OldDan1943
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2017
- Messages
- 10,648
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Kinja
- Vessel Make
- American Tug 34 #116 2008
Its not the soundings that worry me, its the majors changes in ATON, restricted/prohibited areas, etc.....
And like I said, electronic can be downloaded just prior to departure, ordering a whole new set of charts.....wasteful in my book as I am not going to go through the weekly USCG notices and update the charts like one is supposed to when I can download a dozen or way more in minutes for free (USA at least).
ZOWNS!!! I never gave them much thought. These days if we are in the wrong place at the wrong time, our next visitors will arrive quickly, loaded for bear, and tell you to leave and perhaps boarded for a closer inspection.
Usually if there are ship movements, there will be tugs and a few or more of those armed ribs buzzing around the ship or submarine.