Name:   Lifer - Subject:   Maritime law Date:   8/19/2018 8:32:44 PM

Valid points but in the film with the houses on the canal it is a fairly recent phenomenon. He said it only happens when the "1000 footers" pass through the shipping lanes. Smaller ships don't have the same effect. The 1000 footers have only been around a relatively short time, like wake boats, but the houses preceeding them by decades so who should have more rights, the ships or the homeowners? They could diminish the effects simply by slowing down. The answer to both issues is not an easy one. I tend to favor homeowners there, just as I do here mainly because it is well established maritime law. Your wake, your responsibility. I would see it differently if the houses were new and built where they are. They should know the risks of building near the shipping lanes with these mega ships, but when the houses are there first  I think their rights should supercede the shippers. Check out the videos. My browser doesn't allow me to paste to the forum for some reason or I would post links, but they are easy to find.