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Near Miss - Great Lakes Freighter vs Sailboat, Aug. 22, 2021.

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David Green
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A bunch of alarm horns by Canada's bulk carrier Cuyahoga making a sharp turn towards the bridge and a quick maneuver by the sail boat at the last minute averted a collision in Port Huron, Michigan.

 



   
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That would definitely have been a fatality.  Very lucky!



   
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Frank Kocour
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It's not as if the sail boat didn't see that huge frieghter.  It seems like the sailor was challenging the large ship.  Maybe the sailor captain confused the frieghter for a yacht and assumed that his sailboat had the right of way, LOL.  



   
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Frank Reed
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