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[–] JareeZy@feddit.de 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Afaik you have to respond if you're the closest vessel.

[–] lonerangers1@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So I need a dingy and the marine traffic app and to have an "accident" while a certain vessel would be imposed to save me? Then I get to do some yachting and chumming it up with gilbert grape and some <25 year old babes?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You have to do something really stupid though in order for them to take it seriously, like claim you're going to cross the Atlantic on a pool float, level of stupid.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah? Who enforces that? What happens if you just pretend you didn't see the distress call? Has anyone ever had real consequences from doing this?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well don't they know where everyone is with radar so presumably they know you were the closest boat. You could claim that you didn't hear the distress call but then questions start to get asked about why you were out with a non-functional radio? It's probably illegal to have non-functional safety equipment.

I guess it's possible but it's not really worth it. I don't think anyone expects you to put your life in danger so if you turn up to a boat and it's on fire or something i don't think anyone would expect you to take action then.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My radio started acting up after we left port and failed overnight while on the water.... What do I do.

[–] deur@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Go back to port if theres no emergency, otherwise use your emergency rescue beacon or backup radio.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

But I'm already a day out and a day away. So ....

[–] themelm@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I mean I doubt it. But if you're in the ocean you probably have more of an incentive to keep that going since it could be your ass pretty easily.

But I imagine big enough vessels are tracked by coast guards in lots of areas.