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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-30/inxs-guitarist-tim-farriss-lawsuit/100418328
Tim Farriss was the guitarist of INXS,in 2015 he hired/chartered what we call a Clipper 34, elsewhere called a CHB or Marine Trader, a 2 stateroom 2 head Taiwanese built 34ft trawler.
There`s some dispute about how, but somehow his fingers, the anchor chain, and gypsy got in contact, injuring all, severing one which was reattached with limited success as regards playing the guitar.
At one time there were dozens of these boats in charter, now they are largely replaced by houseboats, and Resort 35s. They were old boats in 2015, possibly 30yo.
The case could turn on several versions of "how" it happened, and what you tell the ambulance paramedic definitely gets recorded, it`s contemporaneous, and often highly regarded. Inadequate instruction can be an issue, if you don`t know what you are doing dropping an anchor, using it`s clutch, operating the "up" and "down" press buttons next to the horizontal windlass, you could easily find trouble, and maybe not find one of your fingers.
It`ll take all week to hear the case, maybe longer for a reserved judgement, or it may settle as the "facts" start to gell, but there is a dispute about economic loss too, so maybe not.
Boat cases were all too rare when I was practising,best one was a collision between an 18ft sailing racing skiff, well capable of planing at 20 knots + downwind, and a photographers boat. Always fun to get one.
Tim Farriss was the guitarist of INXS,in 2015 he hired/chartered what we call a Clipper 34, elsewhere called a CHB or Marine Trader, a 2 stateroom 2 head Taiwanese built 34ft trawler.
There`s some dispute about how, but somehow his fingers, the anchor chain, and gypsy got in contact, injuring all, severing one which was reattached with limited success as regards playing the guitar.
At one time there were dozens of these boats in charter, now they are largely replaced by houseboats, and Resort 35s. They were old boats in 2015, possibly 30yo.
The case could turn on several versions of "how" it happened, and what you tell the ambulance paramedic definitely gets recorded, it`s contemporaneous, and often highly regarded. Inadequate instruction can be an issue, if you don`t know what you are doing dropping an anchor, using it`s clutch, operating the "up" and "down" press buttons next to the horizontal windlass, you could easily find trouble, and maybe not find one of your fingers.
It`ll take all week to hear the case, maybe longer for a reserved judgement, or it may settle as the "facts" start to gell, but there is a dispute about economic loss too, so maybe not.
Boat cases were all too rare when I was practising,best one was a collision between an 18ft sailing racing skiff, well capable of planing at 20 knots + downwind, and a photographers boat. Always fun to get one.
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