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[-] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Ocean-going sailor here. Some people might be surprised how often some people have trouble avoiding huge ships. These days, we have modern systems such as AIS, Doppler radar, proximity alarms, and all can be integrated into autopilot. Yet there are still so many stories of near-misses with tankers, freighters, and container ships.

[-] bampop@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

There's probably some simple trick they are missing. I never have any trouble getting hit by big ships, and I never even learned how to sail.

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago

Step 1: don't go on the ocean.

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