Who do you think is at fault for the sinking? Owner, captain or the tow company?

@joshlindemeier2434

Жыл бұрын

The salvage company was at fault! Definitely should’ve had pumps on board before and during the tow!!! Too many “salvage” companies don’t care enough about the vessels that they are recovering…it appears that the repairs would’ve been fairly minimal compared to the $1.5M value…it appears that it wasn’t immersed too deep therefore minimal damage to above the waterline components 🤦‍♂️

@jerrycallender9927

Жыл бұрын

@@joshlindemeier2434 NO! The 'fault' lies with the idiot who anchored overnight in an area that is OFF LIMITS! The tow company was hired to remove the boat from an area in which the yacht should have never been!

@flipdawhip2573

Жыл бұрын

Jim Jones the rapper?

@jasonvolk4146

Жыл бұрын

If the fault for sinking is on the owner or captain then the salvage company has no incentive to perform competent work. Salvage is literally their one job; they made a bad situation worse.

@scrappyjunk8793

Жыл бұрын

@@flipdawhip2573 sounds like the jim jones that took his church to south africa then when the feds was catching up to him he made all drink the kool aid

I spent years as an underwater welder and salvor and can say this salvage crew did a great job of showing the internet exactly what not to do.

@HarrisonHollers

11 ай бұрын

So the yacht is stuck in shallow waters. What should they have done? Wouldn’t tides change and offer a better opportunity to salvage? Or was there damage already?

@blazingstar9638

10 ай бұрын

😅😅😅

@blazingstar9638

10 ай бұрын

That’s really badass that you did that tho, respect 🫡

@paxwallace8324

10 ай бұрын

​@@HarrisonHollerslegit question ignored

@FinalFront

10 ай бұрын

@@HarrisonHollers I'd have grabbed my sawzall, oxy/acetylene torch, crowbar, sledgehammer, generator, and towed a small barge up there with my 18ft Cobia then went to work chopping it up & hauling it out of there piece by piece.

An impressive level of incompetency from all those involved.

@whdbnrm3023

Жыл бұрын

50 gallon drums and a helicopter to remove the fuel .LMAO

@davemetz7368

Жыл бұрын

This all seems like something the Biden Administration was in charge of. A Very Impressive Level of Incompetency, yes.

@77Avadon77

Жыл бұрын

Seems like not the captain nor the salvage team had a brain

@chriskibbe2901

Жыл бұрын

Much like T rump, his cabinet, appointees and advisors. Epic failures

@77Avadon77

Жыл бұрын

@@chriskibbe2901 TDS sufferer.

That’s incredible that those people call themselves a salvage team, all they did was hook a line on to her and sink a fixable 1.45 million dollar yacht

@AlkalineGamingHD

11 ай бұрын

Severe underside hull damage, water conditions, and 3 tugs were required to unmoor this thing from the rocks. The damaged hull is the most costly to repair, was already a right off by the insurance company, and the incredible water ingress from the damaged hull was simply not worth the effort to save it. Most people were simply glad to have the environmental hazard and eye sore removed.

@NjJfjr

11 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I watched as well. I'm amazed at the amount of damage from negligence on the salvage teams part. NFG 👎🤬😤 💥 BADA BING BADA BOOM 💥 I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE 🙌 Nj'sJfJr 👍🏼💪🏼❤️🇺🇸

@JamesFisherfrilleddragons

11 ай бұрын

​@@Knucklehead4400 State probably went with the budget team

@GalvestonGuy

10 ай бұрын

I agree. Even for a novice I knew that they would have to have water pumps a blazing the minute they had it off of the reef. The state needs to hire a more competent salvage company. I was surprised to see that taking off the prop/ rudder was also an afterthought.

@NjJfjr

10 ай бұрын

@@GalvestonGuy 💥 BADA BING BADA BOOM 💥 I APPROVE THIS MESSAGE 🙌 Nj'sJfJr 👍🏼💪🏼❤️🇺🇸

Needed: A:1 Very Large Turbo Bilge Pump B: 2 - 5 gallon pails "Marine Tex" to patch holes C: 1 medium sized Brain to plan Saving that Yacht was as simple as A B C.....but somebody skipped Kindergarten.... obviously.

