Yachts hit by Red Funnel ferry

[mlines]

https://www.islandecho.co.uk/investigation-launched-after-red-eagle-collision-in-cowes-harbour/

 

[burgundyben]

I can vouch for the fact that you couldn't see a bloody thing in Cowes this morning.

 

[[2068]]

"Keep Calm and Carry On, despite the fact you can't see where you are going"
:nonchalance:

 

[rubberduck]

Beyond me why people go out in such conditions if they don't have to.

 

[colingr]

From the article the ferry rammed a number of moored boats so it depends if you think the ferry should be running or not.

 

[dom]

Red Funnel Colregs

Standing on to moored vessels it would seem.

The article even mentions the Small Boat Channel!

https://www.islandecho.co.uk/investigation-launched-after-red-eagle-collision-in-cowes-harbour/

 

[[70521]]

The local hack must have waited years to write this, my bold:

Cowes RNLI have confirmed that the Red Funnel ferry ploughed through the moorings of a catamaran and several Daring Class yachts, sending several of the Darings adrift.

I hope not too much damage is done.

 

[dom]

The local hack must have waited years to write this, my bold:I hope not too much damage is done.

+1 But I always assumed Red Funnel maintained sufficient working practices and equipment on the bridge to prevent straying so far outside its normal route. The inquiry will be interesting if it's made public.

 

[RupertW]

I can vouch for the fact that you couldn't see a bloody thing in Cowes this morning.

Same here - difficult traffic all the way from Ryde with pockets of thick fog then almost clear mist and back again making driving very interesting.

 

[VicS]

+1 But I always assumed Red Funnel maintained sufficient working practices and equipment on the bridge to prevent straying so far outside its normal route. The inquiry will be interesting if it's made public.

Followed an unusual route this morning

 

[alant]

Beyond me why people go out in such conditions if they don't have to.

Practicing blind nav?

 

[dom]

Followed an unusual route this morning

Wow, possibly swerved out of the way of a small craft, or something. Be interesting to find out what happened

 

[Daydream believer]

It's the Greens at again. They are experimenting with sails as power, in case some twit introduces a congestion charge

 

[lw395]

Followed an unusual route this morning

I think it would have hit moorings before that first large alteration of course.
It's quite normal for ferries to keep operating in fog.
Anyone moving needs to be listening to the right VHF channel.
The ferries do have radar. It is surprising they got so far out of the channel. What time was low water? I'd have thought it fairly shallow where most of the Darings live?

 

[VicS]

I think it would have hit moorings before that first large alteration of course.
It's quite normal for ferries to keep operating in fog.
Anyone moving needs to be listening to the right VHF channel.
The ferries do have radar. It is surprising they got so far out of the channel. What time was low water? I'd have thought it fairly shallow where most of the Darings live?

05:31 UTC

at 04:40 the predicted height would have been approx 1 metre. http://www.ukho.gov.uk/easytide/eas...aspx?Display=CSLiQ5Df0ZzoYUoysvIAUi2EvJTnQspz

 

[VicS]

The Port hand post and tide gauge at the soutwest corner of the small boat channel seems to have met with a bit of an accident in the last 24 hours.
Thats opposite the Redjet terminal about in line with the position before the one I've put the time on, The 0441 position is well and truly in the small boat channel

 

[Greenheart]

Do the Red Funnel car ferries and fast-cat passenger ferries continue at their usual service speeds, in fog?

 

[lw395]

They are not exactly going fast in the harbour mouth at the best of times.

 

[Greenheart]

I'm wondering how they normally cope in fog. Difficult to see how it could have gone so wrong, if they're used to working in it.

 

[pathfinderstu]

May well have had a steering malfunction.