Champagne Murphy
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EADT today, can't find the relevant page online but apparently they were in convoy on the A12 (I think) and blown over. BIG damage
'Volunteer' boats wrecked
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sailorman
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It was reported last week about the accident. I hope they were well insured & it covers the damage.
http://www.guardianrescue.co.uk/our-volunteers.php
Some interesting photos here
http://www.guardianrescue.co.uk/fvcprs-visits-the-clifford-maersk.php
http://www.guardianrescue.co.uk/our-volunteers.php
Some interesting photos here
http://www.guardianrescue.co.uk/fvcprs-visits-the-clifford-maersk.php
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sailorman
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http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/felixstowe_rescue_team_s_boat_is_wrecked_in_road_crash_1_3095369EADT today, can't find the relevant page online but apparently they were in convoy on the A12 (I think) and blown over. BIG damage
Richard Cornwell richard.cornwell@archant.co.uk
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
10:00 AM
Rescuers en route to help with last week’s floods operation were lucky to escape with their lives after being involved in a road accident which wrecked their lifeboat and caused £100,000 damage.
Members of Felixstowe Volunteer Coast Patrol Rescue Service were travelling along the A12 to help with the evacuations and rescue in north Suffolk when the convoy of three 4x4 vehicles towing three boats were caught in a cross-wind.
One of the vehicles and a boat was in collision with an overtaking vehicle and hit the central reservation crash barrier.
Rescue service chairman John Cresswell, who was in one of the vehicles and injured in the crash, said: “Our Toyota Hi-Lux cartwheeled over onto its right side before being pulled upright by the jack-knifing trailer and boat.
“The trailer broke free and continued on for some 60metres before dumping the fully-equipped lifeboat, which also cartwheeled and came to rest facing the oncoming traffic.”
Several members of the team were injured.
Mr Cresswell said: “Looking back at the incident photos, eye-witness accounts and seeing our severely-damaged written-off rescue vehicle, trailer and lifeboat, I firmly believe that we were extremely lucky to survive without any loss of volunteers’ lives or at least life-changing injuries.
“Unfortunately, we are now left without our two most vital assets and will remain off-service for the forseeable future. Sadly, it is 17 years of hard slog and public money down the drain.”
Stork_III
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sailorman
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Dunno i copied a press article from the Ipswich Star
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
Well, they MUST have been insured...
Or if not them, then the overtaking driver? Hopefully he was at fault...
Or if not them, then the overtaking driver? Hopefully he was at fault...
Stork_III
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When being towed? May be not.
sailorman
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One would have thought that the org. would have been insured with that value of equipment @ risk
tugger
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I agree about the fact that one would have thought they would be insured both at sea and for towing their boat but what on earth do you mean by that!?
photodog
Lord High Commander of Upper Broughton and Gunthor
They were in collision with a overtaking car... Ergo... If the overtaking car was at fault, he would hopefully have been insured, and would be liable for the costs of the accident... Ergo... His insurance would have to pay for a new boat.
tugger
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I agree with what you've just said but that's something entirely different to what is seems you implied by saying "Hopefully he was at fault".
Just want to stop you coming across as one of the 'blame and claim' brigade which I'm sure you're not.
(p.s. that's not a sarcastic wink, no ill feeling meant)
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Stork_III
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Some policies exclude cover for vessel during road transit.
eg GJW 5. to Vessels:-
(i) with an overall length of more than 30 feet, from any cause while
being transported by land, sea or air unless Endorsement 3 has been
agreed and noted on the Schedule;
(ii) of any length, caused by scratching, bruising or denting during:
(a) the preparation for transportation by land, sea or air; or
(b) while being so transported.
Curiously cover for the trailer is included.
tugger
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I can see how the boat's own insurance might not cover it on the road, but then what about the vehicle's cover? From a position of never having been in the position to know, how would one insure say a caravan on the road? surely there is an extension of the vehicle's cover for this and one would assume also for other things in/on trailers.
In addition if the boat had struck another vehicle on the road (after all it did seperate from the trailer) one must assume that it should be required to be covered by the vehicle's insurance for 3rd party liability at least, and if so then comprehensive cover is neglagably more in most circumstances.
In addition if the boat had struck another vehicle on the road (after all it did seperate from the trailer) one must assume that it should be required to be covered by the vehicle's insurance for 3rd party liability at least, and if so then comprehensive cover is neglagably more in most circumstances.
pvb
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As it was windy that day, you'd have expected them to be travelling cautiously. Were many vans or lorries "blown over" at the same time?
Their insurance should cover the damage.
Their insurance should cover the damage.
sailorman
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I sincerely hope you are correct.
Best wishes to them, they are a valuable asset to all water users in our area
pvb
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More valuable than the local RNLI assets?
sailorman
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Yes, well certainly for inshore work
we now have their collection box on the Bar @ FMYC
pvb
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But RNLI Harwich has an inshore RIB.
Sixpence
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Roger, If you can get hold of another box I'll gladly put it on my bar too
sailorman
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used for Volunteer out of hrs
