This is not true. There is no such thing as “right of way” in international waters. It is based on a give-way and stand-on principle based on COLREG.
In this case, Rule 18 says that power driven vessels give way to sailing vessels. However, there are multiple exceptions. If the sailing boat was using a motor? Rule 18 is void. If the powered vessel is anchored, rule 18 is void.
So please do not spread misinformation of things, that have
a clear rule catalog, and
have vessels participating who do not give a fuck about international rules.
Yes, there are plenty of things we don’t know and COLREG is quite complicated but I’m pretty sure COLREG doesn’t simply give right of way to bots with guns. So them being on a collision course with a war ship doesn’t really matter here, right?
If guns or not does not matter in international waters. So if the war ship was moving, and the sail boat was sailing, the war ship must give way to the small sail boat, this is absolutely correct.
But then again, those are international waters. And we all constantly read news about provoking. Russia, China, Japan, US and plenty more where not even media coverage is happening.
They just don’t care. The same way the US does not care about shooting at “drug traffickers” in international waters. And all other countries are watching.
This is not true. There is no such thing as “right of way” in international waters. It is based on a give-way and stand-on principle based on COLREG.
In this case, Rule 18 says that power driven vessels give way to sailing vessels. However, there are multiple exceptions. If the sailing boat was using a motor? Rule 18 is void. If the powered vessel is anchored, rule 18 is void.
So please do not spread misinformation of things, that have
International waters? Didn’t this happen in Brittain’s EEZ?
To my understanding, this happened in non-territorial waters. But I have not verified myself, to be honest.
Yes, there are plenty of things we don’t know and COLREG is quite complicated but I’m pretty sure COLREG doesn’t simply give right of way to bots with guns. So them being on a collision course with a war ship doesn’t really matter here, right?
If guns or not does not matter in international waters. So if the war ship was moving, and the sail boat was sailing, the war ship must give way to the small sail boat, this is absolutely correct.
But then again, those are international waters. And we all constantly read news about provoking. Russia, China, Japan, US and plenty more where not even media coverage is happening.
They just don’t care. The same way the US does not care about shooting at “drug traffickers” in international waters. And all other countries are watching.