Loss of steering causes crash

getakey said:
article mentioned engine failure
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Well the DW arrticle mentions the local paper saying there was an engine failure... havjng lived in the islands I know the local rag are far worst than US papers when it comes to accuracy :)

if you watch the video, the boat back out right away. Engines were working and so did the controls.
 
Here is newly found video... he didn’t hit the dock juste once, but came back for more a second time. (Video is accelerated)

each time he has port in full reverse and starboard in forward looking at the prop wash.

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why wasn't the boat turning with that engine config?
 
I guess he was really angry with the dock.
 
getakey said:
why wasn't the boat turning with that engine config?
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Must have had the steering hard over to starboard... certainly wasn’t the thruster as there is no prop wash at the bow.

maybe he was heading out of the lagoon (although the bridge was down) and decided hitting the wooden dock would cause less damage than hitting the bridge...
 
Geeze. Did you see the dinks cutting in front of it? The second video is damning. There is no excuse for this. I do not believe this was a mechanical failure. A brain fart maybe but nothing mechanical. Reviewing the size of the yacht and the marina one has to wonder why the heck it was going to dock there in the first place. Idiocy.
 
I get the mechanical issue but it looks like Captain went into panic mode.
Jim

 
is it possible they were stuck in the mud? Seems port engine is in reverse, stbd forward, which should pivot the vessel to the left - but no joy.
 
Isn’t there a shutdown button? Seems to
Me if boat not responding shut it down and drop the hook.
 
I don't understand why they they would have backed out until they had a good grip on what happened. He should have left it stuck right there on the first poke.
Ok, we rammed the dock. Shut it down, throw a stern anchor or tie, sit down and think about it over a marguerita and leave it be.
 
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I agree. I read elsewhere from a credible source that they rebooted the propulsion computer after the first hit and thought the problem was solved.
 
I'm surprised that these critical systems do not have polling. It is not that the electronics are "over the top" but how they are monitored for failure.

It would seem that the close in maneuvering like this is akin in my business to doing an auto land with only one autopilot engaged.
 
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