Yacht collides with anchored fishing boat

[misterg]

Heard the Mayday Sunday afternoon, but just found this report

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Andy

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[scarlett]

The investigation report regarding watch keeping and black balls will be interesting.

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[William_H]

I guess youb really must keep a look out even if you are Irish. There have been similar incidents one a few years back where a commercial fishing boat around 60 ft on auto pilot sliced into a largish dinghy anchored fishing outside Fremantle harbour with loss of life. Or our own John Sanders in his record breaking solo triple circumanavigation without stopping ran into a fishing boat (ship) about 1000 miles south of Falklands with no real damage (glanced off) You can't take an autopilot to court for your defence. regards will

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[StugeronSteve]

Interested to know how the fishing boat sustained damage below the waterline as the yacht rode up into the wheel house.

There shouldn't be a shortage of credible witnesses though.

<hr width=100% size=1>Think I'll draw some little rabbits on my head, from a distance they might be mistaken for hairs.

 

[snowleopard]

it even happens when the watchkeepers are awake. an anchored fishing dinghy (with black ball hoisted) was run down by a raggie in portsmouth harbour a few years ago. as the yottie passed he screamed 'power gives way to sail' and carried on leaving the dinghy adrift wit a severed anchor cable.

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[isandell]

Any links to this story?

Ian

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[rich]

It happened to a mate of mine, fishing at anchor, this yacht sailed strait into him.

<hr width=100% size=1>http://www.jersey-harbours.com