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Shipping News and information / Re: 3 Men killed of the IOW
« on: September 21, 2006, 03:41:13 AM »
Hi Hawkeye.
The Digital Black box on board the Pride of Bilbao records (amongst other things) course changes, speed and most importantly, is linked to six microphones spread across the bridge. (I know this as i was serving on her when it was installed)
If anything happened between the Pride of Bilbao and the sailing vessel, then the black box would have recorded the sudden (if small) decrease in speed, and also the voices of the officer of the watch and the lookout on the bridge, instantly poiting the finger at the PoB.
However, the International Regulations for Preventing Collisons at sea (rule of the road to most mariners), does indeed say that (in simple terms) power gives way to sail. However, a sailing vessel is only considered a sailing vessel when any engines she may have on board are not being used. Can anyone confirm she was under sail or under power?
Also, the pride of bilbao, between the nab tower and portsmouth harbour follows the shipping channel. Rule 9 (RoR) states that a vessel less than 20 metres in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede, or cross ahead of, a vessel which can only safely navigate in a channel.
As well as this, Rule 18 states that 'a sailing vessel shall keep out of the way of a vessel restricted in her ability to manouvre', and considering the PoB had a much larger draught, and sailing vessels must also not impede the passage of vessels constrained by their draught (draught relating to the depth and width of safely navigable water, of which the PoB WAS constrained to), means to me basically that the Sailing vessel seems to be wrong in this situation.
Also, if it helps, five short blasts on the ships whistle/bell means 'please state your intentions'.
I hope this clears things up for you all!
The Digital Black box on board the Pride of Bilbao records (amongst other things) course changes, speed and most importantly, is linked to six microphones spread across the bridge. (I know this as i was serving on her when it was installed)
If anything happened between the Pride of Bilbao and the sailing vessel, then the black box would have recorded the sudden (if small) decrease in speed, and also the voices of the officer of the watch and the lookout on the bridge, instantly poiting the finger at the PoB.
However, the International Regulations for Preventing Collisons at sea (rule of the road to most mariners), does indeed say that (in simple terms) power gives way to sail. However, a sailing vessel is only considered a sailing vessel when any engines she may have on board are not being used. Can anyone confirm she was under sail or under power?
Also, the pride of bilbao, between the nab tower and portsmouth harbour follows the shipping channel. Rule 9 (RoR) states that a vessel less than 20 metres in length or a sailing vessel shall not impede, or cross ahead of, a vessel which can only safely navigate in a channel.
As well as this, Rule 18 states that 'a sailing vessel shall keep out of the way of a vessel restricted in her ability to manouvre', and considering the PoB had a much larger draught, and sailing vessels must also not impede the passage of vessels constrained by their draught (draught relating to the depth and width of safely navigable water, of which the PoB WAS constrained to), means to me basically that the Sailing vessel seems to be wrong in this situation.
Also, if it helps, five short blasts on the ships whistle/bell means 'please state your intentions'.
I hope this clears things up for you all!