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10 years ago this photo was taken from a tug boat just moments after Shinyo Sawako collided with a fishing boat and killed 16 people.
If you look closely, you can see the Captain on the fos'cle (bow) of the bulk-carrier standing by himself, in White. God knows what is going through his head.. knowing the souls of 16 men are gone forever.
doodybird
Fuck all of those jobs.
Komer
Give way to the big boat
neil137
after? i dont see problems
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couldbeworsecouldberaining
https://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f241/freighter-shinyo-sawako-collision-course-fishing-boat-lurongyu-2177-a-23996/
KrombopulousMicael
The rules of the road dictate that the fishing vessel, with lines out, has the right of way.
testedmetal
That’s not what the rules say. That is one part of a much larger set of conditions. For instance, they have no right of way in a TSS.
oieokillertofu
Having seen this photo hundreds of times I've yet to ever read that story or that anyone died.
GiNgErSnApBiTcH
so these men are dead?
MadeYouLookAgain
No
chepeweb
he was thinking "It's my first day!"
Doubledingleberry68
Link
couldbeworsecouldberaining
https://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f241/freighter-shinyo-sawako-collision-course-fishing-boat-lurongyu-2177-a-23996/
FG360
Fill up your hearts.
KrombopulousMicael
The "bigger boat" doesn't have the right of way. All deck officers have white coveralls.
modsquad0
You scratched my anchor
disavowed1979
You must've been something before electricity .
astromoondoggie
Coincidentally, "SaWAKo" is also the sound the crash made.
TippLite
Did commercial salmon fishing in Alaska one summer. Inexperienced guy was taking us bsck to port, tried cutting across the shipping lane 1/
TippLite
Damn near crossed pathes with a cargo ship. The wake nearly capsized us. 1/2
Root0syntax7
2/2*
TheMovieGalaxyQuest
That's so fucking terrifying
Gwego
They should have read
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emertonom
*fo'c'sle, short for "forecastle"
DonFouts
That is how you pronounce forecastle
emertonom
Sure. It's just not "fos'cle," as in the post.
redletterservices
Story time. Zzzzzzzzz
PammySoup
Impressive zoom
mightymorphinforeskin
Well fuck...
dietderpsy
Shinyo Sawako Motherfuckers!
BronzeLeaguePro
I think the captain thought something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ4ddAgykfk
GendouLovesDucklings
Photo is not from the day of the accident - it's from six months prior: http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/picture/ships/90423/9083964
GendouLovesDucklings
Don't blame @OP. There's two levels of viral deception going on. The first level states this is from the fishing boat.
GendouLovesDucklings
The second level pretends to correct that by stating this is from a tug just after the fishing boat is destroyed.
GendouLovesDucklings
In truth, both are made up for viral fame, as this still-striking photo was taken several months before the accident.
peikkos
Amazing picture though!
MeatBallSplash
Are going jyst gonna ignore the man in the middle of the group with his middle finger up?
oBlanko
Is the dude 3rd to the right flipping the bird to them?
CyberSecurityShark
Such pictures and Jaws are the reasons I hate going in boats, swimming in the ocean... pools and showering..
REAGANSMASH84
We know more about space then the ocean deep
ReaperHoA
Do we?
REAGANSMASH84
Yeah it's easier to see out in space than it is to explore the depth of mt everest is tall underwater
stuhata
But space is thought to be infinite while the earth ocean is finite. Plus time and space ripping apart breaking the known laws of physics
REAGANSMASH84
I did not state we know everything about space just that the knowledge of one is greater than the other
tugboatcaptain
Wait but you have shark in your username
dietderpsy
H keeps his fears close.
buttbuttpartywagon
How do we know it's the captain?
IFoundaBagOfFireworksInMensRestroom
None of the guys at the bow are (wearing hardhats) but there is another guy on the very right side of the pic. Still doubt it’s the cpt tho
buttbuttpartywagon
The thing that's on that white perch off the side? More then likely that's a light
IFoundaBagOfFireworksInMensRestroom
Maybe it’s a guy but he’s really bright.
bigolblackman
http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/091/582/55b.png
MadeYouLookAgain
Highly probable that it's not. The captain would be in the wheel house communicating with the tug.
JonnyHarms
its not, engineers wair white boilersuits at sea
KrombopulousMicael
Depends on the company and where the ship is from actually
CrypticRuin
He's thinking the bigger boat has the right of way and he couldn't have turned or stopped if he wanted to.
testedmetal
That’s just wrong... nowhere in the rules does it say that
LincolnsVengeance
And legally that's true
boopitybapity
Depends whether the vessel is constrained by her draft. Bigger boat doesn’t have right of way
jlbashaw
That's kinda what I was thinking, but I know Jack all about maritime rules. Plus those don't look like particularly calm seas.
Bassemuss
the most maneuverable must give way to the less maneuverable. eg. if you are in a motorboat you must give way to a scullar
Insomniacmother
So true, but on the other hand he does need to yield for trawlers if their nets are in the sea. Easier said than done...
testedmetal
That’s not strictly true, especially in busy controlled waters.
Zhorhammer
Rule #1, if it's over twice your size, you stay the hell out of its way. (Now tell the tourists here that. Oy.)
testedmetal
That’s wrong- any vessel will expect you to comply with the rules and plan accordingly. And rule #1 is Application.
jlbashaw
Don't they take several miles/kilometers to make any significant course changes? Like a train on steroids in water?
Zhorhammer
Yes. I work at a ferry and was told that even the relatively small cargo tugs I see have a stopping distance of about 20 kilometers.
peikkos
Yes, called advanced and transfer. The time and distance to complete a turn depends on speed and angle of the turn.
FussyZeus
Basically. We had a coal ship that messed up some calculations around a bridge in my area by ever so slightly, took out a waterfront. 1/2
FussyZeus
You get that much ship moving in a direction, getting it to move in a different one takes a hell of a lot of energy. 2/2
Mechwarrior719
This is why attempting to stop and reverse may have doomed the Titanic. And because the rudder screw wasn't designed to turn in reverse
testedmetal
It depends on the vessel/ conditions/ speed. At this level, planning and decision making all take place at the 8- 12 nm range.
DonteHaversham
Nautical miles?
testedmetal
Yep... a safe way to operate in general terms might be detect by 12, decision by 8, action by 6. All subject to traffic density/ vis/ speed.
Drbubbles47
Ahh yes, the 8-12 Nanometer range. They almost had enough room here.
tigerlilytoph
Maritime right-of-way is how we decide who goes first at an all-way stop: car in the right goes first. It has to do with lights. 1/2
CrypticRuin
Ummm. No. Big boat is right OF way at sea
testedmetal
Nope- that’s wrong
tigerlilytoph
Starboard (right) = green, port (left) = red. You obey the lights: red means the other boat has the right of way, green means you do. 2/2
tigerlilytoph
So if a boat is on a collision course coming from your starboard side, you see their port side (red), they see green, so you give way.
testedmetal
Lights are only the start of it- I can still have priority over a vessel on my stbd side. It depends on my vessel’s role and where I am.
tigerlilytoph
True! And also the direction of the wind. Shit’s crazy, yo.