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How do ships play nicely in the sandbox?
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January 29th, 2011
From where I live, I like to watch the ships on the Mississippi. I see how difficult it must be to pilot these big vessels, and I wonder what rules of the road they follow to avoid collisions (other than having horns loud enough to scare the pants off you). Sure, I can look up the maritime rules, but how does this actually play out, especially on a river? Have any of you actually done this? Worked on a tug boat or river boat or something? I mean, when stopping takes more like 20 minutes, not 2 seconds, and the other driver can’t even see your middle finger, what’s a body to do?
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