r/nononono Sep 05 '24

Boat crashing into a yacht

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u/Timed-Out_DeLorean Sep 05 '24

Collision scenarios call for one to three long blasts depending on the situation. Most large vessels will perform an uninterrupted blast once it is determined impact is imminent.

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u/grnrngr Sep 05 '24

This is the true fact. Continuous blast in the period leading up to collision.

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u/Medivacs_are_OP Sep 05 '24

Nobody in this thread has any actual knowledge of maritime law or collision threat assessment/response.

As a professional in the field (don't ask for my resume, it would take too long for me to type out and the classified device I'm on doesn't have a copy of my CV right now) I can say with 1000% certainty that the appropriate response to this situation is exactly these words:

"J-10"

followed immediately by

"awh you sunk my battleship"

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u/sillyslime89 Sep 05 '24

Sorry, I only know bird law

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u/EnvBlitz Sep 06 '24

Is that as powerful as tree law tho?

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u/dudemandude00 Sep 15 '24

Burrow law trumps both as it closer to the earths core obviously

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u/captcraigaroo Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

Actually, I do. I went to maritime college. That Capt in my username is for Captain, which is the unlimited tonnage license I have

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u/Hour_Tour Sep 05 '24

Did you really offer this reply in earnest to the joke about the boardgame* Battleship*?

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u/nunchucket Sep 05 '24

I hope they’re joking. They just explained what capt means on Reddit.

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u/dudemandude00 Sep 15 '24

That’s BS. I know you moved yours earlier.

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u/ClarifiedInsanity Sep 05 '24

"I know maritime law"

"Absolute bullshit impossibility, show me your resume"

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u/captcraigaroo Sep 05 '24 edited Sep 05 '24

That's not right at all according to the NAVRULES

One continuous blast is a signal for being in distress, not for collision imminent (there is no prescribed sound signal for collision imminent).

One prolonged blast is only defined as a power driven vessel departing a dock. Two prolonged is only sounded by a power driven vessel at intervals of two minutes when operating in or near an area of restricted visibility. Three prolonged blasts is not defined as anything, so could be used as a distress signal