@SuperChuckRaney

Ай бұрын

the boats doing the towing looked like tugs, maybe no actual salvage people were invovled. Once it started going under, they should have stopped towing, probably could have towed from rear (maybe) A simple tarp wrap under the keel would have kept the 'pump effect' from towing work. Another post here says he saw some salvagers put rubber ballons inside a boat where the hole were on it, and THAT kept the boat from sinking when towed as there was no way for water to get inside the boat.

This almost makes me speechless. The salvage company is just as incompetent and should now be on the financial hook to clean up the bay. This is disgusting

@frankfarago2825

Жыл бұрын

Sickos of the World, Converge on Honolulu Bay.

@EINechterKARL

Жыл бұрын

Thats more a savage company.

@Bigdonksworkshop

11 ай бұрын

Maybe they wanted ths boat to sink for insurance purposes?

@AlkalineGamingHD

11 ай бұрын

Severe underside hull damage, water conditions, and 3 tugs were required to unmoor this thing from the rocks. The damaged hull is the most costly to repair, was already a right off by the insurance company, and the incredible water ingress from the damaged hull was simply not worth the effort to save it. Most people were simply glad to have the environmental hazard and eye sore removed.

@jamesfranko5098

10 ай бұрын

@@AlkalineGamingHD shut up shill. Ypu probably work for these fools

Unbelievable. The salvage crew appears to have been more incompetent than the fools who caused the accident.

@Jakee3ee

Жыл бұрын

Any idea what they are underwater welding on the back of the boat?

@yachtymadness1446

Жыл бұрын

Insurance.

@SpaceAgeOdyssey

Жыл бұрын

​​@@Jakee3ee cutting off the propeller they said that's why the earlier attempts failed

@notyouraverageyoutuber3172

11 ай бұрын

@@yachtymadness1446 insurance can’t fix a reef.

@wilsont1010

10 ай бұрын

No, they did it on purpose.

Did I understand correctly that the rescue team received half a million dollars for sinking a 1.5 millionth yacht while trying to refloat it? If so, then this is the best business in the world.

@sweezy7455

Ай бұрын

I'm apparently in the wrong business lmao.

@vladabos

Ай бұрын

💪💪💪😂😂😂

This must be among the most horrifically incompetent salvage operations I’ve ever seen. What were they thinking!!!

There are only two main rules when messing about in boats. All the other rules revolve around these two rules. Rule #1 is “keep the boat in the water.” Rule #2 is “keep the water out of the boat.” The owner broke the first rule and the salvage company broke the second.

@waitaminute-vw9hf

5 ай бұрын

Well said.

@counciousstream

2 ай бұрын

No those are 3 and 4. The first rule is Don't Drown. Every other rule supports that one. The second is don't run into anything harder than water.

@uy7munir

28 күн бұрын

we have a genius on deck folks

@jmichaelbourke

14 күн бұрын

Hey Mike, ABSOLUTELY 😂 So well put !! No 2nd prizes @councious.🤔

Magnificent level of incompetence shown by the salvage team !

@timrainger8908

Жыл бұрын

Its Hawaii

@jedalexander8609

Жыл бұрын

You ever salvage dive st peter

@lorenmaly1637

Жыл бұрын

@@jedalexander8609 Hahaha right. Monday morning quarter back over here....

@jedalexander8609

Жыл бұрын

@@lorenmaly1637 haha right dive ops in alaska are a little manlier on Monday mornings. But the Kirby Morgan 27's tend to keep the strong separated from the weak.

@ryancappo

Жыл бұрын

For $460,000 they had better have the correct rigging that won’t snap, inflatable bags, powerful water pumps, and the right ships to pull it out to sea. And then divers to make temporary underwater repairs to stop the water from coming in.

I spent 40 years boating, lived on one for five years. When it works well, it's fantastic, and when it doesn't work well, it SUCKS. I don't miss it.

@JohnRohoboth

7 ай бұрын

shut up

@jimj2683

5 ай бұрын

Boating only sucks if the boat costs more to run per year than 10% of you yearly income.

@dartskipper3170

2 күн бұрын

If you ask how much it costs to own a boat, you can't afford it.

@dartskipper3170

2 күн бұрын

If you ask how much it costs to own a boat, you can't afford it.

