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Collision Basics: When Three Vessels are involved, who is More at Fault?

Many Marine Law Enforcement and “expert” reports submitted either miss the point of, or don’t understand violations of the Navigation Rules. Specifically, which vessel is at fault, and why is one vessel more at fault than the other? According to the Rules, if both vessels are underway and a collision results, then they are both […]

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Why don’t all LE Accident Reports include Violations of Both Vessels?

By CAPT Mark Poster, CMI   According to the way the Navigation Rules are written, if two vessels are underway (even if not making way) and a collision occurs, then violations can be attributed to both vessels. Most often, however, one vessel will have the majority of violations, or what is known as “causative fault”.

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