This should make boat builders take notice

[PinHead]

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/836177/boat-builder-gets-three-year-sentence

[tunaticer]

That article is not decisive as to the reason for the failure.

"He was the factory foreman in charge of welding the boat but crown prosecutors failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was to blame for the "shoddy" work on the Excalibur."

Seems to me they have selected the scapegoat for the faulty workmanship.

It does not state if it was a repair or bad workmanship or bad design that caused the breakage. It also does not state whether the ship was in conditions outside its design capabilities.

Either the media are picking the eyes for a story or the case is chasing someone to pay a penalty.

[udlman]

The Excalibur sank in September 2002 when its keel split in two in high winds near Seal Rocks off the mid-north coast of NSW, This could have happened to any boat under the circumstances.



The court heard Cittadini was unaware the keel of the million dollar yacht had been cut and re-welded, because it was covered by polish and not visible to the trained or untrained eye.


"There's no suggestion he did the welding," Judge Norris said.


"The person who did it may have hid it from the accused," he said.


He was the factory foreman in charge of welding the boat but crown prosecutors failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he was to blame for the "shoddy" work on the Excalibur. Bit of a scapegoat me thinks.


(source 9 News website)

[finga]

Yes, yes it will make them take notice.
And rightfully so in my books