It ain’t just third world. I would invite you to visit some of the bars near Cherry Point in Washington state where the tanker crews hang. I’ve heard a number of conversations that go something like this:
“Hey Billy, what time is it?”
“Twelve-thirty.”
“What time do we shove?”
“One AM.”
“How far’s the refinery?”
“’Bout ten miles.”
“Hey honey! Me and my bud got time for two more apiece - then we gotta take off. We’re sailin’ with the tide...”
All that aside, given the location of the damage and the ships’ relative manuverability, it’s hard to see how the tanker isn’t the stand-on vessel.
Interesting.
Can you tell me what “a “stand-on vessel” is?
Thanks.