more money than sense.
A carton of 700ml Bundy's maybeOriginally Posted by Greg P
Damo - absolutely right. How anybody was not killed is a miracle.
A bottle of spirits to quieten down - jeezusbut nah ! Skipper was in the wrong and hopefully they catch up with them
I could imagine the outcry from the owner if the Rivira got run down by a freighter
The operator of the riviera should be held accountable by the appropriate authorities. What a bloody knob.
Hope the guys in the Bar crusher get everything compensated to the fullest extent after what they experienced
There just is no need for this sort of thing to happen
Chris
Has anyone got any details of the Riviera boat and its skipper and passengers? Or any of the other boats in thier flotilla??
It is all very good to say I hope this and that but unfortunately all too often essential details are overlooked in the heat of the moment and stuffs up charges being laid and compensation claims.
I think the police should have been called out immediately rather than anyone limping back to port with a damaged boat or letting the riviera motor away.
I really hope nothing has been compromised in this incident.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS involve the coppers in anything that could lead towards some charges or compensation claim IMMEDIATELY and let nobody leave the scene except in an ambulance.
Jack.
so are you saying that the guy in the big Boat did not know he had hit the smaller one?? as you say the "last thing they saw was the driver with his back to the bow" I would think that unless you were in an Aircraft Carrier, then you would certainly know you ran over a Fishing Boat, I am not taking anything away from the Negligence of the skipper or looking for excuses, it just seems that it would be odd not to be crapping your pants after hearing and feeling the crash (maybe) I have been in big Boats and hit a trap Bouy and you hear and feel that.
He's probably the same bastard who steered a 40 foot Riv within 10 metres of us (we were anchored just NE of Dunwich, fishing) at about 15 knots. Scared the living sh^t out of us, and he didn't even look my way as I yelled at him. He was one of a crowd of big boats coming into the anchorage, but the others behaved. We're in a Cruisecraft 685, and I swear he nearly rolled us.
Never... even... saw... us...
Carbon Really Ain't Pollution.
the poser boats shouldnt be allowed to leave the broadwater.
Wasnt there another Jetski fatality down there over the weekend?
There was case in the south west of west aussie about 2 years ago where a pro cray boat was on auto pilot coming back to mooring from the sea, not having a lookout and ran over a small dinghy with a man and child on board. The child was killed. From memory the skipper got a smack on the hand for his actions.
I've known of a couple of similar instances recently. The skipper of one boat ended up in court and scored a big fine or jail sentence.
I often think about the possibility of getting run over whilst at anchor. I have had a few close calls. At night, I hoist a radar reflector off an upright outrigger and if I see an impending distaster unfolding, I start the engine and prepare to hit the throttle while the anchor is still fast. I figure the slack in the anchor line will be enough to give me a fair chance of avoiding impact.
yea a 'hire' jet ski ran into an anchored boat at Labrador on monday. Driver, a doctor from uk died but his wife survived. Interesting to see the recommendations from the inquest. I think they will ban the hiring practice where they are given a set area to hoon around in. If sydney harbour can ban them why cant the broadwater !
i watched those Rivs go right through a group of boats at cape moreton on the weekend, scary stuff.
wouldnt surprise me if the skipper was drinking as well, should of called the police for sure.
same thing happened on the Clarence quiet a few years back now a trawler ran over boat anchored in the channel skipper never even saw the dinghy one man in the dinghy died the other survived. From memory the skipper of the trawler done time for man slaughter.
again a few years ago now one of my friends and his dad where workin a trawler off the coast from Yamba the trawler was run over at night by a ship. Ship never stopped he spent over 18 hours floating at sea before he was picked up late the next arvo buy another trawler on its way to work. His dad wasn't as lucky and went down on the trawler. Skipper of the ship got a 1500 dollar fine and they said they never even knew they hit the trawler killed one man and left another for dead 15 mile off the coast and got a $1500 dollar fine what a joke.
When I saw the pack of Rivs, Sox & Blondes was the the lead Boat
Stuart
Not the first time something like this has happened on the Sunshine Coat. I call these types of cowboys “weekend wankers”. I almost got run over by a riv years ago, wont mention the name of the boat but he refused to move even though we where at anchored, had to cut the anchor rope and make a bee line. He almost rubbed off our gel coat. Let’s just say he coped it when we got back. Found him cleaning the boat back at harbour and we sorted it out on dry land. These guys are to busy hob knobbing it on the bridge they simply don’t belong on.
Stu
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