Mercury marina collision

[russ]

Just like to say **** to the yacht leaving Mercury marina from D or E pontoon at 5.30 this morning and hitting our boat whilst we were sleeping onboard.
A least you could have shouted sorry as you rounded the hammer head as I came running out to see who it was. You saw me running up there to see who hit us and there was no attempted acknowledgment to me or return to see what damage you may have done.
Hopefully there is some kind of karma, so watch out.

 

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Just like to say **** to the yacht leaving Mercury marina from D or E pontoon at 5.30 this morning and hitting our boat whilst we were sleeping onboard.
A least you could have shouted sorry as you rounded the hammer head as I came running out to see who it was. You saw me running up there to see who hit us and there was no attempted acknowledgment to me or return to see what damage you may have done.
Hopefully there is some kind of karma, so watch out.

AIS? First place to check?

 

[jac]

Worth reporting to Marina Office. They may have CCTV and I’m fairly sure that most marina’s T&C mention something about reporting collision

 

[russ]

I did report it but idn’t think about asking for cctv.
I don’t have AIS.

 

[bitbaltic]

Was there any damage? (not of course a reason for the offending boat not to stop).

 

[mjcoon]

I did report it but idn’t think about asking for cctv.
I don’t have AIS.

Might the marina office monitor AIS (so you don't have to )?

 

[Capt Popeye]

Might ask if the (your) fenders avoided serious damage to your boat /yacht ?

Would be interesting to hear if leaving fenders oveboard really helps in these sittuations ?

 

[ashtead]

You might find marine AIS online provides info if the marina isn’t able to say which resident boats are missing or was it a visitor?

 

[johnalison]

Might ask if the (your) fenders avoided serious damage to your boat /yacht ?

Would be interesting to hear if leaving fenders oveboard really helps in these sittuations ?

You can have as many fenders as you like but an enterprising scrote will always find a way of evading them, especially at one’s exposed quarters.

 

[russ]

I do have the name of the only yacht moving down river at the time. So confident its that one but I wouldn't know the legalities of naming online. She was probably a visitor as there weren't any corresponding name plates. We didnt have too much time to investigate due to packing up the boat and a taxi waiting for us. So I'll email marina for more info.
I cant see where we were hit so I doubt theres any damage. Slight compression on the metal bow rubbing strip but the previous owner had caused a bit of this.
So now I've hung a fender horizontally over the bow. (Fyi, anchor is hidden on Sealines as the damage would have been worse to other vessel)

 

[scottie]

Might ask if the (your) fenders avoided serious damage to your boat /yacht ?

Would be interesting to hear if leaving fenders oveboard really helps in these sittuations ?

Do I hear an smart ass echo?

 

[Sandy]

Might ask if the (your) fenders avoided serious damage to your boat /yacht ?

Unless you have a string of fenders, at various heights, all round the boat then nothing is going to help.

 

[Capt Popeye]

Unless you have a string of fenders, at various heights, all round the boat then nothing is going to help.

Well maybe then maybe not - I guess NOT putting any fenders out at all is not wise - placing some is good - after all , if the fenders would prevent major damage then why not have them kitted out ?

After all that Old Addage about taking ones fenders 'in' when underway is considered 'good seamanship' I guess that NOT having one's fenders out when Moored up or amoungst many close quarter others as in a Marina is really not 'good seamanship'

Was just asking if the fenders in this case helped inimise damage

 

[Capt Popeye]

Do I hear an smart ass echo?

Why have you got your Ecco Sounder on ?

Or are you 'out of your depth' ?

 

[johnalison]

Well maybe then maybe not - I guess NOT putting any fenders out at all is not wise - placing some is good - after all , if the fenders would prevent major damage then why not have them kitted out ?

After all that Old Addage about taking ones fenders 'in' when underway is considered 'good seamanship' I guess that NOT having one's fenders out when Moored up or amoungst many close quarter others as in a Marina is really not 'good seamanship'

Was just asking if the fenders in this case helped inimise damage

We were not best pleased when a visitor came next to us yesterday with no fenders on the side towards us. Even though the wind was holding him off, it seemed perverse, and made no allowance for any unexpected event. At least it was better than the visiting powerboat the other side who thought it would be acceptable to play loud ‘music’. I have to admit that a couple of weeks ago I was returning from a day sail with a mate and we were so busy chatting that we forgot to deploy fenders on our return, but in that instance there were no boats occupying nearby fingers and my finger is fendered, a word that is apparently unknown to the iPad dictionary.

 

[dslittle]

I do have the name of the only yacht moving down river at the time. So confident its that one but I wouldn't know the legalities of naming online. She was probably a visitor as there weren't any corresponding name plates. We didnt have too much time to investigate due to packing up the boat and a taxi waiting for us. So I'll email marina for more info.

A few years ago, we were moored up in the Yealm. During the evening a yacht came in and hit the boat in front of us. They did nothing. I informed the victims’ and they checked their boat. I don’t know the outcome.

The next day, whilst ashore, we watched the offending yacht leave. This time, they hit us - and once again continued without doing anything. There was minor damage to our yacht.

I spoke to the Harbour Office who were able to give me the name of the offending yacht and the fact that they were based at Mayflower.
I contacted Mayflower and they contacted the owner.

Apparently his daughter was receiving ‘instruction’ from an RYA Instructor. This amazed me as the initial accident occurred trying to moor ‘with’’ the tide and the accident with my yacht occurred leaving ‘with’ the tide. Both incidents could have easily been avoided if the original mooring had taken place into tide.

However, I was totally disgusted that anyone (especially under instruction) would not make some attempts to contact victims of their actions. It would seem that we were not alone …

 

[Stemar]

Apparently his daughter was receiving ‘instruction’ from an RYA Instructor.

If an RYA instructor allowed a collision, however minor, to go unreported, he isn't fit to be an instructor and should lose his qualification. (not sure how that would work, but...)