201041 Colregs violation in crossing situation

On a clear night at about 22:00 hrs, own vessel sighted another vessel, crossing from our port bow. Compass bearing showed no appreciable change and  CPA showed that the other vessel would pass across our bow at a distance of less than two cables. As we approached, our radio and light signals were not acknowledged and we stood on for a considerable time, expecting the give-way vessel to take appropriate action under Rule 15 (Crossing situation).  By 22:20, the distance between the two vessels had become less than 1.5 nm, and reducing rapidly. Accordingly, under Rule 17 (Action by stand-on  vessel), we turned hard to starboard, paralleling the other vessel’s course.

 

 

 

Once the other vessel had drawn sufficiently clear, we turned slowly to port and crossed its wake and resumed our original course.