by Guest » October 21, 2014, 5:54 pm
Guest wrote:Guest wrote:Wawatam wrote:I love the term allision as used in the report. (the nautical description of a fender bender)
However, since the Rouge River Bridge is not a vessel, shouldn't this event technically be described as a collision?
I believe an allision is usually used when two vessels bump and scrape up against each other. This event was a little more serious.
I think that it's the other way around. A collision would occur between two vessels while the event involving the Jackson and bridge is correctly called an allusion.
Correct, an allision describes a vessel striking a fixed object like a bridge.
To add further confusion: as the bridge had moving leafs and its motion is what actually caused the accident...does it still qualify as a allision? I don't believe the moving leaf would qualify as a fixed object in the same way as a bridge pier. Is there a term for a bridge hitting a ship?
I believe most people use the term collision to avoid confusion concerning what allision means as most outside of the maritime world would have never heard of this term. I remember all of the news reports calling it a collision at the time.
[quote="Guest"][quote="Guest"][quote="Wawatam"]I love the term [i]allision[/i] as used in the report. (the nautical description of a fender bender)
However, since the Rouge River Bridge is not a vessel, shouldn't this event technically be described as a collision?
I believe an [i]allision[/i] is usually used when two vessels bump and scrape up against each other. This event was a little more serious.[/quote]
I think that it's the other way around. A collision would occur between two vessels while the event involving the Jackson and bridge is correctly called an allusion.[/quote]
Correct, an allision describes a vessel striking a fixed object like a bridge.[/quote]
To add further confusion: as the bridge had moving leafs and its motion is what actually caused the accident...does it still qualify as a allision? I don't believe the moving leaf would qualify as a fixed object in the same way as a bridge pier. Is there a term for a bridge hitting a ship?
I believe most people use the term collision to avoid confusion concerning what allision means as most outside of the maritime world would have never heard of this term. I remember all of the news reports calling it a collision at the time.