[ikka]

That's assuming they pay someone to do lookout. Many captains no longer post lookouts 24x7 the way they should. Ask any ocean-going sailor in a small boat and they will tell you about large ships and supertankers getting too close for comfort and no one on deck seeing their boat.

[mewzilla]

Lookouts aren't mandated by regulations?

[rodguy911]

Absolutely right. Happens all the time here in the Keys. We get anchored boats that have to cut their anchor line to get out of the way in time. Sometimes they don't.