# Incident Photo of The Week - M/V Marco Polo

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/incident-photo-of-the-week-m-v-marco-polo/2715>\
**Category:** Homepage News\
**Created:** [November 12, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/incident-photo-of-the-week-m-v-marco-polo/2715 "2009-11-12T05:45:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mikey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/mikey/32/14_2.png) [@Mikey](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Mikey)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/incident-photo-of-the-week-m-v-marco-polo/2715/1 "2009-11-12T05:45:09Z")

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[![](http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/disaster2009.Marco.Polo13.jpg)](http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/disaster2009.Marco.Polo13.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Windjammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Windjammer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Windjammer)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/incident-photo-of-the-week-m-v-marco-polo/2715/2 "2009-11-12T11:06:26Z")

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I’m not at all surprised by this incident. I’ve sailed in this area the last two summers and the watchkeepers on this ferry are crazy cowboys who seem clueless regarding the COLREGS. It was just a matter of time. It reminds me of the Greek ferry that grounded on an island in a similar fashion. That time there was nobody on the bridge; they were all in the captain’s cabin watching a soccer game! :eek:

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**Author:** ![Capt\_Anonymous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capt_anonymous/32/1579_2.png) [@Capt\_Anonymous](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Anonymous)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/incident-photo-of-the-week-m-v-marco-polo/2715/3 "2009-11-12T11:36:37Z")

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Ferries are to clueless as grapes are to wine.

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**Author:** ![Shellback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shellback](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Shellback)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/incident-photo-of-the-week-m-v-marco-polo/2715/4 "2009-11-12T11:58:11Z")

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> [@Capt\_Anonymous;20971](#):
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> Ferries are to clueless as grapes are to wine.

At least grapes, make the ulitimate sacrifice…😉

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**Author:** ![Capt\_Anonymous](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/capt_anonymous/32/1579_2.png) [@Capt\_Anonymous](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Capt_Anonymous)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/incident-photo-of-the-week-m-v-marco-polo/2715/5 "2009-11-12T13:00:41Z")

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> [@Shellback;20972](#):
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> At least grapes, make the ulitimate sacrifice…😉

A toast to you, sir. “Clink” goes the glass.