Rudrakumar says most marine traffic is required by international and Canadian regulations to sound their foghorns when visibility is restricted. Complaining about it is like complaining about roosters when you live next to a farm. "In fog you can get disoriented very fast, irrespective of the familiarity of the area," says Captain Manik Rudrakumar of BCIT's Marine Campus. The low-lying cloud cover is one of the most dangerous conditions for ships at sea because low visibility makes navigating difficult. Metro Vancouver has been blanketed with thick fog for much of January. Ships sounding their foghorns in one of North America's busiest harbours are leaving residents living near the water fighting another kind of fog - the kind caused by sleep deprivation.
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