My Song falls overboard
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3.8 MOD said:
The report states it was going to the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta in Ibiza!
That regatta takes place in Sardinia.
Daily Mail type journalism.
:roll eyes:
Unless it has been edited since your comment, it doesn't say that at all. That regatta takes place in Sardinia.
Daily Mail type journalism.
:roll eyes:
"where she was due to be unloaded in Ibiza ahead of her appearance in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta on June 4-8 in Porto Cervo, Italy."
Lot more info here:
https://gcaptain.com/superyacht-my-song-lost-durin...
including:
“A full investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched, however the primary assessment is that the yacht’s cradle (owned and provided by the yacht, warrantied by the yacht for sea transport and assembled by the yacht’s crew) collapsed during the voyage from Palma to Genoa and subsequently resulted in the loss of MY SONG overboard. I will add that this is the initial assessment and is subject to confirmation in due course,” Holley said.
https://gcaptain.com/superyacht-my-song-lost-durin...
including:
“A full investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched, however the primary assessment is that the yacht’s cradle (owned and provided by the yacht, warrantied by the yacht for sea transport and assembled by the yacht’s crew) collapsed during the voyage from Palma to Genoa and subsequently resulted in the loss of MY SONG overboard. I will add that this is the initial assessment and is subject to confirmation in due course,” Holley said.
jimmythingy said:
Why do they transport rather than sail these yachts?
Usually quicker and cheaper.This is like a minimum 12 professional crew for up to a couple of weeks to get across the Atlantic, then you have the wear on the (very expensive) rigging, sails hardware etc. on top of that.
Great shame - exquisite yacht and owner won't be able to race her in the family sponsored regatta - I hope that salvage proves to be a viable option as she was too beautiful to lose - read it had linen fibre bulkheads instead of GRP - ecological side i had not expected on a 40m sailing yacht
Now alongside in palma. https://www.petersandmay.com/en/news/my-song-arriv...
Brother D said:
jimmythingy said:
Why do they transport rather than sail these yachts?
Usually quicker and cheaper.This is like a minimum 12 professional crew for up to a couple of weeks to get across the Atlantic, then you have the wear on the (very expensive) rigging, sails hardware etc. on top of that.
Can someone explain this to a non-boaty type like me?
From the article above
"Whilst the investigations into the cause of the loss are still on going, it has recently transpired during the investigations that the cradle provided by the yacht owners had undergone an undisclosed and apparently uncertified modification prior to shipment. This modification appears to have resulted in the failure of the yacht’s cradle."
I don't get who this is blaming
From the article above
"Whilst the investigations into the cause of the loss are still on going, it has recently transpired during the investigations that the cradle provided by the yacht owners had undergone an undisclosed and apparently uncertified modification prior to shipment. This modification appears to have resulted in the failure of the yacht’s cradle."
I don't get who this is blaming
Shakermaker said:
Can someone explain this to a non-boaty type like me?
From the article above
"Whilst the investigations into the cause of the loss are still on going, it has recently transpired during the investigations that the cradle provided by the yacht owners had undergone an undisclosed and apparently uncertified modification prior to shipment. This modification appears to have resulted in the failure of the yacht’s cradle."
I don't get who this is blaming
It's trying to make sure the shipping company isn't viewed as liable & moving the blame on to the yacht's owner/crew. Note which company issued the article.From the article above
"Whilst the investigations into the cause of the loss are still on going, it has recently transpired during the investigations that the cradle provided by the yacht owners had undergone an undisclosed and apparently uncertified modification prior to shipment. This modification appears to have resulted in the failure of the yacht’s cradle."
I don't get who this is blaming
Huntsman said:
Krikkit said:
Impressive salvage work, hopefully it won't take too long to fit her out again and get her sailing.
There's a picture elswhere on the web of the wreck ashore.I would think she's fit only for scrap.
Ouch.
Mr Pointy said:
It's trying to make sure the shipping company isn't viewed as liable & moving the blame on to the yacht's owner/crew. Note which company issued the article.
GotchaI don't really follow this kind of thing much, but this just seemed interesting. My dad has been going on sailing holidays for a few years now as one of his mates owns a boat and he too has had it shipped across the Atlantic a couple of times, its usually in Majorca but a couple of years ago they went to the West Indies etc. But now the boat is laid up because of a lightning strike causing c. £100k of damage.
Fortunately that was covered by insurance!
Is she a stripped out racing boat? If so then there will not be much to damage inside. If she is 'super yacht' inside then I doubt saving her is cost effective when added to the severe damage to the hull.
Re the finger pointing. I read somewhere else that the transport frame had been modified recently, and not well, so it was this that failed allowing her to go AWAL.
Steve
Re the finger pointing. I read somewhere else that the transport frame had been modified recently, and not well, so it was this that failed allowing her to go AWAL.
Steve
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