Here’s what happens when you launch a fast rescue craft while disregarding almost every possible safety or written procedure.
Rob Almeida
Rob Almeida is Partner/CMO at gCaptain. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1999 with a B.S in Naval Architecture and spent 6.5 years on active duty as a Surface Warfare Officer. He worked for a year as a Roughneck/Rig Manager trainee on board the drillship Discoverer Americas. Rob is an accomplished sailor and competes in the US Australian Rules Football League. Rob can be reached at rob@gcaptain.com and via Google Plus
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Don’t these guys watch Whale Wars?
Idiots and more!
Is that our off shore devision?
Stupidity at its finest! We have dumbed down the maritime to its lowest stupid denominator and test equipment to failure and injury.
Definition of successful rescue is when fewer people are in the water than when you started.
how many idiots are on board this ship? Captain must go to jail for this.
I fished on the Fierce in winter of 88-89 I wonder is the current owners know that we few of a 50 footer and got airborn 100-120 miles north by northwest of dutch
Still don’t spell so well. Like I said she went airborn.I went -g and hit the deck. Dennis Strgul was the skipper @ that time.
smolensk 2..
I’m guessing this is a Vietnamese shipyard sea trial, hence the lack of seamanship.. Anyone catch the words on that guy’s helmet? I see http://www.__.org but I might be wrong. Would be fun to find out who these guys are!
really good drill – some like smolensk..
Wow. It all could have been avoided with a properly rove sea painter. That being said, I work on a ship with one of these and you wouldn’t catch me attempting to “rescue” anyone with it. It was built in China and the releasing mechanism is a total joke. Time for these clowns to head back to whatever 4 month technical school they cut their teeth at. Sad show of seamanship
Not sure what's worse, falling into the sea or being the poor chap holding onto the boat. What happened next?
I have seen this very same thing happen; sea painter was too long, boat hit water, driver didn’t drive, winch operator didn’t continue to pay out, 4 or 5 people went into the water; boat slammed against side of ship damaging jet drive, engine was broke off its mounts, wire rope damaged running over the fishplate: all this during a SMART Inspection.
what happen to the painter? very very disappointing, this act was very wrong, they must stop the vessel at once before doing this…
This is a standard test during sea trials prior to delivery. Rescue boat is launched while the vessel moves at 6 kts. Classic example of what would happen when retards are given to run ships.
At the very least, run the launch's bow line through a cleat. How the hell could you hand-hold that running line? And be sure to review procedure before execution, if you can find the manual….
No kidding huh? Who imagined they could hold the bow up by hand? Didn’t even take a wrap on a stanchion which done properly would have probably held.
Absolutely criminal, not even a simple headline. The entire crew watches as if it is entertainment. The understanding of safety training must be clarified throughout the world!!
I disagree with you calling these guys idiots. These guys make idiots look competent.
Wow, what a moronathon. Idiot could have saved it at any moment by tripping the quick release. There are so many fails here it’s hard to keep count, from the captain on down. Where was the training on these guys? There’s a chief mate fail, captain, he should be busted to AB, he completely failed on this.
Thank you to Rob for posting the video to gCaptain. I uploaded the video to YouTube as I came across it being passed around by colleagues onboard the vessel I work on. After searching YouTube I realised it wasn’t on so uploaded it so others could see these idiots!
Once again thanks for posting a link on gCaptain Rob. Must say I was surprised to see it when I checked the site this morning.
Regards & All the Best for 2013, C.McDowall
Almost certain the helmet says http://www.lr.org – Lloyds Register.
Was this their training video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4lk68wKfZM.
Someone's been watching too many episodes of Whale Wars.
God likes idiots,that’s why he makes so many of them
There are stil stupid people who continues to make the stupid test described in SOLAS, which releases intowater the lifeboat or rescue boat with the ship sailing at 5knots???????????????????????
When SOLAS change this test?