I'm probably one of those arm chair quarterback to which you refer...
I don't mean to quarterback but rather to understand, so please forgive me. I will always remember the "Cap Rouge II" incident. The owner of this vessel was a personal colleague from the fishing industry and in fact was in my employ with the Pacific Salmon Commission at the time the Cap Rouge went down. He was the skipper of another vessel when his daughter and grandchildren drowned in the Cap Rouge incident. His son-in-law was the skipper of the vessel. The Cap Rouge II incident was found to be a stability issue and in particular the "free surface effect" being implicated as contributory.
We'd all be fools if we felt we were immune to this outcome, because I certainly don't feel my vessel is immune from a similar incident. Discussion at this time certainly makes me aware the limitations of both myself and my vessel.
The Cap Rouge II report
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/marine/2002/m02w0147/m02w0147.pdf
Jim
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Don't take me TOO wrong...
I have a bit of safety training and teaching experience in a wide variety of hands on operational things involving the maritime environment.
Learning from accidents is a wonderful tool.
But you learn from the final investigation reports...not the initial news reports...they are just too inaccurate to provide much.
There are tens of thousands of accident reports that go over similar and countless other incidents.
There are not too many "NEW" ways to sink a boat or crash a car, train, or airplane. Sure there are always new tidbits...but tiny in comparison to the database of all those who have gone before making the big mistakes.
Instead of posting a "headline" and picking it apart with no real info in yet...those who want to review and learn from those who have screwed the pooch in the past....post old accidents where one or more thorough investigations have been preformed and lots of data is available for review and debate.
Learning from a couple news reports and analysis by a bunch of untrained, uninformed, low experienced armchair quarterbacks from TF is no way to learn.
Post all you want, have whatever opinion you want...but many here sicken me with their "I know what I am doing" attitude.
Every week I go out as an assistance tower and assist those with the same or more experience as the blowhards...or when I was in the USCG I had to call and talk to the relatives of those not coming home with the same experience as most TFers and their false bravado.
Cold hard truth....hate to say it but after not posting for awhile to step back and evaluate...I just can't stand some of the absolute trash posted by some.