Ipswich ferry almost hits gaffer

[Fire99]

More years ago than I care to remember I was interviewing a pilot in the Middle East regarding a collision between two tankers leaving port. He told me he sounded 6 blasts, like you I didn't register the meaning so he slowly explained.

Three blasts: My engines are going astern.

Five blasts: What are you doing?

Six blasts: You c**t!!

I couldn't fault the logic;-)

So with that theory, I'd guess that seven blasts would equate to jumping off your ship, swimming over to the offending boat and beating them to death with their own tiller handle!

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Inbound Ipswich ferry almost T-Bones blue Gaffer by Orwell No 1. The went hard astern & hard to stbd.missing the yacht by a few its.
I assume a large fine to follow.

You know what those gaffers are like.

Probably picked up some bint at a tea dance in Felixstowe and lost concentration.

The buggers do creep up on you though. Wonder if he was sailing towards or away from the ferry ? Perhaps another case for marine wing mirrors ?

Have to say that it's the only time I have the VHF on all the time when in commercial rivers.

 

[dt4134]

I know five means 'get out of the way' or 'I'm unsure of your intentions' but what does 6 mean?

The ColRegs specify five or more short blasts, so six and five mean the same thing.

 

[sailorman]

You know what those gaffers are like.

Probably picked up some bint at a tea dance in Felixstowe and lost concentration.

The buggers do creep up on you though. Wonder if he was sailing towards or away from the ferry ? Perhaps another case for marine wing mirrors ?

Have to say that it's the only time I have the VHF on all the time when in commercial rivers.

he was on stbd crossing the bouyed channel ( slooooooooly)

 

[Lucky Duck]

The old "Ferryways" ship coming up the orwell on Saturday around lunchtime, I heard it hoot 6 times on seperate occasions from the RHYC!

Then on Sunday one of the AJAX's racing from RHYC cut in front of "thistle" the barge and they were sounding their hooter!

Did you hear that Oyster making 'witty' comments while we were mixing it with the Ajax fleet just off No 6 buoy?

 

[sailorman]

Did you hear that Oyster making 'witty' comments while we were mixing it with the Ajax fleet just off No 6 buoy?

this Oyster didnt have the radio on had a fine sail back from Shotley Shelf, back under the bridge by 13.50

 

[Koeketiene]

Did you hear that Oyster making 'witty' comments while we were mixing it with the Ajax fleet just off No 6 buoy?

this Oyster didnt have the radio on had a fine sail back from Shotley Shelf, back under the bridge by 13.50

This Kalik was sailing in the vicinity of Mr Sailorman the whole time - with VHF on - and can confirm that the world's poorest Oyster owner is completely innocent (for once ).

 

[WF36]

Did you hear that Oyster making 'witty' comments while we were mixing it with the Ajax fleet just off No 6 buoy?

I heard someone saying something but couldn't quite make it out from the club!

 

[sailorman]

This Kalik was sailing in the vicinity of Mr Sailorman the whole time - with VHF on - and can confirm that the world's poorest Oyster owner is completely innocent (for once ).

I was keeping a very good look-out ( even under the Genny )

 

[Lucky Duck]

I heard someone saying something but couldn't quite make it out from the club!

Probably for the best I think they had just found the loud hailer on board and wanted everybody else to know.

Dropping the kite was interesting when the wind went from a broad reach to dead ahead.

 

[Kurrawong_Kid]

This Kalik was sailing in the vicinity of Mr Sailorman the whole time - with VHF on - and can confirm that the world's poorest Oyster owner is completely innocent (for once ).

Not true. I am.

 

[sailorman]

Not true. I am.

i wish i was a £1 behind you