BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND You are fishing at night, and you sight a vessel showing three lights in a vertical line. The upper and lower lights are red and the middle light is white. Which statement is TRUE?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — You must keep out of the way of the other vessel.
Rule 27(b) defines a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver as one displaying three lights in a vertical line: red, white, red. Under Rule 18, a vessel engaged in fishing must keep out of the way of a vessel restricted in her ability to maneuver.
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