Ooops. OAP overboard

[Corsair7]

Nightmare for her. Hope she recovers.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3538753/...

[fergywales]

An evil guffaw did escape when I saw it on the news this morning.

[madala]

.....krist that looked like an accident waiting to happen at the speed they were going....hope she survives.

Personally I can see nothing funny in it......

[fergywales]

madala said:

.....krist that looked like an accident waiting to happen at the speed they were going....hope she survives.

Personally I can see nothing funny in it......

Not saying what happened was funny, how it was reported by the BBC made it sound like a news report on something you would see in a slapstick comedy.

[madala]

fergywales said:

Not saying what happened was funny, how it was reported by the BBC made it sound like a news report on something you would see in a slapstick comedy.

.....I didn't see the BBC news report so can't comment....

[MOTORVATOR]

madala said:

.....krist that looked like an accident waiting to happen at the speed they were going....hope she survives.

Personally I can see nothing funny in it......

I know Ten Knots and within seconds she was half a mile away. Bloody Norwegians don't they know anything about physics and how different maths works at sea.

Standard practice for a transfer at sea is to keep both ships moving on a heading as they are then under control and not getting slopped about all over the place.

Same goes for a chopper transfer.

I will agree not funny though.

[thinfourth2]

MOTORVATOR said:

I know Ten Knots and within seconds she was half a mile away. Bloody Norwegians don't they know anything about physics and how different maths works at sea.

Standard practice for a transfer at sea is to keep both ships moving on a heading as they are then under control and not getting slopped about all over the place.

Same goes for a chopper transfer.

I will agree not funny though.

Agreed a transfer at sea is way safer and easier while underway

[hornetrider]

Why not lash them together though - surely the liner would have some anchor points for such a purpose?

[Jasandjules]

Jesus, I will be surprised if the shock of being in the water won't kill her.

What a nightmare.

[MOTORVATOR]

hornetrider said:

Why not lash them together though - surely the liner would have some anchor points for such a purpose?

Because it takes the helm of the smaller boat out of control of his vessel. A vessel is much more stable under her own power than being dragged along the side of a bigger ship.

As I say if you have RNLI, Customs or anyone who knows about sea transfers the helm of the smaller ship will ask the larger to hold speed and heading and the smaller vessel does the work of holding alongside.

[ApexJimi]

Jasandjules said:

Jesus, I will be surprised if the shock of being in the water won't kill her.

What a nightmare.

Agreed - that must've been one HELL of a shock hitting the water.

Hope she's ok.

[croyde]

Blimey! I thought survival time in water that cold was around 4 mins. Hope she's ok.

My God now have seen the pictures and she was strapped to the stretcher so amazed that she didn't sink straight away. Lucky in that respect. Hope she makes it.

Edited by croyde on Thursday 21st April 13:33

[soad]

Woah, that's horrible

[The Black Flash]

Not funny at all. Look at the ice! Sod falling into that.

[Eric Mc]

I can't see any humour in that situation at all.

Poor old girl.

[Godzuki]

Bit of a schoolboy error, really. We always did transfers at a few knots, regardless of the vessel coming alongside, and as FRC coxswain I always got them to do a few knots. You have a LOT more control on the move, than sitting still.

[Malx]

Looks like she didn't make it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13170120

[ApexJimi]

Damn

Edited by ApexJimi on Saturday 23 April 16:12

[hornetrider]

Malx said:

Looks like she didn't make it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13170120

[Sonic]

hornetrider said:

Malx said:

Looks like she didn't make it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-13170120

RIP