Holy Cow!!! Big Oops!

[papower]

Check this out! Bruce
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/general-yachting-discussion/7055-splash.html

[patmat2350]

Almost as bad as this recent incident, from Cargo Law:

http://www.cargolaw.com/images/disaster2007.crane-yacht12.GIF

[smart_racer]

Somebody needs to go back to rigging 101 for the first incidence... and what is the saying " never stand under the load"

[papower]

Did you guys notice the 2 people along for the ride? Sitting in the stern area.
Bruce

[Kmot]

Stuff happens! lol... :p

[Shaun Hendricks]

Somebody needs to go back to rigging 101 for the first incidence... and what is the saying " never stand under the load"

Apparently "Never stand ON the load applies here". I wonder if they are okay.

Loadmaster had the wrong CG on that boat or a cable broke/released...

[Ghost 2501]

thats one :censored: sunseeker! and one :censored: off milionare!! i see a law suit and a hefty insurance claim there pat

[patmat2350]

Thr crane operator will sue the boat owner for being too heavy...

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

The thread reads, that the forward strap slipped over the bow. As the boat dropped, the anchor caught the strap. You can see the anchor chain and another line "over" the boat in the second picture. As the rear strap caught the propellers, the weight of the boat carried itself down, and the rear strap removed the propellers and shafts from the hull.

One of the men aboard suffered a bruised knee, the other, probably that one arm you see wrapped around the port cabin post, suffered a dislocated shoulder.

[Deestingray]

Here is another instance, this happened in the Mackay boat harbour in North Queensland.

[Norway2112]

Of course theres this famous You Tube video....does a ship's engine stop when the bridge is ripped off? ahh..question of the day....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRC31YQqrBY

and this towboat, does anyone know if this real or not, I have my doubts...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3Rp55bYnI

[toesup]

...and this towboat, does anyone know if this real or not, I have my doubts...


Yes its real... and has been discussed here before... Fortunatly everyone managed to get off the tug and on to the tow before it hit the bridge ... only the captain got wet if i remember rightly..

The Bridge removal is the Windoc http://www.boatnerd.com/windoc/

The pusher roll under the bridge is the CAHABA http://koti.mbnet.fi/~soldier/index.html and http://koti.mbnet.fi/~soldier/towboat.htm

[smart_racer]

Some operators will fasten/secure the forward and rear straps to each other with a horizontal line port and starboard. I think it would be the crane operators call/ judgement if the load lift weight exceeds his crane lift capacity

[Mrs. Toe's]

Here is another instance, this happened in the Mackay boat harbour in North Queensland.

Looking at those pics, I generally agree with the husband that yes, the great american boater drives their boats as well as they drive their vehicles on the freeways down here in Southern Cal. Another reason why when I go up north for a visit, I try not to drive anywhere for about a week...just to get out of the combat driver habit....

...Though, I do find it amusing when I scare the s**t out of elder sister with my aquired offensive driving habits! :D :D :D

[Deestingray]

Couldn't agree more Mrs Toes, it is funny on the east coast of Australia, the further north you go, the slower the drivers get, it applies to the way they talk too. The further south you go, the crazier and more unpredictable they are......Brisbane is the happy medium, we have an equal share of both. We seem to have a lot of boat fires down south though.....

[cap'n gary]

I read the rest of the thread and found this.

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/general-yachting-discussion/6263-yacht-dropped.html?highlight=dropped

Bad day at the shipyard...

gary

[Storm1_2]

i live in mackay and my friend saw it he said it looked awesome

[Storm1_2]

Here is another instance, this happened in the Mackay boat harbour in North Queensland.

i live in mackay and the hole boat sunk and it was worth 1 million dollars

[Storm1_2]

Here is another instance, this happened in the Mackay boat harbour in North Queensland.
the boat was worth 1 milloion dollars and it was under water for about 8 hours and i live in mackay