No, didn't go ask as, in this last case, obvious that there was no 'distress'. I almost went over to point out the problem with the flashing light, but this time I decided to just ignore it, Instead, I decided to whine at you guys (grin). *Rudy & Jill Sechez * *BRINEY BUG-a 34' Sail-Assisted Trawler * *850-832-7748* *www.trawlertrainingabc.com <http://www.trawlertrainingabc.com>* *Beaufort SC Southbound* On Mon, Nov 9, 2020 at 8:01 PM DoubleWide Catamaran < mv.double.wide@gmail.com> wrote: > That seems to beg the question: did you go see what kind of distress they > were under? > > > > Bill & Judy > Double-Wide > > > > *From: *Rudy Sechez via Trawlers-and-Trawlering > <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> > *Sent: *Monday, November 9, 2020 10:47 AM > *To: *Trawlers and Trawlering <trawlers@lists.trawlering.com> > *Subject: *T&T: Anchor Lights > > > > All right, last night was one-too-many all-round, flashing white lights > > used as an anchor light. The rules, as well as those who write and > > interpret them,courts included, mandate all-round white lights for an > > anchor light. A vessel can show other lights, if they don't obscure the > > white light, but a flashing white light is not a substitute for an anchor > > light. Furthermore, a flashing white light in Inland Rules territory > > indicates distress. > > > > *Rudy & Jill Sechez * > > *BRINEY BUG-a 34' Sail-Assisted Trawler * > > *850-832-7748* > > > > *www.trawlertrainingabc.com <http://www.trawlertrainingabc.com>* > > *Beaufort SC Southbound* > > _______________________________________________ > > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > > > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change > email address, etc) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers_lists.trawlering.com > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited. > > >