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In the end,isn't it just another piece of junk?? More shit for marine life to endure..when I say marine life,I don't mean boats,.
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Well, if they don't know how to properly and safely launch a boat then they deserve not to work in the industry...
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lemon
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As a former marine Engineer I would have had a near heart attack when she heeled over. The engineer is always in the lower spaces to observe any leakage but to have the vessel unbalanced that's both the yard and Engineers responsibility. Lots of lost time there, glad no one was seriously hurt.
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good thing it never go to deep water... twits who did the weigh in...
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If I were to ever get rich, I would rent these things [yachts] for short term cruse. then be on my way and let some one else throw $$ into that hole in the water.
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The First Video was hard to watch.. Hearing that the workers were laid off in the second video even hurt worse...
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Curious, why was the boat not stopped and allowed to take on ballast and then slowly lowered further into the water? Seems that would have provided the much needed stability that could have avoided this costly event.
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The ironic fact is, this event CREATES more jobs, the opportunities you speak of are only Delayed, for the present, there were the barge people,the rescue services,the media,the insurance assessors& the investigators etc etc.This incident is an accidental blessing for many ,many people. Bravo the sinking :-)
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One town should not rely on a boat with a handful of people coming through buying groceries to support them. I think the boating industry is definitely a large economic fundraiser for any coastal town, but focusing more on the "poor" folks who don't get to see this boat come to town is quite bullshit. The manufacturer launched this boat INCORRECTLY, in my eyes it was a risk to the customer, a risk to his employees and the safety of everyone in the area not to mention the surrounding boats. I think we should load the manufacturer up with so many fines they have to go out of business. Trust me the yachting world will survive. After all, this is a planet mostly made of water
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what is this? A stolen clip to comment on for self glory?
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Does anybody knows if the "Jones act " is still in place? It was put in place in the 1800 to deter ships to visit Canadian harbours on there way up to Alaska.
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The accident report was published in August http://static-yachtsmagazine.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/MAB1514.pdf
Seems someone wrote a "0" instead of and "8" on a form that was to be sent to the naval architects doing the stability calculations. Consequently, one side of the boat was 8,000 pounds heavier than it should have been. Also, for some reason New World/Northern Marine indicated a ballast mass of 23LT, but only installed 16.16LT. You can see what happened next. -
This fellow is preaching to the choir. Apparently some one does not know the economic impact of this yacht at it's travel stops.
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why are there even people on the boat during the launch.. that seems pretty risky for the exact same reason what eventually happened...
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Interesting reading. Summary. Never would have thought a motor boat would be ballasted like a sailboat but the boat should have had 23 tons of lead ballast. It only had 16 tons. 2 of those tons of ballast were not secure. The boat had an 8,000 lb weight imbalance that was missed. Final nail was the narrow ramp where one sides dollies slipped off the side starting the whole roll process.
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boat is top heavy- too short and too tall.
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What a useless follow up! Nothing about the cause of hte problem!
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What was the reason it sank.? Was it a design flaw it looks top heavy .
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After more than a year the NTSB has released it's report on the capsizing and sinking of the 90' Northern Marine Long Range Motor yacht. Here is a link to the page where they publish the reports. Look down the left side for the "Launch Capsizing of the Yacht Baaden". A transcribed error in a weight measurement is the ultimate reason for this accident. http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/MAB1514.aspx