Yacht and ferry collide

So the ferry had to return to port and disembark all passengers? FFS, Red Funnel, lets make a big fuss about this shall we?
 
There is also a bylaw prohibiting sailing between the high speed terminal and UKSA - if the yacht was sailing then it was on the verge of breaching this, as a minimum.
 
.The likely hood of damage to the ferry may be slight.
The Ferry Company, MAIB, MCA and possibly police and other agencies will all be investigating.
The Crew's will be shaken. And should be taken out of service until debriefed and post incident council.
It is possible after an incident, Crew could be less attentive or aware due to post incident stress and have further incident. Not necessarily with another vessel. Perhaps just a work place injury on board.
It would take the ferry company some time to replace the deck crew.
The ships systems particularly navigation, collision avoidance, control and propulsion have to be checked and found operational before it can go back into service.
 
Uricanejack said:
.The likely hood of damage to the ferry may be slight.
The Ferry Company, MAIB, MCA and possibly police and other agencies will all be investigating.
The Crew's will be shaken. And should be taken out of service until debriefed and post incident council.
It is possible after an incident, Crew could be less attentive or aware due to post incident stress and have further incident. Not necessarily with another vessel. Perhaps just a work place injury on board.
It would take the ferry company some time to replace the deck crew.
The ships systems particularly navigation, collision avoidance, control and propulsion have to be checked and found operational before it can go back into service.
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You're being ironic right?
 
I'm sure many will think its over the top. But no not ironic.

Just imagine the how shaken.
The driver of a train is after he has a near miss at a level crossing.
A bus driver invloved in an acident or near miss.
A pilot who has a near miss with another aircraft.
Or the OWW on a ferry which just had a collision even minnor. He probably thought he was going to kill someone.
Or even anyone you know who has had a car accident.

Some people shake it off very quickly others don't.
A lot pretend to shake it off very quickly.
 
galadriel said:
So the ferry had to return to port and disembark all passengers? FFS, Red Funnel, lets make a big fuss about this shall we?
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No, the ferry was leaving so had turned to starboard across the fairway. It isn't clear from the report whether the collision happened as it crossed or whether they had completed the crossing and were heading down the fairway.
 
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Uricanejack said:
The ships systems particularly navigation, collision avoidance, control and propulsion have to be checked and found operational before it can go back into service.
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The report says there was no serious damage to the yacht. That being the case, the impact must have been trivial - as Galadriel said, on a choppy day the ferry probably makes a firmer contact with its berth. It's absurd to suggest that the navigation or propulsion systems may have been damaged.

Pete
 
Sandyman said:
Total over reaction as usual. You sure it wasn't a terrorist related incident !!!
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Probably a trial of psy-ops by the sound of it.

Poor dears, getting all traumatised like that over a little bump they couldn't even feel. Its a good thing they never have to face storms, breakdowns or lifeboat drills. That would really sen them over the edge, wouldn't it? I wonder how their grandparents coped in the war? They'd be spinning in their graves at the thought...
 
I don't like the way so many are trivializing this serious incident. Can someone tell me the time and direction of this Ferry was so I can claim for the whiplash injury to my neck
 
It is all the illegal immigrants onboard the yacht I feel sorry for (not) - imagine, paid £000's to get to the uk to sponge of the system and WHAM side swiped by the Red Funnel Line in sight of shore - I wonder will they get compensation?
 
prv said:
The report says there was no serious damage to the yacht. That being the case, the impact must have been trivial - as Galadriel said, on a choppy day the ferry probably makes a firmer contact with its berth. It's absurd to suggest that the navigation or propulsion systems may have been damaged.

Pete
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Its not just to check damage caused by the collision. In this case damage caused may be very unlikely. One of the main reasons for checking the systems is to rule out the possability a failure may have been a contributing factor to the collision. Also emergency manouvers in an to attempt to avoid an imminent collision could have adverse effects on equipment.

Taking a vessel out of service to check is normal practice.
Replacing the crew is normal practice.

Once every thing checked and found in order back in to service.

While it may seam daft. Its standard operating procedure for most transportation companies, planes, trains, buses or ships
 
In days of yore the Red Jets used to get off the berth by reversing on a warp, which meant they described a very tight semi-circle instead of being a bit more linear in their movements. If they still do this, and if chummy in the yacht was unfamiliar with the manoeuvre he may have been somewhat surprised to find 350 tons of hydrofoil spinning like a top in front of him.
 
Something being forgotten here is that as well as checking for damage to the cat (fast craft are very fickle things indeed) it's very likely that the crew of the Red Jet will have been breathalysed/D&A tested, interviewed directly after the event and possibly suspended as a matter of routine. Most companies have such procedures in their safety management system and I'd be surprised if Red Funnel was any different, not only that but the MAIB may likely demand it.
Of course no such procedure exists for idiotic yachties....
 
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