I'm in total agreement!!!...

I'm never too proud to give "right-of-way"...

Just hope that any persons lounging in the lower station/salon, were aware and had time to move/react...

Looks like a lot of head crashing on the bridge also...

Almost like a plane crash...It's not the fall that kills you...It's the sudden stop...(sic)

Divenstar:eek: :eek: :eek:

WRONG!!! According to both inland and international navigation rules, the smaller boat approaching from the R was the "stand on" vessel and clearly had the right of way. The larger vessel is the "give way" vessel and had the duty to alter course to avoid the collision. The video clearly indicates who is at fault. I would love to have access to it if I were the stand on vessel obviously going to court over the incident.

http://www.boatingbasicsonline.com/c...ing/6_2_b1.php

It's hard to tell the relative sizes, but the "bigger boat" was not a ferry or supertanker. The smaller vessel was approaching from the Starboard side, and had the right of way technically.

It was obvious to those on the deck of the larger boat, as well as the pilot on the smaller boat, that a collision was imminent. I'm assuming those would technically be the Lookouts on each vessel, as a Proper Lookout is required. In this instance, rules of right-away are secondary to avoiding collision. Both vessels should have made a pronounced, deliberate turn to starboard. Both skippers were culpable in this accident, which was obviously avoidable had either master observed any of the rules of navigation. Sadly, they observed none.

Too many boaters out there now drive to the plotter.

Proper knowledge and adherance to navigation rules and rules of the road would have avoided this incident all together. Seems like a few people here need to take a basic refresher course ... :eek:

holy crap. :eek:

Your 100% correct. Hasn't anyone here taken a Coast Guard Course? Rules of the road apply. Stand on vessel has the right of way for what that is worth. Wonder why neither sounded a horn as a warning to the other.

there both morons!!!

Large vessel was clearly the give way vessel; idiots had time to recognize a collision but not try to avoid it. Plus, how many people aboard both boats with their heads up their a55es!? Although one should be able to trust the Captain!