Near miss off Avonmouth

[Sneds]

A leisure craft narrowly missed being run down by a commercial vessel navigating King Road recently.
Anyone have any more detail?.

 

[bitbaltic]

A leisure craft narrowly missed being run down by a commercial vessel navigating King Road recently.
Anyone have any more detail?.

Last week's Penarth Marina newsletter:

Bristol Port Shipping - Close Quarters incident in King's Road.
On Saturday 26th September a close quarters situation developed between a 30ft recreational vessel and an outward bound commercial vessel in King Road, Bristol. The recreational vessel, under power, crossed the main shipping channel between Denny Shoal (Cardinal Mark) and Firefly (Starboard Buoy). This is a recognised crossing area however consideration must be given when crossing the channel to the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea, notably Rule 5, Lookout & Rule 9, Narrow Channels. In this instance it was only the quick action by the commercial vessel’s master, who stopped his main engines, which prevented a collision. The closest point of approach (CPA) was 15 metres. For further information on navigating in The Bristol Port Company waters you can obtain a copy of the ‘Recreational Craft Navigation Guidance Booklet’ at the Marina Office

That's all I have.

 

[single]

I must admit i didn't know there were 'recognised crossing areas'.

 

[SteveSarabande]

The guidelines are here
http://www.bristolport.co.uk/sites/default/pfiles/files/recreational-craft-advice.pdf

 

[Sneds]

Be interested to hear from the perpetrator' to hear how he got into that situation

 

[bitbaltic]

I must admit i didn't know there were 'recognised crossing areas'.

Never heard of them either. Common sense is all that's needed though, sounds like a pretty daft incident.

 

[trapezeartist]

Be interested to hear from the perpetrator' to hear how he got into that situation

I think that's quite unlikely. Probably keeping a low profile.

 

[Kerenza]

http://www.bristolport.co.uk/sites/default/pfiles/files/recreational-craft-advice.pdf

Shows the North crossing point.

 

[TOKOLOSHI]

Might is Right! At Avonmouth.

 

[Allan]

The second boat on the front cover of the small craft advice looks really nice! Maybe I'm a bit biased!
I've seen a few people crossing when I wouldn't consider it. It's happened enough for me to think that some people have a problem judging speed/distance under those circumstances. At mid tide some people turn into the tide and crab across between Denny and Firefly, obviously this increases the time to cross.
Often I'll take the inshore route along the coast. It gives you the opportunity to move into the back eddy and wait for the other vessel to pass.
Allan

 

[Birdseye]

Be interested to hear from the perpetrator' to hear how he got into that situation

15m would be extremely close if it was one of those humungous car transporters but in any case stopping the engines on one of those transporters wouldnt make much difference to vessel speed that quickly. Not that they would even be able to see a 30 footer at 15m - it would long before have vanished out of sight under their bow. So reading between the lines I wonder if the outward bound commercial vessesl wasnt something small like a tug or pilot boat, in which case I wouldnt have thought that the narrow channels rule would apply.

All guesswork and speculation of course.