charlieannear Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) Beware the sea Pictures Edited October 6, 2010 by charlieannear Quote
pirky Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 Wow .... All the more fuel for the argument about wearing LJ's even when you think you got it covered in relatively innocuous sea conditions !!! Okay .....guilty as charged Y H You would think that some-one would have put a line or two on her when she was on the beach to avoid her being swept out on the next tide to sink !! Safety hazard? more effort for recovery and more damage to vessel etc should offset any cost incurred.......Oh well !! Dave Quote
cth Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 Wow .... All the more fuel for the argument about wearing LJ's even when you think you got it covered in relatively innocuous sea conditions !!! Okay .....guilty as charged Y H You would think that some-one would have put a line or two on her when she was on the beach to avoid her being swept out on the next tide to sink !! Safety hazard? more effort for recovery and more damage to vessel etc should offset any cost incurred.......Oh well !! Dave One really good reason for wearing your LJ is that we (the RNLI) can bring you home, otherwise the 7 year missing person rule appies , no life insurance payout nothing for your misses to bury !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats a worrying thought if you have a morgage and young children. sorry guys about the message. Quote
great white Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 yes unfortunately a reminder to all of us of the power of the sea. I wonder if the big wave hitting her on the port side as she recovered pots on the stbd side combined to make her roll. One to think about when steaming the anchor out in rough weather. Charlie Quote
Mike Fox Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) Scary stuff, and rogue waves are a lot more common than people think. I'm not sure how many club boats would have coped with the 3m wave that hit Frisky this summer (and caused damage), but the general conditions that day weren't too bad, and many club boats would have been out in worse. Happy to say we were all wearing lifejackets. Mike Edited October 6, 2010 by Mike Fox Quote
Graham Nash Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 looking at the first and last pictures I would have had no issues about being out in that sea. Looking at the 2nd & 3rd looks like a different sea! I was actually in Cornwall yesterday and the waves at a little cove near Newquay were about 10ft high. Quote
Rob Posted October 6, 2010 Report Posted October 6, 2010 I think Charlie C is on to something - being connected to a etring of pots then lifted by the way is going to have a huge effect of the boat. In the pic of it boken on the beach the arm from the winch is missing and she has broken in two along that line. I suspect without the pots attached it would have been lifted and twisted an dumped back down and survived. Quote
Rob Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Another freak wave - this time closer to home!!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-11510916 Quote
Neal Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) Having looked out past the Chain Ferry myself on Saturday it was immediately obvious that it was unsafe. The strong easterly combined with an ebbing spring tide makes it worse. A couple of the larger charter boats spent a short time bassing between the ferry and the first red channel buoy - but no further. So to suggest that it was a freak wave which capsized the boat is a little bit of an exageration. It all looked dangerous to me! It is in situations like this that perhaps the RNLI should be able to charge for rescue. I hope it wasn't one of our club boats!!! Neal Edited October 11, 2010 by Neal Quote
Brian Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Another freak wave - this time closer to home!!! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-11510916 I see the BBC appear to have moved the Swash Channel into the Harbour. Quote
Duncan F (bathclaret) Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Bad weather weekend and a busy time for the RNLI - another one bites the dust... http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/8443...cht_at_Swanage/ Duncan Quote
conger king Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Lifeboats News Release Poole RNLI inshore lifeboat launched to help unfortunate fishermen Date: 09/10/2010 Author: Anne-Marie Clark, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer Poole RNLI inshore lifeboat was requested to launch this afternoon (Saturday 9 October) at 4.30pm by Portland Coastguard to a report of two men waving for help as they clung on to their upturned RIB. The men had been bass fishing in the Swash Channel Quote
Rob Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Be interested to know how big (or prob small) this boat was. Can't be that big if 2 RNLI crew turned it over from in teh water! Quote
biggcol Posted October 11, 2010 Report Posted October 11, 2010 Not very big Rob they towed it past us. To small for the conditions I would say. Colin Quote
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