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[wully1]

Vendée Globe Skipper Who Had Close Call with Bulk Carrier Collides With Fishing Boat – gCaptain


’Asleep at the wheel’

 

[Triassic]

I'd love to know what really happened........

 

[LONG_KEELER]

I'd love to know what really happened........

So would I.

It's the kind of race where you are only running on fumes and adrenaline some of the time , with a dash of
caffeine thrown in. Odd that some of the warning systems didn't kick in.

 

[dunedin]

I'd love to know what really happened........

We get very high and mighty on this forum when (another) ship crashes into something with the watch asleep rather than keeping lookout. Sounds pretty much the same here.

 

[scottie]

Well apparently the racing boat claims that it was the fishing boats fault as it’s AIS was switched off and therefore did not trigger proximity alarm

 

[TLouth7]

Odd that some of the warning systems didn't kick in.

Specifically none of the three warning systems worked, according to Boris. Additionally they were all working prior to the incident when he passed near other vessels within the bay of Biscay.

 

[dunedin]

Well apparently the racing boat claims that it was the fishing boats fault as it’s AIS was switched off and therefore did not trigger proximity alarm

So what would have happened if a small yacht or fishing boat under 15m (not required to transmit on AIS) was in the area, when a 60 foot yacht hurtled towards them at 20 knots with nobody on watch?

 

[scottie]

I believe that there is a catch all answer I AM RACING

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Yeah and Alex Thomson ran aground a few years ago when leading the RdR. It's part of the risk. Some activities involve risk. Like crossing the road. Or getting out of bed.

 

[dunedin]

Yeah and Alex Thomson ran aground a few years ago when leading the RdR. It's part of the risk. Some activities involve risk. Like crossing the road. Or getting out of bed.

The issue is not the risks to the racers, or the Caribbean rocks - it‘s the danger to anybody in another boat that they hit.
Risk low enough mid ocean - but not in coastal waters.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

The issue is not the risks to the racers, or the Caribbean rocks - it‘s the danger to anybody in another boat that they hit.
Risk low enough mid ocean - but not in coastal waters.

I understand the argument but quantify the risk. Then compare it to other activities that present a risk to other parties like for example, driving or owning a dog.

I dare say there would be uproar if you tried banning dog ownership due to the risk to third parties and yet the statistics make it much more dangerous than solo sailing.

 

[dunedin]

I understand the argument but quantify the risk. Then compare it to other activities that present a risk to other parties like for example, driving or owning a dog.

I dare say there would be uproar if you tried banning dog ownership due to the risk to third parties and yet the statistics make it much more dangerous than solo sailing.

Who mentioned banning? Though if somebody had been hurt, legally Boris could have been in risk of prosecution under current Colregs, for failure to keep adequate watch. (Whether the fishing boat was also in breach remains to be seen.)

But these collisions seem to be happening many / most years now, hence why perhaps defined corridors may be needed for approaching shore. Just a few miles of the Vendee route.

 

[Triassic]

So what would have happened if a small yacht or fishing boat under 15m (not required to transmit on AIS) was in the area, when a 60 foot yacht hurtled towards them at 20 knots with nobody on watch?

Yet when said yacht meets big solid immovable object (by comparison) it appears to get away with just a broken shroud? Seriously?

 

[Malish]

it would be nice to get some info on the fishing vessel, Boris' description has as a large 'factory' syle ship as opposed to what we might consider to be a 'normal' fishing vessel.