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For anyone who hasn't already read it, the MAIB report of the sinking of the Ouzo can be found at:
http://www.rya.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/60475AB0-CB12-45B9-BDCC-1E80129524D3/0/MAIBReport.pdf
It makes for dismal reading indeed: apart from the actual tragedy itself, it appears that masthead tricolours are considered inadequate when heeled more than 5 degrees or so, and yacht-sized radar reflectors in general appear to be largely ineffective devices - again, especially when heeled. This finding is also a conclusion reached by: http://www.ussailing.org/safety/Studies/radar_reflector_test.htm
I'm left wondering just how many yachtsmen and women are floating around with a false sense of confidence: under the mistaken notion that they can be easily seen by everybody else, including heavies carrying multiple radars and with lookouts on station ?
Colin
http://www.rya.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/60475AB0-CB12-45B9-BDCC-1E80129524D3/0/MAIBReport.pdf
It makes for dismal reading indeed: apart from the actual tragedy itself, it appears that masthead tricolours are considered inadequate when heeled more than 5 degrees or so, and yacht-sized radar reflectors in general appear to be largely ineffective devices - again, especially when heeled. This finding is also a conclusion reached by: http://www.ussailing.org/safety/Studies/radar_reflector_test.htm
I'm left wondering just how many yachtsmen and women are floating around with a false sense of confidence: under the mistaken notion that they can be easily seen by everybody else, including heavies carrying multiple radars and with lookouts on station ?
Colin