http://gothamist.com/2008/05/25/a_little_waterb.php All comments for A Little Waterborne Bump and Grind on the West Side en-us 2008 arts_jen Mon, 26 May 2008 14:14:46 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jencarlson@gothamist.com jencarlson@gothamist.com 60 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/25/a_little_waterb.php#comment-1370699 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/25/a_little_waterb.php#comment-1370699 Comments Mon, 26 May 2008 15:06:39 -0500 <p>New York harbor is an area where a pilot is mandatory, so there was a pilot onboard. Pilots are in an advisory position, so the article is correct in stating that the captain was at the helm (well, technically, he "had the conn," but whatever). Pilots never take over for the captain; the captain is always responsible for the safe navigation of his ship. I don't know the engineering layout of this vessel, but it likely has a bow thruster and z-drives, which means a tug is not necessary to bring it alongside a pier.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/05/25/a_little_waterb.php#comment-1370526 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/25/a_little_waterb.php#comment-1370526 Comments Sun, 25 May 2008 23:12:37 -0500 <p>Typical out-of-towners: they never know how to drive in the city! While the linked articles say the boat was not assisted by tugs and that the captain was at the helm I was under the impression that harbor pilots took over for ship captains in ports.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/05/25/a_little_waterb.php#comment-1370511 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/25/a_little_waterb.php#comment-1370511 Comments Sun, 25 May 2008 20:44:03 -0500 <p>no tug boat or pilot boat assistance?</p>