"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:54:48 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

. Right-of-way rules are for situations in which each vehicle is
traveling normally. The boater in this case was intentionally placing
himself in the way of the seaplane.

Absolutely!

I'll bet the boater's lawyer tries to spin it differently. I'll keep
my eyes on the local papers and post updates if his court appearance
gets any coverage. Unfortunately, the local papers probably won't
follow up on this case.

Court records are open to the public; check with them.