dratsea
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Interesting report from the Bundesstelle fur Seeunfalluntersuchung
Not the foggiest......?
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They crossed a busy channel at a shallow angle in fog.They say the skipper was experienced.He may well be but he's also incompetent.
nimbusgb
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After the second near miss in the fog they decided to start sounding fog signals!
Its like reading a 'carry-on' script.
Its like reading a 'carry-on' script.
BurnitBlue
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The skipper was effectively single-handed with trainees aboard. OK for good weather but when the fog came down while in a constricted waterway he couldn't leave the deck to switch on the radar or operate the VHF so he winged it and lost. The lesson of this incident, to me is that a sailing school yacht should have an experienced assistant to help the skipper should such a situation arise.
snooks
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"The skipper jumped from the mast to the helm" Blimey! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Also in the specs sheet of the boat "Draft at time of accident" /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif does it change then?
"When one of the other crew members asked about it [the radar] he [the skipper] said there was not a radar on board" in spite of there being a radar up the mast!
I think they were very, very lucky
Also in the specs sheet of the boat "Draft at time of accident" /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif does it change then?
"When one of the other crew members asked about it [the radar] he [the skipper] said there was not a radar on board" in spite of there being a radar up the mast!
I think they were very, very lucky
30boat
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I second that.The whole thing could easily have turned into a tragedy.
