caltexflanc
Guru
I believe everyone was out of plane and on the rescue boats (local small ferries and CG units) before the plane was moved to shallow water.
That's correct.
I believe everyone was out of plane and on the rescue boats (local small ferries and CG units) before the plane was moved to shallow water.
I believe everyone was out of plane and on the rescue boats (local small ferries and CG units) before the plane was moved to shallow water.
We have our halon bottle certified every year. The only way to be sure if it is really charged is to take it out and weigh it. It costs me $10 for peace of mind. My friend just sold his boat and the surveyor was amazed that the halon cert was within date. He said that it was the first one he had found that was current.
Maybe take the sunpad to a good upholstery shop and have them cut a hole slightly larger than the hatch in the pad. Then put a canvas hinge on the cutout section so it will hinge up with the hatch.
It's really big and heavy. I don't think it would even fit in our Jeep to take it anywhere. I do have a really good canvas lady. I can ask her what she thinks. Good idea!
My forward stateroom has a big hatch, which I can easily climb out of. I proved this to myself when I replaced the hatch recently.
But I've been blocking the hatch by storing my dinghy on the front deck. After reading about this tragedy, I'm going to figure out another way to carry the dinghy.
The point was, it never completely sank. They could have taken an hour to get out, although no one realized that at the time, of course.
No mention of smoke alarms or fire detection? The reason for detection is to enable action before the fire becomes deadly. There has to be something missing in this area.
Seeing the pix of the sleeping quarters gave me the heebie jeebies, just too many people are sardine canned into that area. Yikes! There was over 40 people on that little 75' boat! Way too cozy for me!Yes it was an inspected vessel. I think that maybe even though it met the current requirements, maybe the current requirements need to be updated. Hopefully this tragedy will provoke a review of those requirements. I don’t see how you pack so many people into such a confined space and expect them to be able to get out during a crisis. All it would take is a panicked person or two and the exits would be blocked since they were so narrow.
There is a lot missing, but eventually it will all come out. This was an inspected vessel so one wonders.
Any information why 5 crew were up on deck at 3.30am? Maybe that`s normal prep for the day, maybe not?
I can’t imagine 40 people trying to get through this hatch in the best of conditions. These came from FB last night. I don’t know who took the second photo The first photo is of Conception’s bunk area emergency exist.
Our Cape Flattery 42 had the old "doghouse" hatch in the front. It was leaking and we pulled it apart (looked like a lab experiment was going on underneath), and replaced with a Lewmar Hatch. I am now looking for some sort of rope ladder we can stow and hang on the opening if needed, because it is awkward to get out by standing on the V berth for older folks.
There was no way anyone but a small child could have crawled through the dog house hatches. I would recommend everyone with those old style hatches get rid of them ASAP. The engine room is below the galley. The V berth is isolated from the rest of the boat and everything that is likely to catch fire has the potential to block the salon exits.