The salvage company was an equal partner in causing this disaster. Trying to turn the yacht while stuck on the rocks was going to destroy the fragile hull even more. An inspection would have been warranted both before and after being freed.

I can't believe they actually pulled it off the rocks without doing any damage repair or using big pumps to avoid it sinking....

@ntal5859

Жыл бұрын

But they are doing that at @8:30 are you blind?

@victorramsey5575

Жыл бұрын

The salvage crew wasnt paid for a patch and pump job AND THEN recover the yacht. Everyone should've just left it alone and rent it out as an airbnb. Major tourist attraction!!

@herpiegerbstick6808

Жыл бұрын

​@@ntal5859 can't you read? They're not repairing anything they are cutting off the prop or the rudder.

@nicomeier8098

Жыл бұрын

@@ntal5859 You really should pay more attention to the voice-over: all they did was remove the screws and rudders. Maybe in future you could think about your post before you post it?

@slit4659

Жыл бұрын

OH it Had DAMAGE..

The most incompetent salvage crew ever! There should have been floating devices all around the wreck, that kept it floating even if the entire bottom was gone.

@briancummings9122

Жыл бұрын

It looks to me the button was on the rocks, had to be an issue

@cowlumbus

Жыл бұрын

@@briancummings9122 yes…and hence why pumps should have been running on the boat along with buoyancy floats all around. These guys were over priced hacks.

@AnHonestLiar

Жыл бұрын

​@@michaelcarmean4906 the guy driving did own a charter company and that boat.

@mikepotter6426

Жыл бұрын

Not enough pumps in the world to keep it up. Moving it would pull any flotation off. Boat was euro trash anyway. Let the fish have it

@michaelcarmean4906

Жыл бұрын

@@mikepotter6426 Great ✅ Observation

Great job guys! That was some top-tier craptastic work. Did nobody think to look for holes in the hull after being beached and pounded by waves and morons for days? 😂 It could have only ended one way. This was so incompetent that it looked like a lot like an intentional sinking.

Interesting that a $1.45 million boat would serve up yellowtail, possibly the cheapest and nastiest wine ever to come out of Australia. Goes to show money doesn't buy taste.

@hamsandwichindahouse

8 күн бұрын

That’s probably what the trashy wife liked to drink… right before anal

So a salvage company got nearly $500,000.00 to sink the yacht? Interesting 🤔

@45acp46

Жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahhahaaawww!!

@bdubb1882

Жыл бұрын

Salvage is likely owned by a relative of some Hawaiian government bigwig. Probably just sent his cousins out.

@don7294

Жыл бұрын

I would have charged half that, to sink the yacht...

@ebaystars

Жыл бұрын

@@bdubb1882 same in Thailand and its called ZigZag here

@peterdarr383

Жыл бұрын

Steal eleven batteries, barrels of Diesel and 2 expensive brass propellers, all the beer and wine and the Navigation electronics too, then sink it.

The real idiots in this story is the salvage company who clearly didn't know what they were doing. you could see the bildge pumps working even before they moved the boat which would have told them the hull was compromised. And no portable on board pumps . They should be sued for the loss of the boat minus the damage already incurred.

@cowlumbus

Жыл бұрын

Yep and the bilge workin tells me batteries were still on after claiming they were removed.

@gordowg1wg145

Жыл бұрын

The fuel leak showed the hull was compromised, and that should have been a warning to check for further damage, even though that should have been SOP - then hauling it over the rocks was only going to damage it further.

@Houndini

Жыл бұрын

Gomer & Barney salvage LLC?

@mikescherrer4923

10 ай бұрын

The real idiots in this story were everyone in this story.

@jermainerace4156

10 ай бұрын

But who would sue them? The boat was abandoned.

I have a Master V in commercial fishing in Australia. I remember when I started my studies asking a lecturer, "so what qualifications and training do you need to drive something like that big motor yacht out there (our school was on a dock). He replied "nothing you just need the money to buy it"..... and that's how stuff like this happens.

Good job *state* ,, you didn't give the boat owner a licence because he owed you 300000, so you sank his boat; no operators with pumps onboard,no floating gear, and no waiting for high tide; and you gave 500000 to your salvage friends; keep it up, you did there what GOVs do, you did a hell of a job there.

