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Wrong time to go to the head.
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OMG! I just realised the fishing vessel is The 'Andrea' from my home town of Peterhead in NE Scotland!!!! LOL.
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The fishing vessel is a 'beamer' and is towing gear on the seabed. I believe this give it priority.
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why did the sailing ship do nothing apart from sound his horn ?
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with all that water.... I don't get it.
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if in danger or in doubt all ways keep a good look out if in danger with no room to turn easy her stop her or go full asturn.
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Illegal protest
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a fishing vessel almost always has the right of way over even a sailing vessel when fishing.but all vessels are required to AVOID collisions
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you had one job
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The fisherman have poor mind.
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well it would be nice if all you idiots driving cars would go by the rules, in stead you ass hole have disobey. yes the captain should have turned to the port, fishing vessel that is.
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Those of you saying the sailboat should have moved clearly don't appreciate the fact that there's no real way they can turn to completely avoid a collision. Any action they took would be other than what the rules say, would be unpredictable and therefore could exacerbate the situation further. In a more manoeuvrable vessel they would have had many more options, but that thing is slow and heavy and cannot dart out of the way at the last second.
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drunken fisherman fast asleep
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WELL DONE!STUDENTS!
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i dont understand.. both had enough time to chance direction. I know boats driving on an engine are easier to manouvre, but still why would you take that chance?? The Sailors.. where they american? and thereby think they are always right??
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if the fishing vessel is towing a wine or a net the boats will go over there the rope and cut the propellers would cut the rope
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selber schuld, fuck landratten.
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Captains of both are idiots. Why the sailboat didn't bear off is ridiculous while he still had time. Nope, just kept waiting for the trawler to bear off. Not me, throw the tiller over and come about! Too funny.
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Mabye not the right video to say as that guy on the watch was a asshole but that was one beautiful fishing Vessel!
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PLEASE tell me how do you get into a collision in the middle of the GOD DAM ocean SUPER EPIC FAIL should even be operating a toaster let alone a ship fucktards
Here is the press release from this incident. At a hearing 30/05/2011 at Southampton Magistrates the Officer of the Watch of a fishing vessel pleaded guilty to one safety charge brought under Section 58 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. He was fined £1,700 plus costs of £6,435. On the 20th August 2010 the Andrea had finished fishing and was returning to port in the Netherlands. The skipper and rest of the crew were below leaving Jan Baarssen alone on the bridge in sole charge of the vessel. The Andrea is a 36.5 metre beam trawler registered in the UK but is based in the Netherlands The Alexander von Humboldt was returning to Germany after a training voyage with a crew of fifty nine (59) consisting of thirty three (33) trainees and twenty six (26) full time crew. She is a large three masted sail training vessel registered in Germany. The visibility on the day was good (10 Km +), wind was southerly force 5-6 with weather being grey and overcast. During the afternoon of the 20th August 2011 the Alexander von Humboldt detected the Andrea on a steady bearing on its port side. The Andrea was not fishing and was the give way vessel. The Alexander von Humboldt started sounding its whistle. The Andrea failed to give way. The Alexander von Humboldt also tried to contact the Andrea by VHF radio but had no response. The Andrea claims to have gone hard to starboard and when within 15-20 metres of the Alex von Humboldt, the Andrea was seen to go full astern. The Andrea struck the port quarter of the Alexander von Humboldt. It was a fairly low speed collision. Apart from some scratched paintwork, the Andrea was undamaged. The Alexander von Humboldt was lucky to suffer only some dented shell plating with associated damage to internal wooden bulkheads and deck planking together with bent or buckled handrails. It was very fortunate that no harm came to the crew of the Alexander von Humboldt and that its rigging and watertight integrity remained intact. Mr Jan Baarssen, 51, of Urk, Netherlands pleaded guilty for conduct endangering ships or persons. He was finerd£1,700 plus costs of £6,435 In passing sentence the Magistrates stated that it was fortunate that they were no injuries especially among the sail training crew. Mr David Fuller O.B.E., Principal Fishing Vessel Surveyor for the Eastern Region of the MCA stated:"This is yet another incident occurring on the return of a fishing vessel to harbour. Fishermen are reminded of the requirement to keep a good lookout at all times. Also that that the trip is not over until the vessel is safely tied up in port. We would like to thank the German and Netherlands Police for their assistance in this matter"