Boat kills diver NZ

[buddhasummer]

Tragic.

'Deeply sorry': Luxury yacht owner fined for scuba-diving fatality

Skipper Zhenhua Yang has today been sentenced for causing the death of Wei Chen.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Tracerbullet]

Sad

 

[buddhasummer]

Wholly avoidable

(Amended typo)

 

[Altamira]

As a boat owner, I'll admit props scare the hell out of me, and I can't imagine dropping anyone in the water in the described weather conditions. I have already decided to thumb my dive if a Captain ever said "pool is open" in similar weather. Unfortunately, after being a responsible boat owner for 36 years, I am no longer amazed by the dumbass stuff boat operators do, especially with people in the water.

 

[buddhasummer]

I've been on boats before in Thailand with us all at back of boat after dive about to climb up ladder and captain has started engine, scared the sh.t out of me, never backed up so fast in my life. (Twice to be exact)

 

[Bob DBF]

Wholly unavoidable

Depends. Use a line to tow them out to a safer position before boarding, but I don't know the skipper's experience as a mariner. If one's focus is only on one evolution rather than the entire situation, accidents appear. I had that physically explained to me, on a couple of occasions, by a bosun's mate. I'm much better now.

 

[Joneill]

Wholly unavoidable

I think you meant to say wholly avoidable? This did not have to happen!

 

[buddhasummer]

I think you meant to say wholly avoidable? This did not have to happen!

Yes, that's exactly what I meant. I'll amend my post. Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[buddhasummer]

Depends. Use a line to tow them out to a safer position before boarding, but I don't know the skipper's experience as a mariner. If one's focus is only on one evolution rather than the entire situation, accidents appear. I had that physically explained to me, on a couple of occasions, by a bosun's mate. I'm much better now.

Indeed, my post was a typo.

 

[Bob DBF]

Indeed, my post was a typo.

My faith in you has been renewed.