Well it's good to see experts were involved right from the start and remained in charge right through to it's sinking, well done everyone.

@68air

11 ай бұрын

If Joe Biden had a salvage company.

@bElLtOn14

11 ай бұрын

😊😂

@lighthouse7i

10 ай бұрын

@@68air - 🤣

@bacongrz

10 ай бұрын

@@68airbut he would say it’s Hunters company and he doesn’t know anything about it.. 😂

@larrybaker5316

10 ай бұрын

love the sarcasm

Seeing this goes a long way in explaining how the Skipper and Gilligan made a 3 hour tour into 5 years.

@CynicalWolverine

Жыл бұрын

They didn’t want to leave the island since MaryAnn and Ginger were there.

@arthurprager

Жыл бұрын

Too funny!

@arthurprager

Жыл бұрын

​ I watch this and laugh my ass off. 38 ft Hans Christian owner Deepwater boat. Yes I single-handed it. Not to Tahiti though. The furthest I went was San Clemente Island about 70 plus nautical miles from Long Beach California. I did sail a 32-foot Hands Christian off Oahu. Not single-handed though.

@77Avadon77

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😁👍👍👍👍🎉

@docwill184

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesw.6931 Everybdy always clean clothes and freshly made up. And really. Ginger, MaryAnne never came up pregmant?

Terrible what happened to this yacht and the resulting damage to the bay but the videography for this story was impressive. I loved the use of captions rather than a narrator too. Well done!

I worked for a tow/salvage company once. The moment you are hooked up, you're responsible for any damage from that point forward, unless it's already clearly a total and completely loss - which it most definitely was not at that point. This video footage is gonna be damning evidence against the salvage company for complete and total incompetence. That doesn't get the capt and owners off the hook for their stupidity. However, their stupidity did not DIRECTLY cause the total loss of the vessel. Just the environmental damages, and fines for the illegal stuff.

@vladabos

Ай бұрын

agree👍

The salvage operator should be held accountable for the final sinking.. the boat was already trashed and they could have inflated boyancy bags inside the boat to keep her afloat.. this seems to be salvage 101. Has anyone heard from them on their account on why the boat was basically allowed to sink, almost intentionally?

Unreal no flotation bags where used.....

awsome use of low tide to drag it sideways over the rocks. Good t see Hi Flow Sub Pumps onboard and temporty floats on the side of the boat to keep the waterline low.

I once heard a saying, " A fool and his money soon part". How true.

Once the salvage company ties onto the boat, it's their baby to take care of, so they are responsible for the sinking. They should have had some pumps working and large floats holding it up since they knew it was taking on water. It is likely that more hull damage was incurred by being dragged in the sideways arc. The debris was from the dragging of the boat. Rocking back and forth on the beach probably just caused punctures and cracks. You could see the discoloration in the water caused by the scraping of the seafloor. That's where the debris came from.

At 11.20 there is a salvaged wine bottle. An Australian wine, yellow tail, a Sauvignon Blanc, not a bad drop but it’s less than $8.00 in Australia. So they went budget on the wine, budget on the captain, budget on the salvage company. Just an observation.

@michaelbrownlee9497

Жыл бұрын

I don't know what it is about people in industry.....the level of incompetence in the power boat community is staggering. ...its one gaped jaw look of disbelief where ever you look.

@OgamiItto70

Жыл бұрын

Well, with a boat that cost 1.5 million large, economies had to be employed _somewhere._

@paulmannix1760

Жыл бұрын

@@OgamiItto70 True!

1.5 million for their boat and they drink Yellow Tail????

Riku moment

Totally botched operation. Who'd have thought dragging the boat round 90 degrees on a rocky shoreline wouldnt put holes in the hull then tow it into deeper water without making sure it was watertight? Almost as if they just wanted the salvager's fee!

imagine paying all that money to charter a 1.5 million dollar yacht around Hawaii and being servered YELLOW TAIL wine!!! HAHA

@patienceobongo

10 ай бұрын

$5 per bottle

@rnl9520

9 ай бұрын

That stuff is Shite!😊

@wellydude1

7 ай бұрын

I came here to say the same thing 😂

@jafo4u508

6 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 I was thinking the same thing, more like something I see coming out of a cooler of 18 year Olds at the beach.

