THIS is how to crash a boat party.

[Yaj Yak]

I'm no captain [MENTION=16]PANDA[/MENTION] but larger vessels have the right of way, correct? Guessing there is only so much room for it and these boats were in it's way?

this.

You can't just go pushing boats out of the way. Each state has different boating laws. In Wisconsin, they could write him up for quite a few offenses.

they were in a fucking channel. this isn't the bow up parade around the edge of lake G.

Generally its less maneuverable boats have right of way. Not really sure whats happening here but if people boats are anchored or moored you are supposed to stay away.

navigable channel. get the fuck out of the way. do not block it.

IDK maybe anchoring in the middle of an active channel isn't such a good idea

DING DING DING DING DING DING DING

Well, an LEO used lights, siren, audible instructions over a PA, and hand signals told them to move, and they took their sweet-ass time to comply. Granted, the Spirit of Portland didn't give them sufficient time to move, but they certainly didn't seem to be in any hurry to get out of its way, either.

Basically, boaters are jackasses, and I don't feel bad their boats got dinged up, but SoP is ultimately at fault, IMO.

more boat cops are jackasses than boaters are.... so use your words a bit wiser there.

If you read some of the comments the Coast gaurd was trying to break up the flotilla for 2 hours because it was blocking the river. I think 2 hours is enough time to move your boat and open up the waterway.

ding ding ding

 

[jason05gt]

KJ. They are on the Portland river. I have been in that area before. You can't ram boats out of the way and a collision with boats that causes $X,XXX damage requires the captain to stop.

Edit: got the name wrong. It's the Willamette. Crosses right through downtown Portland.

 

[Yaj Yak]

yeah. pretty important commerical waterway there.

 

[RICH17]

I don't think any of this justifies the ramming and possible injury to the idiots blocking the waterway.

 

[Yaj Yak]

i do.

move morons.

 

[Great White Drake]

Im not a boat person so this may be a dumb question, but if the big boat stops moving is there a chance the current takes it and loses steering somehow?

 

[Euro]

If the Coast Guard gave them ample time to get out of the way and make a path on a MAIN waterway...NFG if the idiots didn't comply and got their shit rammed.

 

[nytebyte]

Well, when your boat is 10,000 times bigger than everyone else's, you can do what the fuck you want!

People should have gotten a clue and moved out of the way. Next time he should roll through there at 30 knots and kick up some tidal wave sized wake.

 

[ThirdgenTa]

Doesn't seem like they gave the boaters enough time. I'd sure as hell be suing for any damage to my boat.

Because 2 hours isn't enough time to move a small boat. They were just being dicks and didn't want to lose their spots. If they got hit, I don't feel bad for them.

 

[Ti28]

All people involved were assholes in my eyes.

 

[Zack]

Here is the video of it being legally escorted through.
Small boaters = assholes

 

[Yaj Yak]

Here is the video of it being legally escorted through.
some of these particular Small boaters = assholes

fixed. most boaters are incredible, awesome people.

 

[sickmint79]

comments on the original youtube vid are interesting

 

[Burtonrider10022]

more boat cops are jackasses than boaters are.... so use your words a bit wiser there.

I was basing my statement solely off the second video. And I never said the USCG guys were not jackasses, all I said was they told the boaters to move. In retrospect, I should have made it clear that the captain (hopefully former, now) of the SoP is also a jackass, and probably the biggest one of all. The boaters were moving, just not fast enough for his impatient liking.

No need to read into my comment as defending the LEO's in any way - all I said was that that they gave instructions to the boaters.

Does [MENTION=9]NetChemica[/MENTION] still pop in around here? IIRC he works periodically on the patrol boats like that (although I think he was on the larger ones with the jets)

 

[Yaj Yak]

what second video

 

[Euro]

http://youtu.be/OTtQcwWfPLc


Another video

I'm thinking this one [MENTION=19]Kay Jay[/MENTION]. It got floored rather quickly because of the lack of bewbs

 

[Yaj Yak]

I'm thinking this one [MENTION=19]Kay Jay[/MENTION]. It got floored rather quickly because of the lack of bewbs

i got lost because it got posted after his comment

 

[Burtonrider10022]

i got lost because it got posted after his comment

Huh? I quoted that video in my comment?

 

[b00sted]

A bunch of drunk, entitled assholes who refused to move out of the way even after being told numerous times over the course of two hours... ARRRREEEEST HIIIM.

 

[Zack]

fixed. most boaters are incredible, awesome people.

I was referring to the loudmouths in the video, not making a blanket statement.