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INLAND ONLY Which is TRUE of a vessel downbound with a following current when meeting an upbound vessel on the Western Rivers?

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WT WTGlick2 · Jul 23, 2015

Eastbound and Down

Ro Robius68 · May 9, 2016

would a down bound sailboat NOT have right of way?

Sh Shawn · May 10, 2016

Well, if you plan on sailing down the Mississippi River, I'll definitely stay out of your way.

"Western Rivers" means the Mississippi River, its tributaries, South Pass, and Southwest Pass, to the navigational demarcation lines dividing the high seas from harbors, rivers and other inland waters of the United States, and the Port Allen-Morgan City Alternate Route, and that part of the Atchafalaya River above its junction with the Port Allen-Morgan City Alternate Route including the Old River and the Red River;

se semicolonsutra · Oct 27, 2016

If you're sailing you have the right of way against a PDV anyway.

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INLAND ONLY Which is TRUE of a vessel downbound with a following current when meeting an upbound vessel on the Western Rivers?

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