Could have waited for a full or new moon high tide and that would have helped alot along with attaching bags as soon as got 50 yards of of shore. Bag it pump the water and put temp expansion patches on it. Get it to port and hoist it out of the water. This salvage team was like your local tow truck company, INEPT !!

"a series of maneuvers" gets me every time...lmao

I'm surprised that they didnt have float bags on the ship once they got it off the beach or just before. Sitting on that shore in the waves for days it was highly likely the hull was compromised. I would have expected float bags or a barge brought in and the ship immediately loaded on to it.

@ms.annthrope415

Жыл бұрын

That would have racked up much higher salvage fees so the owners probably told the salvage firm to do it as cheaply as possible.

@joveylndicdican1763

10 ай бұрын

@@ms.annthrope415 state ordered salvage over $450,000 and they couldn't fill the boat with salvage bags?

Circa 1992... I was on a lobster diving charter boat that went to Catalina with about 25 divers (sleep aboard) and the captain fell asleep on the way back around sunrise. We hit the breakwall in San Pedro, CA (about a 1/4 mile from shore) and the boat was pinned up on the rocks. We all bailed off the boat onto the rocks with our dive gear and waited for some boats to shuttle us off to shore. The salvage team that showed up put huge rubber baffles in the boat and aired them up, forcing out any water inside the boat and making it impossible to sink. When they pulled it off the rocks, it did not sink and they were able to safely move it to a nearby boat yard for repairs. Obviously, the salvage company in Oahu that moved this yacht had no clue about what they were doing and we're talking 31 years after my own experience on that dive boat returning form Catalina. You would think the technology would have come a long way, but...

@SuperChuckRaney

Ай бұрын

They looked like basic tug oprators really. As the video was showing them towning it off, I thought? doesn't it have holes underneath ? Sure enough.

Chef’s Kiss at 11:20. I guess the boat payment cut into the wine budget. 😂

Enjoyed the continuous water hitting shore dubbed in.

So...$460k was charged to not salvage a boat? Interesting.

The lawyers will probably make out much better than the owners or the salvage company

@drbigmdftnu

11 ай бұрын

They always do.

To all who are criticising the salvage operators: Please look up the definition of "salvage". The purpose of a salvage operation is not to "save the boat" or repair it to a seaworthy state. The purpose is to recover/remove the vessel only. The owners and insurance companies had already written the vessel off as a loss. And as a former navy sailor, trained in damage control, you who criticize have obviously NEVER had to patch a hull breach beneath the waterline. This is difficult with a steel hull, near impossible with a fiberglass hull, while ship is in water.

Given the size of that boat and the damage it sustained, the only option was to lift it out of the water. Waiting an extra day or so for a ship equipped with the proper crane and rigging gear to do so would have created much less havoc in the area.

Well done. You know what they say about boating...96% fun and relaxation 4% stark raving terror.

Yes, I agree it should have not been pulled that far initially, just enough to be able to put inflatable hoists or patches to make it seaworthy to be towed.

I love boats and I love the ocean. I retired from the Navy. I have taken boater safety courses and I am pretty good at navigation. Since retiring I have only been able to afford to own one boat. She was a beat-up old thing that I restored and used for diving and fishing, for a lot of years.. I miss her. When I see all of these beautiful boats on here, and the stupid things people do with them I wonder why. How can someone spend all that money to buy a beautiful boat and then go out and wreck it by doing something foolish? There are many like me who would love to have a beautiful boat, who would operate it safely and correctly, and who would cherish it and take care of it. I have come to the conclusion that there are too many idiots out there with too much money and too little brains.

@joegoedhart1259

5 ай бұрын

Well said sir.

It wasnt until i read the comment that the captions prove to be much more effective than a narration. Nice clip

Extremely unqualified recovery team. Total noobs. They should be sued as well.

@briansmith1029

Жыл бұрын

Not just salvage crew what made a complete mess of it whoever was captaining that yacht should never be allowed near a wheel house faults on both sides as far as I can see

It looks like the tow company deliberately sunk that boat.

@The_Sword3

Жыл бұрын

Not deliberate but incompetence seems about right.

