Oh yeah, I fully agree that they sail boat will and should have done something, as they were a competant crew. And that the officer of the Bilbao was an idiot!

Metalhead, well have to agree to disagree I think. As the Bilbo only had a draft of 6m, and the position it was when hit, that isnt a factor at all. The channel is easily deep enough for a draft of 20 - 30m.

The  blokes in the sail boat should have shot a flare.

even  windsurfing I carried a Flare, descent life jacket have flare, 3 competant men no flare, that raises a question.

Shipping Lanes are like motorways, if someone hit you going the wrong way, would you be happy if you got blamed for the accident.

theyre more like single carriage ways with a double solid white line up the middle.

what kind of idiot carries a flare windsurfing.

just dont ask where he keeps it.... :shock:

theyre more like single carriage ways with a double solid white line up the middle.

   

Privateer, so in theory what your saying is, in your younger days you used to play on motorways?!    

It explains a lot!  

I agree red, but as me and metalhead agreed to disagree in......there is a rule (18) which says:

a)A power driven vessel underway shall keep out of the way of:

(i)a vessel not under command;

(ii)a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver;

(iii)a vessel engaged in fishing;

(iv)a sailing vessel;

Metalhead quoted a different rules about the narrowness etc. But we disagree which is fair enough.

But yeah, you wouldnt sit in a tiny sailboat and wait the container ship to move!

100% agree mate!

I read a report which said just near9ish) the collision, the Bilbo did change course, and the sailboat maybe though it was for them (rule 18), but it was actually just a change in course it always takes across them waters.

If anyone wants to waste 10mins of their lives http://www.rya.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/60475AB0-CB12-45B9-BDCC-1E80129524D3/0/MAIBReport.pdf

lol, the solent isnt at all. windsurfing in shipping lanes is though!!!!