[harpseal]

First I believe the poster was reffering to the original collision that resulted in the sinking of the Tricolor. There is still no excuse for professional sailors to run hit a wreck of known location. There are always local notices to mariners out there and and running into a know obstacle if one has power to avoid it is a big no no. Now if the heavy traffic in the area resulted in no other course of action for the Vicky then I would suggest thatsuch should be logged and the radio traffic seeking to avoid the collisions should also be logged and recorded.

Now a warship perhaps operating under radio silence has some excuses but the USN looks very much askance at skippers who dent their ships in collisions with other vessels or know obstacles.

Naval inquiry needed on these captains.

Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown

[Eva]

I remember, not too long ago, that a Chinese ship sailed the wrong way up the channel because the directions are reversed, like the roads and the crew didn't speak English.

[StriperSniper]

There is a short article in The New York Sun print edition today that says the wreck was marked with bouys and an hourly radio warning. Looks like another Hazelwood as far as bottom line responsibility, if not reason.