your lights off and having a matte black car.
- varjag 8y ago> As another poster wrote, this is the analogue of speeding on a busy highway with all your lights off and having a matte black car. This is another thing that happens in Norway all the time.