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Old 06-17-2011, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by compress ignite View Post
Authorities (Who used to be the LifeBoat Service) cite an "Incident" in which
a Yacht Owner was found to be on the Stern Deck,enjoying Cocktails with
his Supercargo.
Whilst the Autopilot/GPS/Radar was in Command of the Vessel which was Underway in the ICW.

True Story

'Wanna guess how may tickets were written?
AND whether the Owner was cited for BWI?
AND/OR the GPS lost it's certification?

The Guys @ Sea Tow were laughing so hard,one of them fell overboard while
he was hooking up the Towline.
If you can afford the yacht and the "supercargo" you can afford to hire a captain. Someone experienced a stunning failure of judgement.
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