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Both boats with fully operational radar. That's disturbing. 
In Response To: I remember hearing this one unfold on VHF 
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() Sometimes I think eyes are glued to a screen below when those same eyes and ears would easily detect nearby boats on deck.
Still somebody in the article says, “I would recommend all mariners to have functioning radar,” he said. “Otherwise, you’re basically piloting blind.”
Hmmm,....
Messages In This Thread
- Modern ship captains: Do you look at AIS or Radar?
- I don't know about where you're going, Jon; but
- Pangas don't use AIS and neither do
- You're no modern ship captain, then Steve.
- I remember hearing this one unfold on VHF
- I remember as well..
- Both boats with fully operational radar. That's disturbing.
- I always hope for wind in thick fog
- I've been thick fog with lobster boats roaring from pot to pot
- Me too. Sailing will save you. If you can't, just slow down.
- I would like to read the story but I refuse
- That's my point. "of little use" is better
- I remember hearing this one unfold on VHF
- You're no modern ship captain, then Steve.
- I don't know that COLREGS have changed but...
- AIS first and maybe foremost
- You can't assume large ships will always show up on AIS
- Turned my radar on today for the first time since the launch day test
- I don't know where you are, but I can tell you this. In the Gulf ICW, beween Galveston Tex and New Orleans La