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No5 Elbe ex Wanderbird Collision


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Seems to me the freighter is in restricted waters, likely to be over required tonnage to have right of way in that channel.The sailing vessel is the burdened vessel.  All the sailing vessel had to do was bear away. Seems the command "hard to port" was misinterpreted by those at the helm, who put the tiller hard to port - hence to put the vessel to stb, right in the patch of the freighter.

Its good practice, and easier on the ship's officers, if you dont get with 1/2 a mile, or better yet, a mile, of a ship.

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