There's a lot of operator error (negligence) here that they don't seem to be owning up to. The post on BD makes it sound like the seiner was in the wrong because they didn't see the lights on the pen, therefore the whole thing was a big joke. The grins on their faces as they harvest "every last bluefin" out of that pen and point at the federales about to haul their asses to mexican jail made me want to smack all of them. Showing some type of remorse or respect would be one thing, but posing for pictures and acting like stupid Americans throughout the whole ordeal?
These guys were completely and totally at fault IMO. It's generally a good idea to avoid the dimly lit object behind a big slow moving radar blob. Somebody was either sleeping, turned off the radar or was just a complete retard that shouldn't be operating a boat. Thank god the coast guard was there to bail them out, otherwise those grins would be gone real quick.
But hey, I'm sure they'll be back out there buzzing to the grounds in no time. I mean the coasties need work too right?
