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markc
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Ouch - ran aground?
Portofino
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Interesting ..... because how top heavy it is , it toppled so fast .
Ballast is worth diddly squat when the thing stops being buoyant .
Ballast is worth diddly squat when the thing stops being buoyant .
longjohnsilver
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Antifoul paint looked effective.
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Incorrect ballast / loading?
burgundyben
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Did it run aground and lose bouyancy?
I thought the prop wash looked a bit odd, like it was pushing a lot harder than it should.
I thought the prop wash looked a bit odd, like it was pushing a lot harder than it should.
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Deleted User YDKXO
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My feeling too. Looks like she ran aground. Probably rode up on her keel and then when the helmsman attempted to steer to starboard, she just toppled over to port. She's definitely aground after the capsize because she'd be much lower in the water if she wasnt
Judging by the bulbous bow she's obviously a boat intended to go offshore so I guess she must have reasonable stability in deep water
Portofino
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Books on Navel Architecture are a fascinating read .
They don’t all topple over when a ground .
Some have deliberate low centre of gravity designed in as close a possible to the centre of buoyancy. Reducing pitch and roll when running .
They don’t all topple over when a ground .
Some have deliberate low centre of gravity designed in as close a possible to the centre of buoyancy. Reducing pitch and roll when running .
Bouba
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I take it that this is not your boat and that is not the Med??Books on Navel Architecture are a fascinating read .
They don’t all topple over when a ground .
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Bouba
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She seems to have a very fine keel. So if she hit a hard bottom (but not so hard to damage her) then the keel couldn’t settle add that to the helm to starboard she might just topple over
Portofino
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No it’s not mine , buts mines the same .
It in the Med ...AJ reg probably S E Corsica looking at the beaches .
No idea if deliberate or accidental.
James L
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I agree, I would guess when they steered hard to starboard just before the keel went hard aground the momentum kept her rolling. Also looks like a river so if they're going with the flow it would have pushed the boat over once the keel grounded perpendicular to it.
Offshore boats like this aren't designed to stay upright, they should roll. If this was deeper water the buoyancy of the upper structure would have righted her.
I've seen plenty of trawlers aground on the river where we row and not many stayed upright at low tide.
Porto, I imagine if your Itama hit ground at full speed and at full lock you wouldn't have such a pleasant picture to post
