New Boat Launch Goes Wrong

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Kk4QrYZRo&feature=player_embedded

 

[longjohnsilver]

Oh dear.......

Just out of interest how did you find that clip?

 

[peterandjeanette]

That'll teach them to put the bung in next time

 

[Bojangles]

looks like you'd get a nice view of the water from that tour boat

 

[jhr]

Oh dear.......

Just out of interest how did you find that clip?

Simple - he just typed 黑色幽默：兰州投资1700余万所建游船试水当日倾覆 into Google.

 

[GrowingLad]

I don't know what's funnier, the clip or the comments!

Raff out Roud!

Childish I know, but made me chuckle.

 

[Flying Penguin]

I don't know what's funnier, the clip or the comments!



Childish I know, but made me chuckle.

Careful, you'll have the forum PC police on you

 

[[23929]]

I was sent it.

There is so little free board, thank f**k it did sink on launch and they didn't fully load it with passengers. The wake from a water boatman would swamp it.

No doubt they will overcome this little mishap and the next installment will be "Chinese Pleasure Boat Capsizes - 1000 drowned."

 

[Lakesailor]

Careful, you'll have the forum PC police on you

Herro, herro, herro. Wha's goin' on here?

 

[Norman_E]

I wish the clip had continued, so that we could see if it sank completely.

 

[prv]

There is so little free board, thank f**k it did sink on launch and they didn't fully load it with passengers. The wake from a water boatman would swamp it.

Doesn't look inherently unreasonable for a smooth-water riverboat.

As for it swamping through being launched on a slope, our very own narrowboats have exactly the same problem. Fine as long as they're floating, but if you take them onto tidal water, ground, and dry out, if the bottom's not level they're liable to fill up instead of float off when the water comes back. As chronicled by Nathan last year.

Pete

 

[[23929]]

Wot,no rife boats !

 

[Lakesailor]

As for it swamping through being launched on a slope, our very own narrowboats have exactly the same problem. Fine as long as they're floating, but if you take them onto tidal water, ground, and dry out, if the bottom's not level they're liable to fill up instead of float off when the water comes back. As chronicled by Nathan last year.

Pete

At least us, hardly shiningly bright, amateur boaters know that.

The builders should have been a bit more canny.

 

[Warpa]

I don't know what's funnier, the clip or the comments!



Childish I know, but made me chuckle.

Beat me to it, that made me chuckle too

 

[Assassin]

At least they know they have a good flow of water to the engines so they don't overheat.