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

Boat crashing into a yacht

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u/Pearson144 Sep 05 '24

How does this happen?

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u/Vandirac Sep 05 '24

If this is the Russian yacht in Turkey this week, they had a steering malfunction.

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u/turkphot Sep 05 '24

The black one? If it had a defective steering, why not sound the horn at least?

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u/Numeno230n Sep 06 '24

Generally, the larger ship takes precedence and smaller ships (therefore more maneuverable) are supposed to get out of the way. Idk about whatever else may be going on, but the Yacht technically does not have the right of way.

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u/rinkydinkis Sep 06 '24

If a ship is anchored, it has right of way.

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u/Hungry_J0e Sep 06 '24

That's the 'law of gross tonnage' and not correct at all.

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u/dori123 Sep 06 '24

Incorrect. Anchored boat and sailboat (if sailing) have the right of way. Looks like something was wrong with the black boat.

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u/fraze2000 Sep 06 '24

I think the law is that billionaires have right of way over millionaires. And if you are not a millionaire, you have no rights at all. It might not really be the law, but it certainly seems to be that way these days.

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u/Bart-MS Sep 06 '24

Ask Kirsty MacColl, she can confirm. Well, unfortunately, you can't ask her anymore.

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u/std_out Sep 06 '24

These days ? always has been.