BobS and Krispen
all valid points, so even when
Northern Jasper had other vessels on her stb on which they reacted with course changes, that still does not explain why the last port course change into the path of the other ship. If there were other traffic on her stb side, then another option would have been to reduce or stop,, but a full port maneuver into the path of another vessel can not be excused by traffic on the stb. If so,,that would mean I can do it against the rule if I have a seemingly good excuse to do so.