Superyacht Crash

Ultimately he is the captain in charge of his vessel and he has to take full responsibility for what happened.
Fortunately no one got hurt :encouragement:
Brave to post this and hopefully will learn from it as will others who see it.
TBH, I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. That berth is very tight and the lines make it next to impossible to get in.
Accidents happen and when they do we try to make sure they don't happen again. Thats life :)
 
One thing that I learned from the Discovery channel series on a superyacht yard, is that these boats are all filler.
 
Good on him for posting. He sounded gutted.

My youtube vlog would only contain “screwed up that manoeuvre” :)
 
petem said:
Now, I think he's being a bit of a drama queen but what do you reckon?
More importantly, what's your take on the arrangement of the ground lines?
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I'm actually surprised to hear that "only" the fender grabbed the port ground line of the stbd boat.
If they would have hooked it with the stbd fin, the consequences would have been worse.

Anyhow, since that chap asked his viewers who they would blame, I'd go for BOTH the harbour master and himself, but for none of the reasons mentioned in the video. The first shouldn't have instructed a boat so wide and so longer than the others to enter that spot, and the captain should have refused the offer - it's that simple, imho.
I appreciate that it can be difficult to do that when you are boating for business, but by what can be seen of port side approach, I can't imagine how the maneuver as such could have been handled better.
Otoh, if a space is too tight, it's too tight.
 
Considering the size and weight of those things I thought the damage insignificant. Not what I'd call a crash. Bit OTT there. He should spend some time on a working ship. He'd learn quickly that the ratio of dings and scrapes is proportional to the crew's desire to get off the tub and find a bar serving cheap grog, lots of it, and women. Mind you, if I was presented a space like that to park my boat in I might also be reduced to a simpering pansy.
 
MapisM said:
Anyhow, since that chap asked his viewers who they would blame, I'd go for BOTH the harbour master and himself, but for none of the reasons mentioned in the video. .
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I dont blame the harbour master. It is the skipper's ultimate responsibility to decide whether or not the berth is suitable. Apart from the skipper, I would also blame the crew person stationed on the foredeck who seemed to be too focussed on the port side (understandable as the wind was pushing the boat in that direction) but should have spotted the danger of the fenders hanging up on the starboard side
 
I should also add that I do subscribe to Tristan Mortlock's channel and I find his videos very informative on how a superyacht works
 
Drama queen. He should have asked for the neighbouring boats ground line to be dropped. That was Porto rotondo in Sardinia with plenty of harbour staff on hand.
He needs to a stern throttle set, for the sake of his neighbours.
I don’t like the channel- he is a proper drama queen. That ship is kept in a pretty messy state imho. I guess the owner is in on the channel and happy for the boat to be shown. Why he allows it to be shown in such a mess is baffling.
 
One of the yachts I worked on tried to get in there a few times, a complete cluster-f*ck. They try and pack'em in to make their money for the year.

Just turned around and went out to anchor. Just not worth it. Having a couple of twin diesel 32' tenders takes away the pain of not going stern-to.
 
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I dont blame the harbour master. It is the skipper's ultimate responsibility to decide...
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Agreed, but confirming a booking to a boat when you know that the only space you've got is only good enough for its stern isn't my idea of fair business practice.

And I'm pretty sure they didn't have any other spot, because that dock is the only one for big boats, in that marina.

Not that I'm surprised to see that happening in Costa Smeralda in July, mind.
 
MapisM said:
I suspect that is only down to courtesy of the other boat crew (if present), actually.
But yes, he could at least try to ask, anyway.
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Most marinas hop on boats and move lines anyway. I assumed it was buried deep in the conditions that we never read.

I could easily write the conditions for most med marinas.

“ we are in charge. We will do as we wish. If you don’t like it leave. Thank you for your custom “
 
Yup it was that space or none in Porto rotondo in summer. So he had to get in if that’s what owners demanded. But there was no significant wind and it was an easy space other than the ground line. He should have asked the other boat crew to drop it (asking directly or thru harbour guy). That would be normal in the med.
Already parked boats giving assistance to incoming boats is normal. I have often had neighbours kindly start an engine and bow thrust to widen the space as I approach, and I have done same for them, in these marinas.
Also our drama queen untidy-bridge captain needs to get a trailing-lead portable throttle set so he can reverse the last few metres from a position where he can see. Then this wouldn’t have happened. He owes it to his neighbours: it is shameful for a pro captain to hit another boat in easy conditions when it could have been avoided so easily. Accidents do happen obviously but they will continue to happen with this guy unless he sorts his sh1t out.
 
jfm said:
Also our drama queen untidy-bridge captain needs to get a trailing-lead portable throttle set so he can reverse the last few metres from a position where he can see. Then this wouldn’t have happened. He owes it to his neighbours: it is shameful for a pro captain to hit another boat in easy conditions when it could have been avoided so easily. Accidents do happen obviously but they will continue to happen with this guy unless he sorts his sh1t out.
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So I take it you're not going to employ this guy as skipper for your future superyacht?;)

As for the owner, I'm guessing he's quite supportive of this YouTube channel 'coz its free advertising for his charter business. Btw how is the boat 'messy'? Just so I know for the next time you come on board mine;)
 
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