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Oops, Don't Smoke Reefer While Navigating

The Lady Rosemary a reefer cargo ship departing the southern Japanese port of Hakata near Fukuoka made a navigation error, causing it to strike the seawall at the entrance to the port. The bow of the vessel became stuck on the breakwater with reports of a small oil leak.

Friday Follies.

Oh no, this not my berth!

Read the real story here.

Beach Day.

How's your year going?

Ah-oh!

Not your Dad's beach cat.

Wrecks On Wednesday.

Be proud, fly the flag!

Sailing Pic Of The Day. What Happens To The Crew Of A Small Boat With A Lot Of Sail On A Windy Day?

Swim time.

There Are Idiots Out On The Water. Heads-Up, Mates, Heads-UP.

This is the last thing you want to see when you are out on the water for a relaxing day of fishing.

All boaters should know the rules of the road.

Look-out (Rule 5).

Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision.

Safe speed (Rule 6).

Every vessel shall at all times proceed at a safe speed so that she can take proper and effective action to avoid collision and be stopped within a distance appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions. In determining a safe speed the following factors shall be among those taken into account:

(a) By all vessels:

(i) The state of visibility;

(ii) The traffic density including concentration of fishing vessels or any other vessels;

(iii) The maneuverability of the vessel with special reference to stopping distance and turning ability in the prevailing conditions;

(iv) At night, the presence of background light such as from shore lights or from back scatter of her own lights;

(v) The state of wind, sea, and current, and the proximity of navigational hazards;

(vi) The draft in relation to the available depth of water.

(b) Additionally, by vessels with operational radar:

(i) The characteristics, efficiency and limitations of the radar equipment;

(ii) Any constraints imposed by the radar range scale in use;

(iii) The effect on radar detection of the sea state, weather, and other sources of interference;

(iv) The possibility that small vessels, ice and other floating objects may not be detected by radar at an adequate range;

(v) The number, location, and movement of vessels detected by radar;

(vi) The more exact assessment of the visibility that may be possible when radar is used to determine the range of vessels or other objects in the vicinity.

Risk of collision (Rule 7).

(a) Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist.

(b) Proper use shall be made of radar equipment if fitted and operational, including long-range scanning to obtain early warning of risk of collision and radar plotting or equivalent systematic observation of detected objects.

(c) Assumptions shall not be made on the basis of scanty information, especially scanty radar information.

(d) In determining if risk of collision exists the following considerations shall be among those taken into account:

(i) Such risk shall be deemed to exist if the compass bearing of an approaching vessel does not appreciably change.

(ii) Such risk may sometimes exist even when an appreciable bearing change is evident, particularly when approaching a very large vessel or a tow or when approaching a vessel at close range.

Action to avoid collision (Rule 8).

(a) Any action taken to avoid collision shall be taken in accordance with the Rules of this subpart (Rules 4-19) (§§83.04 through 83.19) and shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, be positive, made in ample time and with due regard to the observance of good seamanship.

(b) Any alteration of course and/or speed to avoid collision shall, if the circumstances of the case admit, be large enough to be readily apparent to another vessel observing visually or by radar; a succession of small alterations of course and/or speed should be avoided.

(c) If there is sufficient sea room, alteration of course alone may be the most effective action to avoid a close-quarters situation provided that it is made in good time, is substantial and does not result in another close-quarters situation.

(d) Action taken to avoid collision with another vessel shall be such as to result in passing at a safe distance. The effectiveness of the action shall be carefully checked until the other vessel is finally past and clear.

(e) If necessary to avoid collision or allow more time to assess the situation, a vessel shall slacken her speed or take all way off by stopping or reversing her means of propulsion.

(f)(i) A vessel which, by any of these Rules, is required not to impede the passage or safe passage of another vessel shall, when required by the circumstances of the case, take early action to allow sufficient sea room for the safe passage of the other vessel.

(ii) A vessel required not to impede the passage or safe passage of another vessel is not relieved of this obligation if approaching the other vessel so as to involve risk of collision and shall, when taking action, have full regard to the action which may be required by the Rules of Subpart B (Rules 4-19).

