ARoss
Guru
- Joined
- Nov 17, 2007
- Messages
- 637
- Vessel Name
- My Yuki
- Vessel Make
- 1973 Marine Trader 34
This may be a little off topic for trawler guys, but may be of interest to many of us former sailboaters.
Aboard a cruise ship, halfway between Baltimore and Bermuda, we altered course to assist a sailboat. Exact details still not disclosed, but we wound up dispatching a small tender, transferred several fuel bladders and jerrycans, and he went in his way.
It looks to be a Hunter center cockpit, about 42', being singlehanded when the guy apparently hit a squall which blew out the headsail. The in-mast furling main wasn't deployed so I'm guessing it was jammed.
The cruise ship's crew first tried to bring the boat alongside, then put the tender in the water. When the fuel was eventuallly put aboard, they seemed to be avoiding and contact, and no one went abound the sailboat even though it was clear that these fuel bladders, maybe 15-20 gallons each, were a real handful for the skipper.
Question for the forum: was all this " hands off" action related to maritime salvage issues, safety concerns, or what? Other than the torn sail there was no evidence of damage to the boat, engine was functioning, etc.
Aboard a cruise ship, halfway between Baltimore and Bermuda, we altered course to assist a sailboat. Exact details still not disclosed, but we wound up dispatching a small tender, transferred several fuel bladders and jerrycans, and he went in his way.
It looks to be a Hunter center cockpit, about 42', being singlehanded when the guy apparently hit a squall which blew out the headsail. The in-mast furling main wasn't deployed so I'm guessing it was jammed.
The cruise ship's crew first tried to bring the boat alongside, then put the tender in the water. When the fuel was eventuallly put aboard, they seemed to be avoiding and contact, and no one went abound the sailboat even though it was clear that these fuel bladders, maybe 15-20 gallons each, were a real handful for the skipper.
Question for the forum: was all this " hands off" action related to maritime salvage issues, safety concerns, or what? Other than the torn sail there was no evidence of damage to the boat, engine was functioning, etc.