Actually, the boat Bob Barker paid for is a much larger vessel. The one he paid for was the one that rescued the crew members of the hit vessel. I will try and find something on the one Bob paid for.
Yes, you are correct. The larger vessel do always have right of way, but I wonder how it would play seeing as how the whaler turned towards them.Lots of what "yeah buts" could be inserted, but I'm no expert. Especially in international maritime laws. More than likely anyway, nothing is going to come of this other then publicity, and a 2 million dollar ocean floor ornament. It wont deter the whalers any.