NY BIGHT EDITOR wrote:
Were you ever cut off or ?waked? by a Fast Ferry and felt it was unnecessary? Here?s your chance to bring it to their attention.
Your kidding....every day and that is not going to change either with the tight schedules they run. Numerous complaints have been lodged against these ferry service operations over the years, with the added line by enforcement, "just be careful the next time".
It is NY HARBOR and with all the commercial shipping within this region, nothing will change. But I will add, all the ferry operators should be applauded for there safety record carrying thousands of passengers a day, considering the amount of ferry traffic within this confined and heavily trafficed area in NYC waters.
The best advice anyone can give boaters within this area, STAY ALERT, KEEP CLEAR, and TAKE PROMPT ACTION to manuever your vessel out of the way, or to take there resulting wakes in a safe manner.
For those who have to be reminded, VHF CHANNEL 13 (ship to ship) should be monitored at all times while fishing in lower and upper NY Harbor. VHF CHANNEL 14 is NY VESSEL TRAFFIC ship movements within the area, and of course VHF CHANNEL 16 should be kept in scan mode at all times.
EC NEWELL MAN><
Were you ever cut off or ?waked? by a Fast Ferry and felt it was unnecessary? Here?s your chance to bring it to their attention.
Your kidding....every day and that is not going to change either with the tight schedules they run. Numerous complaints have been lodged against these ferry service operations over the years, with the added line by enforcement, "just be careful the next time".
It is NY HARBOR and with all the commercial shipping within this region, nothing will change. But I will add, all the ferry operators should be applauded for there safety record carrying thousands of passengers a day, considering the amount of ferry traffic within this confined and heavily trafficed area in NYC waters.
The best advice anyone can give boaters within this area, STAY ALERT, KEEP CLEAR, and TAKE PROMPT ACTION to manuever your vessel out of the way, or to take there resulting wakes in a safe manner.
For those who have to be reminded, VHF CHANNEL 13 (ship to ship) should be monitored at all times while fishing in lower and upper NY Harbor. VHF CHANNEL 14 is NY VESSEL TRAFFIC ship movements within the area, and of course VHF CHANNEL 16 should be kept in scan mode at all times.
EC NEWELL MAN><
