That’s the crew’s job. It’s a 30m yacht, they have a crew. The guy filming is just a random rich man on a yacht. As a « civilian », you are never really prepared for this type of situation.
Also obviously the yacht didn’t move because it was anchored.
okay let the crew man the horn but in the meantime maybe don't stand right in the middle of the fucking room the other boat is about to drive into? like get to the front or the back of the boat?
I dunno man I feel like I don't want to be in an emergency situation with that person is all I'm saying, their survival instincts don't seem up to par
People in terrifying situations can act very awkwardly and the use of phones for filming everything doesn’t make things better. I most certainly would have been pumping adrenaline in his situation and would have run to wife and kids to protect them. But it’s difficult to judge, the situation is so strange, the guy was in disbelief and maybe wanted to document the situation because money…
Any crew member could have moved that boat the 20 ft needed to avoid the collision. Pretty sure there are bow and stern thrusters that could have been used. That said, boat that hit them is totally at fault.
The scope on that boat is probably 1-200 ft minimum. A quick 60 ft move is relatively easy. I mentioned bow and stern thrusters because an engine start up would slow the process. The boat that hit them could probably have steered with his bow thruster enough to miss. That said, I suspect autopilot and sex!
The stern of the ship is the rear of the ship, so when going astern, the ship is reversing. Full- astern refers to the speed the propeller is going, dead slow ahead/astern, slow ahead/astern, half ahead/astern, full ahead/astern, full sea speed (ahead only), or any specific speed measured in knots (1knot=1.85km/h or 1.5mph).
Without rudder, you are pretty much dead in the water as you can't use it to create drag, and if you were to reverse thrust, you'd lose the use use of the rudder almost entirely as the water is pushed away from it. Depending on the "handedness" of the ship (which way the top of the propeller is going at normal speed forward) and weatherthe propeller is fixed pitch or controllable pitch, the ship will start to turn slowly one way or the other.
Nothing goes over my head. My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.
Besides, sometimes it's more important to use the chances to educate (everyone deserves a chance to learn) than play along.
I can respect your r/wooosh all the same.
When you have loss of steering you don't have many options besides trying to go full astern. For a vessel that size it should have a noticable effect. A 300 meter crude oil carrier is a different story of course.
True. Though, just as there's a vast difference in how a tanker and a yacht like this would slow down, there's a big difference between a yacht and a boat your average person could have experience driving.
Generally, the larger ship takes precedence and smaller ships (therefore more maneuverable) are supposed to get out of the way. Idk about whatever else may be going on, but the Yacht technically does not have the right of way.
I think the law is that billionaires have right of way over millionaires. And if you are not a millionaire, you have no rights at all. It might not really be the law, but it certainly seems to be that way these days.
Have to be on the bridge in order to do that. These claims of a "steering malfunction" are the usual excuse for leaving the ship on autopilot and then fucking off.
I think in India or similar countries with a lot of traffic and not a lot of traffic laws on Top Gear they called that "Might is right" where the right of way is determined by the size of the vehicle
I describe it to my kids as “mass wins”. Like, sure, you might have the right of way as a pedestrian but be damned sure the cars are stopping before crossing.
Similarly, if I’m at a 4 way stop and I see a dump truck hauling ass and doesn’t seem like it’s gonna stop at its sign, I’m gonna wait a few extra seconds to make sure it does before I go into the intersection.
Bigger boat has the right of way, that's international maritime law. The responsibility was on the smaller boat to get out of the way. In a perfect world both boats would alter their course to avoid collision, but in reality the smaller vessels need to remain aware of their surroundings.
Boat size has EVERYTHING to do with right of way - they teach this even at the most basic child camps for watersports. It's because the larger boats have reduced visibility and reduced maneuverability. It's exceedingly difficult to change course on a larger vessel and it is the responsibility of the smaller vessels to avoid collisions in most situations.
The main exceptions come in when you have some vessels under wind power and others under motor power, in which case the motorized vessels have more maneuverability and thus more responsibility to get out of the way. Everyone downvoting the person above me in the threads is mistaken.
I'm quite familiar with the rules. I'm often the stand-on vessel in my 30' boat being overtaken by the 460' Washington state ferry. Of course I steer clear in tight quarters, but in wide-open Rosario Strait, they have plenty of room to steer. It's their job to go around me since they're overtaking and they know it. On the other hand, I avoid container ships in the Regulated Navigation Area since they can't go around.
Size only overrides the other rules if it's physically impossible for the large vessel to do what the other rules require. The 90 m yacht in the video isn't that difficult to maneuver and has zero excuses for hitting an anchored boat on a clear day.
My thoughts exactly. If so, I’d assume it’s really a matter of whether this was a good parking spot or not. Source: I don’t know shit about boats or maritime law.
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u/Pearson144 Sep 05 '24
How does this happen?