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UK – yacht skipper fined for hitting tanker

L
lalicata@alum.rpi.edu
Tue, Oct 29, 2013 4:31 PM

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a press noticestating that the skipper of a racing yacht has been assessed fines and costs of over £100,000 after colliding with a 120,000 ton tanker in the Solent. The skipper was found guilty on three counts of breaching international maritime law: failing to keep a proper lookout; impeding a vessel constrained by its draft; and crossing a narrow channel thereby impeding a vessel constrained by her draft. (10/25/13).

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/skipper-fined-cowes-week-collision

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a press noticestating that the skipper of a racing yacht has been assessed fines and costs of over £100,000 after colliding with a 120,000 ton tanker in the Solent. The skipper was found guilty on three counts of breaching international maritime law: failing to keep a proper lookout; impeding a vessel constrained by its draft; and crossing a narrow channel thereby impeding a vessel constrained by her draft. (10/25/13). http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/skipper-fined-cowes-week-collision