@ionizer24

Жыл бұрын

Why would they not have used flotation bags on that vessel? Towing company is incompetent. Captain /owner is incompetent as well and should lose his certification as captain of any vessel more sophisticated than a row boat.

@patrickcox1313

Жыл бұрын

Why would they not have trash pumps on the boat, many of them, ready to go? It’s the first thing the coast guard does. It had been holed bad enough to puncture the fuel tanks. Looks deliberate. Racing to get far enough out that they won’t be forced to salvage it.

@davemetz7368

Жыл бұрын

The tow company was owned by the Biden family.

@ptt3975

Жыл бұрын

Interesting point because they would have known they were tearing the hull open.

Excellent work Dino

Супер спасение, аплодирую стоя, можно было и не обращаться к ним!

Jim not so rich anymore I'm thinking. When you see Jim and his wife pushing a shopping cart with their belongings heading for their new tent down by the river, say hey from James!!!

@Animalit55

Жыл бұрын

Jim jones the rapper they rented

Ah, is that a bottle of Chateau Chunder I see at 11:19? 'Really opens the sluices at both ends.'

I think they misread the contract ... they thought it said SAVAGE, not SALVAGE. Then they proceeded to savage the hell out of it!

Yet ANOTHER example that ALL the money in the world CANNOT BUY YOU COMMON SENSE 😂

@dmitripogosian5084

9 ай бұрын

Which in this case would be ?

You made a Cinematic film telling this incredible story.

I reckon the salvage crew were experts in …Towing Cars!!!

Paid 460k for two days of work removing a yacht? A team of 10 guys and 1-2 tug/tow boats! Seems like a really good payday to me for whomever owns this company! Profited around 410-420k out of the 460k I’m guessing!

@rgarito

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully not once the salvage company gets done paying fines and (hopefully) losing their salvage license.

@goodbyemr.anderson5065

Жыл бұрын

I dont think you realize how expensive it is to run a giant tug boat like that.

@harpoon_bakery162

11 ай бұрын

@@goodbyemr.anderson5065 it's extremely expensive, especially due to how long they had it out there.

Unbelievable! It was obvious from the fuel leaks that the boat was badly holed. Then when it was towed off the rocks there was already a heavy list to starboard, indicating that it had taken on a large quantity of water. It was almost as though it was being deliberately sunk.

@smaze1782

11 ай бұрын

Interesting theory. Could absolutely be true. The owner seems a little sleezy so who knows.

@dmitripogosian5084

9 ай бұрын

Even if it was sunk deliberately, they should have cared for the reef

Wow. I was thinking they'd have large tubular inflatable bags they could've put on the bottom and sides to lift it up off the rocks, then pull into the water. And then leave them on the boat to keep it from sinking. 😂

That boat was cursed. No matter who was at the helm the boat decided to die. Beaching didn't end it but removing it from the rocks did leave a hole through its heart and death came quickly because of a salvage crew on par with the captain who let it run aground in the 1st place.

Absolutely outstanding reporting and videography. Really well done!

@BoatZone

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

@haircutsofexcelence9830

Жыл бұрын

Video was way longer than what it should've been

Going to be split liability methinks. Looks to me like the salvage company made things worse and could have done more before trying to move it. That does not negate the incompetency of the captain and owner for getting there in the first place.

@notyouraverageyoutuber3172

11 ай бұрын

What does the owner gotta do with his crew being dumbasses?

That big fancy ass yacht, and they are drinking yellow tail wine? 🤣 cheers

Needed to run a tarp around the hull to keep most of the water out. Also lawyers-$$$$$$$!

I am by far not a Tree Hugger but I do my share to keep my surroundings clean. Hope they pay dearly for damage to the ocean/water/floor. Not Good 🤬

@BoatZone

Жыл бұрын

I hope so too

@stevealkire7626

Жыл бұрын

*It should be minimal as they removed all fuel, batteries and lubricants and they were on rocks not reef. Had it been a competent salvage there would have been no sinking.*

@swervsplatt9672

11 ай бұрын

Pay whom? Who profits from that? The government.

@C5Ron7

11 ай бұрын

@@swervsplatt9672 SAD to say but yes, the government.😖Mandatory Fines for Pollution, the ONLY way to make people "Think" before potentially polluting.........

