Fishing Vessel's Narrow Miss of Collision with a Cargo Ship Results in USCG Citation
In the same week Dungeness crabbers could start pulling their pots, a commercial fishing vessel was cited for navigation negligence near the Columbia River on the West Coast.
The fishing vessel captain's actions required a harbor pilot to spotlight the vessel so it could avoid a collision with an inbound cargo ship.
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation to the owner and master aboard a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel for negligence while operating in conditions of ...
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