To: 867V309
I know they have radars but visional situational awareness is degraded at night at sea. Not knowing the weather orvsea conditionx ...
Having made several overnight offshore trips on clear nights and seas from 1 foot to 18 feet -.it was harrowing to judge other traffic especially barges!
86 posted on
06/17/2017 9:04:01 PM PDT by
silverleaf
(We voted for change, not leftover change)
To: silverleaf
Having made several overnight offshore trips on clear nights and seas from 1 foot to 18 feet -.it was harrowing to judge other traffic especially barges!
Oh, Boo Hoo.
You're not the skipper of a US Destroyer with hundreds of lives depending on you, and millions of dollars of tracking equipment to rely upon.
93 posted on
06/17/2017 9:19:39 PM PDT by
867V309
(Lock Her Up)
To: silverleaf
I am reminded of the old joke that ends, “Admiral, this is Seaman Smith of the LIGHTHOUSE...I can’t change course...”
162 posted on
06/18/2017 1:11:46 AM PDT by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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