Really Scared about Final Exams and Collision Avoidance

[Steve]

(Unless for some reason it has lost control of its engines and rudder - in which case you would have expected the captain to walk on the bridge and hit Emergency Stop / Any of the engineers to have cut the fuel supply .:. it wouldn't be over taking you).

There are other possibilities. For example, a vessel NUC is being blown to leeward faster than the vessel being overtaken. Convoluted, but that's the theme here.

[ETwhat?]

What is apparent from this is who ever made up the question (and im guessing that it was another cadet ) doesn't actually understand the situations that different conditions require, especially NUC, towing and CBD (not to be confused with CBA)

As for a tow crashing into the back of you, its possible, but would depend on the weather, length of tow, size of the fishing boat, speed you were going at. however its reasonably unlikely even if it does get to you to be 'crashing' more bumping