Re:Why Did a U.S. Destroyer Fail to Dodge a Cargo Ship?
by jessaustin on Saturday June 24, 2017 @06:23PM
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...for 3-12 minutes. Then BNWAS flashes the light, then it sounds an alarm, then it sounds a different alarm both on the bridge and in the captain's cabin, then it sounds an alarm that the entire crew can hear...
However, yes, even if BNWAS were operational the watch could doze off for long enough to miss the fact that they were being passed, but not by enough, by a smaller faster vessel with no lights and AIS turned off.
However, yes, even if BNWAS were operational the watch could doze off for long enough to miss the fact that they were being passed, but not by enough, by a smaller faster vessel with no lights and AIS turned off.