I can not believe they didn't put in a sump pump, seeing how no visible repairs were made to the hull.

@goodbyemr.anderson5065

Жыл бұрын

A sump pump he says hahahahahahahahaa!!!!!!

That was an expensive day out for Mr. & Mrs Jones.

I know very little about boats, but even I could see that dragging that boat across the coral was going to tear up the hull! Wth were they thinking ?

This was all over the news out here in Hawaii. Damaged coral reef and the fuel leak sparked anger. I'm not sure who would be at fault but at least it scuttled putting a further significant amount of fines and loss of money.

@BoatZone

Жыл бұрын

As soon as I saw the news on the internet, I decided to compile some footage and make the video because the level of irresponsibility towards marine life and the inhabitants of Hawaii is unsettling

@thestig5020

Жыл бұрын

The hawaii gov incompetents and the tow company. there was no reason for this boat to be removed without floating it first, whe they did what they did they did far more harm to the reef than the boat did when it grounded there. what is even worse is that the entire boat and everything with it is now sitting offshore. good job hawaii gov incompetents.

@herpiegerbstick6808

Жыл бұрын

​@@thestig5020 soooooo.... Everyone but the vessels Capitan and owner who hired the captain

@thestig5020

Жыл бұрын

@@herpiegerbstick6808 owner was definitely at fault for what he did, but everybody after him caused more damage than he did. of everybody was worried about the environmental damage then they should have floated the boat off, towed the boat home. did you watch the vid of the boat getting wrenched off the reef - that was more damaging to the coral than the grounding.

@emsalsa9385

Жыл бұрын

Oops. It’s okay he’ll pay someone off, won’t face any consequences, and buy a bigger one. No harm done.

From OSHA...Section 1926.350(a)(9) provides that compressed gas cylinders must be secured in an upright position, regardless of whether they are in use or in storage.

@ntal5859

Жыл бұрын

That is going to make scuba diving a whole lot harder considering 90% it's on a divers back horizontal. Quick call OSHA.

@yankeetraveler1118

Жыл бұрын

@@ntal5859 Scuba divers used compressed air, not oxygen, in tanks that are specifically designed to be operated in any position. Industrial oxygen tanks for welding and torch cutting operations are not designed to be used horizontally, using them on their side can cause them to leak or cause a malfunction of the regulator. Both are dangerous situations. The salvage company was using industrial oxygen tank in support of the underwater arc cutting. The welder was "At Work" and therefore subject to OSHA rules and regulations.

I live in Bournmouth about 4 mile away from sunseeker in poole when i see the boats I often wonder were they go well this is not a happy ending for that boat 🙂🇬🇧✌️

They should have had buoyancy bags all around that thing, there’s no reason it should have gone down. The hull dragging along that beautiful reef reminds me of when SpongeBob and Patrick were with the Flying Dutchman and SpongeBob keeps telling him “you’re good” as the hull gets shredded

Can't believe they let that yacht sink!

@ntal5859

Жыл бұрын

Yes because men control the ocean like Aquaman you dumb fool.

Just shows how fast a beautiful adventure can turn into a disaster.

@eclipser2004

Жыл бұрын

Kind of like life itself hey?

@josephreilly6328

10 ай бұрын

I'm going to sit right back and I'll hear the tale.

@bingo7799

10 ай бұрын

@@josephreilly6328 Of a fateful trip?

One would think that for nearly $500K the salvage company would have seen the bilge pump pumping water out and added their own pumps and inflatable bags to support the vessel. There are a multitude of people to point fingers at in regards to this incident.

I didnt stay at a Holiday Inn yesterday, but I would have fixed the holes in the hull before towing her out to sea. But then again I wouldnt have damaged the hulI because I would have used some inflatable rollers to roll her off of the beach at HIGH TIDE. There is way too much 420 going around those islands. LOL

"Salvage team" lol. That is an offseason fish tender picking up extra work.

@Arcturian1111

8 ай бұрын

😅

As Alfred says....Welcome to the chit show!

@BoatZone

Жыл бұрын

;)

LOL, a 1.45 million boat, and they're drinking Yellowtail.....🤣🤣🤣

@ohioguy215

11 күн бұрын

There was also a bottle of MD 20/20 on board ... real class.