(iii) A vessel the passage of which is not to be impeded remains fully obliged to comply with the Rules of Subpart B (Rules 4-19) when the two vessels are approaching one another so as to involve risk of collision.

I Like Polymers!

Barbie comes to life. When did men start playing with dolls?

We're doomed!

Disruptive Passengers!

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Why do American airlines continue to shoot themselves in the foot?

Yes, I know the dad was wrong about using the seat for his daughter because he bought it for his son. His son took an earlier flight and so Delta assumed that it was an available seat that they could use for a standby passenger. The Delta employees screwed up by lying to him about the use of car seats. They also seem to have forgotten that everyone has phones that can make videos. Bad optics! Bang the rocks together, guys.

It Seems That I'm Not The Only One Who Has Rebooted.

Welcome back, Ole!

Friday Follies! (sailing video)

Single handed sailing with hatches open, flying a kite....what could go wrong?...oops!
Where's the marinara sauce? There's a lot of spaghetti in that cockpit.

Via Sailing Scuttlebutt

Hello Mr. Big Teeth, Welcome To The Lineup.

Mick Fanning was not on the menu today. Phew!

I've Got That Sinking Feeling!

Via Peter Mirow:  "Oh, shit!!! Tenho compaixão com o proprietário."

"Here Comes That Sinking Feeling" was written by Stegall, Keith/harris, Stewart.

Have you ever heard the sound of disappointment?
It tangles your head like a winter rose
Comes up eager and shining
And it likes to leave a scar before it goes

Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling

Nobody hurts me like you do
You cut into me like a poison dart
Creep into my sleep at night
Break into my dreams and tear them apart

Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling

Have you ever felt the sound of disappointment?
It pounds in your head like hammer blows
Comes on gentle and smiling
And it likes to leave a scar

Here it comes
Here it comes again
Here it comes
Here it comes again
Here it comes
Here it comes again
Here it comes
Here it comes again

Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling

Here comes that sinking feeling
Here comes that sinking feeling

 

Read more: Eurythmics - Here Comes That Sinking Feeling Lyrics | MetroLyrics

 

We Know The Rigging's Good.

The skills of the captain, well that's another story.

Monday Mishap. "Spectacular Laser Wipeout!" (moving pictures)

It's going to be one of those weeks.

Wrecks On Wednesday. Ah-Oh, Joe. It Looks Like Snow.

The Tall Ship Sloop Providence, Rhode Island’s Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador, has suffered damage after toppling over in blizzard conditions at Newport Shipyard on Tuesday.

The vessel is a 110 foot fully rigged sailing vessel and a faithful replica of John Paul Jones’ famous warship that sank or captured 40 British ships during the American Revolutionary War. It had been hauled at Newport Shipyard and apparently tipped over during the peak of a blizzard that brought gusts upwards of 60 mph to the coast. Read more here.

Hat tip to Matt

Wrecks On Wednesday.

Down she goes to the bottom of Davey Jones' locker.

Wreck: The Amoco Cadiz
She was a very large crude carrier that ran aground on Portsall Rocks, 5 km off the coast of Brittany, France on 16 March 1978.

Spectacular Video Of Rabaul Volcano. (Moving Pictures)

Chris Hamilton captures Rabaul as it erupts.

Wayback Wednesday.

Where are we going today Mr. Peabody? Sherman, we are travelling back to 2011 to see for ourselves why it's not a good thing to play chicken with a ship in a channel.

Munchola! 

Ah-oh, mast fall down and go boom.

Fall off, fall off...too late! Nice sail shape.

Former Naval officer and skipper of the Atalanta of Chester, Ronald Wilson and his crew of serving or former Royal Navy personnel managed to collide with the tanker ship, Hanne Knutsen. The yacht's highly experienced crew - which consisted of serving and retired Royal Navy officers - had failed to correctly anticipate the tanker's movements. Do tell! A big red ship, balsting it's horn and sailing up a narrow channel, damn near impossible to tell where it's going.

Hubris is not a good thing.

Wrecks On Wednesday: Spanish Ship Splits In Half. (Moving Pictures)

What happens when your engines give out and you're next to a seawall? Munchola!

The Spanish cargo ship Luno collided into the sea wall at Anglet, after its engines failed. More at the BBC and Hybridcar.com.