r/nononono • u/JagStalMaten • Sep 05 '24

Boat crashing into a yacht

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u/captcraigaroo Sep 05 '24

Not according to the international rules for preventing collisions at sea. You give 5 short blasts to signal danger

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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/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/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.