Re: [Paddlewise] Shipping Lane Traffic

William Jennings wrote:
> Shipping lanes....
> 
> Was once crossing a shipping lane in Casco Bay in moderate fog.
> Had prudently used marine radio to notify any inbound or outbound 
> traffic of our presence,
> "Securite, securite, securite...."
> 
> First half of the crossing was fine. We paused at the mid-channel marker 
> and again checked,
> this time getting a response from a smaller craft alerting us to a 
> merchant ship inbound that
> should be right about on top of us.....
> 
> We heard the "hissssss" of the wake and then, yikes, looming above us 
> was this behemoth
> who apparently didn't hear or deem our radio calls worth a response.
> 
> We were fine.  Good thing we stopped.
> 
> Last time I'll cross a channel in fog...
> 

<snip>

> 
> -Will

There's a chain is islands in the St. Lawrence. The rules state that 
we are to announce ourselves when crossing between islands, or between 
islands and mainland in fog or reduced visibility. But who is 
responsible for monitoring and taking avoiding action?

In Will's example, it seems that (some) boats either do not monitor, 
or do not take avoiding action. (Or they do monitor but don't bother 
responding!)

I'm all in favour of doing everything I can to avoid other boats, but 
what else can one do in fog except make the announcement?

-- 
   Darryl
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