Gotta watch those big ships

[sunny]

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...8-3102,00.html

TWO fishermen were thrown from their trawler after it was involved in a collision with a bulk cargo carrier near Moreton Island.

The bulk carrier, Port Ellis, and the trawler were about three kilometres off Moreton Island, near Brisbane, when they collided about 6.45am today.
Police said Port Ellis was en route to the Port of Brisbane.

The two men thrown overboard escaped injury.

[revs57]

Charter boat???? What Charter boat!!!!!

[jim_farrell]

Priceless revs.

Apparently the deckie was already in the water freeing a net when the ship hit them. I bet he laid a berley trail.

Jim

[imnotoriginal]

Report on the radio said they were breath-testing the trawler driver... Could be interesting.
Joel

[dogsbody]

Cmon lads you should no better you can't trust the media they put in whatever they like for a bit of sensationalism. Lets wait and see what the real facts are. Just a little something i learn't from watching Media watch on the ABC.


Dave.

[toymod]

They always breath test after an accident

[imnotoriginal]

They've also just reported that the log books for the trawler were well behind, with only maintenance written for the past month, despite the fact they were using the nets. I'm well aware of how the media can manipulate things Dave, I've spent the last four years studying journalism I came out of it disliking the profession more than I did before . The point I was trying to make was that the result of the test was likely to determine whether he had a leg to stand on or not. If he should be over the limit... well there'd be little chance for him, even if the cargo ship was partly at fault.
Joel

[dogsbody]

No probs Joel , Does a ship have right of way regardless if he was in the shipping lane?

Dave.

[Dory4.1]

Bet the poor buggers on the trawler have nightmares tonight

Rgs
Michael

[4x4frog]

No speaka Engrish???
WTF...did anyone else think it was funny how the captain of the vessel that Ch7 called claimed he couldn't understand 'collision' or 'trawler'??? Fair go mate, he then proceeded to rattle off a sentcne in perfect but accented english even including the dictionary

Have to admit though that it's a sticky one with mention of no log book entries and the trawler supposedly being in maintainence currently?? Heads may roll

[redspeckle]

On Seven news they talk to the Ship Captain of Port Ellis and didn't quite understand the spoken English during the radio messages from the 7 chopper I thought they have a a local shipping pilot on aboard to guide the ship in [smiley=question.gif]
Mitch

[Fishin_Dan]

The point I was trying to make was that the result of the test was likely to determine whether he had a leg to stand on or not.

If he drank too much, he could be legless

[griz066]

I bet they needed a change of jocks

[choppa]

have to admit,,, i did have a giggle or two when i heard it on the radio,,,

thought to myself straight away,,,,,,(as per Rys),,, what charter boat?????????????

first reports though was a SMALL fishing vessel hitting a container ship,,,,,,,'spose at the end of the day,,, doesn't matter what size boat ya got,,,, its small compared to a container ship

[Reef_fisher]

Does that count for the thread of worst days fishing, or the most painfull days fishing.

Still, I think I would have needed stitches after laying a rail when I looked up and saw that big arse ship bearing down on me.