Should have named the salvage crew as a warning to others never to use them

@coldhillgarage

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a bunch of surfers to me…

Luxury charter yacht that serves cheap yellowtail wine. That pretty much sums it up.

@ericboyle8296

Жыл бұрын

Damn you beat me to it! It all makes sense now - SMH!

@TChalla007

Жыл бұрын

@@ericboyle8296 🤣🤣🤣🤣 My wife and I have had yellowtail Cabernet, but I don't serve it to my friends, let alone clients.

@ericboyle8296

Жыл бұрын

@@TChalla007 Exactly. I admit to having the chardonnay 😬!

@TChalla007

Жыл бұрын

@@ericboyle8296 🤣🤣 To be honest it's not bad for casual drinking at home after a long day. Just not for special occasions. which means there was nothing special about that luxury charter. If you cut corners with wine, regulations, no crew on board while you're anchored out, you're a hazard to your clients. Imagine the minimal maintenance he probably did.

Excellent day all around! Congrats

Ofc heavy damage to the keel..but I might be wrong but was it not possible to seal the leaks,or at least improve.Then use water pumps, and also use marine salvage airbags just a thought.

Being a boat owner, myself, I’ll learn early on it’s best never to get on the lake during the holidays or the weekends. I had a lady hit my boat and drive me into a pylon which left me with a monstrous scratch on the side of my brand, new boat, I didn’t realize it was that damaged until I got out of the boat to go home. Lesson learned.

@swiftadventurer

Жыл бұрын

"being a boat on or myself"???

@jamesfoster9256

Жыл бұрын

@@swiftadventurer thanks I hope it’s better now I was trying to say the word owner. I don’t type I just speak and then pound it.

I’m thinkin ol’ Jim Jones , may have been hittin the “KOOL-AID” 😎

Thanks for showing this. I love Maui. This is such a shame. Let's hope hope someone is held to account to minimize the chance of something like this happening again.

Our German Shepherd is named Nakoa. It means protector or warrior in Hawaiian. Would have loved to have had this yacht named after him. It’s a shame what happened to this boat.

I wondered why large pumps, plywood sheets, and floatation bladders were not put aboard or installed when the salvage operation began. It would be one of the first things I did. Keep the water out as you being to get it floating again. Beyond that, it appears the rest of the salvage was done correctly with the bridle installation and also cutting away the running gear obstructions. HOWEVER...one other thing: there was apparently an advanced fixed price arrangement for the work. Therefore there was no "Lloyd's Open" (no cure, no pay) agreement. That alone would remove all incentive to get her back to port in one piece. That reasoning would be "...it's better to have the $460k gross than 1/2 of whatever she could be worth brought in." Just sayin'..

I can't believe they didn't patch the holes before dragging it out into deeper water where it, of course, promptly sank. This really was one long "comedy" of errors from start to finish, with literally everyone involved - from owner to captain to crew to salvage team etc - exhibiting staggering incompetence.

Crazy that a salvage company didn't know that the boat was going to Titanic after being dragged off the reef. They should have had 3 or 4 pumps on a skiff pumping water out of the boat.

It seems like for over a half a million to recover they could have inspected the the boat for leaks before removing from the reef. A temporary patch or an active pump to pump out water may have been adequate to get it where it was going. I understand it would have still likely been a total loss but it may have still held some salvage value in parts and wouldent be at the bottom of the ocean right now

I'm hoping someone checked the tide tables before they pulled it off the rocks... We're going to need a follow-up on this story...whew, what a series of errors...stay on top of this Boat-Zone!! (Thank you for your fine uplaods!! What's the latest with the BTS??)

It's Like watching our government. They place blame and stupid begets stupid. And then the public pays the tab. My heart go's out to our ocean.

RIP Boat you deserved better 😢

I think the most astonishing thing in all of this is a $1.4 million boat and they’re drinking fuc**** yellowtail!

@bradr539

9 ай бұрын

They found a "bottle".

@jamesbruzgis9476

9 ай бұрын

@@bradr539 huh!?

"The boat that's been aground for days has holes in the bottom? No way we could've foreseen that..." -The salvage company when they get sued, probably.

I was amazed at the cheap wine bottle on the very expensive yacht.