Let us assume your tug is leaving port, outbound in a narrow channel a nautical mile or two from the exit, making 8 knots. You are complying withIMO’s collision regulations (COLREGS)narrow channel rule 9(a) and are sticking to the starboard side of the channel. You, however, observe a vessel to starboard moving very slowly but shaping to make a course across the entrance, reports riviera.
Turn to PortIt is clear that its intention is to pick up a pilot and enter the channel and that it will...
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