A Fatal Mistake He Will Never Forget | 164ft SuperYacht Accident

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

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[@snoopstp4189]

Any time multiple helm stations exist the potential for serious problems leading to accidents also exist. Maybe a deadman style switch to limit the functionality of wing helms is one potential solution but in the end their is no engineering substitute for crew safety knowledge/standards.

[@KenFullman]

Were they that tight on space that they couldn't make the cupboard for the wing station big enought? Maybe they needed a bigger boat.

[@rugby342]

What prohibited the builder from making a safe size storage area for the wing station control's. Seems like you should be able to close the wing station with the control's in neutral on a yacht that size. This kind of mistake should never have been able to occur when the solution is as simple as making the housing larger or shorter throttle control's.

[@gordoncomstock2459]

Absolutely correct, well said 👍

[@swamprat69er]

Why not have full control of the engines from the wing stations AND the main helm. Meaning that the engines can be started and stopped from those stations.

[@finnskrydstrup1850]

For vessels already with this dangerous system, a simple switch could/should be installed, wing control ONLY active in open LOCKED position..... simple, cheap easy

[@snoopstp4189]

Size issues are always a limitation on ship designs.

[@chrisnorcutt9060]

Rugby Has This Kind Of Accident Every Happened Before, and If No One Was Standing There, At That Moment, Why is It Not One Of These Cree Members , Have The Common Sense To Tell All The Passengers To Stay Clear, After All These Is The Work They Do Every Day, and If Anyone Should Have Known Better The Deck Hands 👍

[@fatboy110960]

I was a surveyor for over 20 years and i have witnessed the consequences of many debilitating and fatal injuries, i really feel for you in this instance, my heart goes out to all the people involved. I am surprised that this has never been addressed by Class or Flag state???

[@graycee8326]

What a sad ending! I pray for all parties involved; especially the the family who lost their daughter and also the deck hand who moved the throttle. Hope he doesn't fall into depression.. God bless them all. Thanks SYC. God bless you and Giv too :)

[@captneilmurray6055]

Compassionate and heartfelt presentation, well done and so sad for the young girl and her family and friends.

[@bobuncle8704]

I’ve always thought this was a bad idea. This just confirms it. Perhaps there should be a lockout device to keep the wing station open till control has been handed off

[@CharlesRandles]

Real ships have this. Station interlocks are a well-established technology, mandated by all classification authorities. The "Superyacht" industry skates around the regulations by flagging in weird places and lying about tonnage and cargo.

[@jimj2683]

@@frankmurray1549 The wing station was probably designed before they chose the controls.

[@JimmyDCarter]

I do hope there will be changes made as a result of this tragedy. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@kalyntaylor11]

Thank you for sharing this story. Sitting here with tears in my eyes. 35 minutes for the ambulance to arrive. No flight priority to save a life. That is just unacceptable. I hope the family also has their lawyer look into traffic control for that day.

[@jonathanbair523]

I am very troubled hearing the flight was not cleared for a medical transfer.

[@KO-pk7df]

Thank you. These videos are never fun, but I know they are very helpful for safety. I have worked on US Navy flight decks with all the dangers. There was always lots of safety training. Witnessing accidents in real time and training films always kept safety on my mind. Reading and reviewing accident reports are also very useful. This how we can help keep these tragedies to a minimum.

[@Diving_Into_History]

This seems like a risk that should have been assessed and engineered out/eliminated while any yacht is still on paper - long before it gets built or hits the water

[@iamstevestrough8185]

All yachts are built with the same thing AWOL has the same thing on its boat

[@samiam619]

@@iamstevestrough8185 “All yachts are built”, doesn’t make it right. That is a design flaw that should never have been considered okay from day one!

[@ystebadvonschlegel3295]

1) I can’t believe that such a design defect is allowed to exist! 2) Knowing that it exists, while the engine is powered on, there should be someone responsible at all times supervising those controls - it’s like leaving a loaded gun just sitting out where anyone could pick it up and hurt themselves or others. So sad.

[@CharlesRandles]

Superyachts are built to the lowest cost possible by people who know they will never meet the parents of the people they killed. Really, all the owners care about is that people noticed this death. And, Our Host has decided to monetise this video. In which a young woman died. And a young man lost his leg and his livelihood.

[@gfrizzleshizzlemanizzle]

@@CharlesRandles Whatever, you live in a fairy tale. And I suppose all humans are inherently bad people. You need a better hobby than saying dumb shit on youtube.

[@supertuscans9512]

Far better to publicise the danger so that other crew are aware of the danger, than remain silent.

[@MkBasile-ri4bg]

I watch this video a long time ago and have subscribed to your channel because of videos like this. I loved the way you told a story I loved everything about you thank you for sharing these things with us in the way that you do I wish you would do more videos like this today

[@rubbishdump09]

Good of you to put this up. - For about $100 worth of foregone fiberglass work ( or, as another has already pointed out, about the same value in shorter control handles ) one person has died and another been injured. This is inexcusable, and neither your yacht nor the JeMaSa should have been released by their respective builders/construction managers or certified until the problem was fixed.

[@lavergnee]

I was working on M/Y Hadia (ex M/Y Jemasa).Since the accident, minor modifications have been made, such as lowering the throttles and gear levers in order to close the wing stations without having to change the positions of the levers and a pin to maintain the the wing stations opened. The biggest changes concern the procedures to moor the ship, each crew member must remain at their station to avoid the displacements near the controls and both engines are switched off once the mooring and spring lines are in place.

[@CharlesRandles]

So next time they will blame you. The ship should be seized by the authorities until they demonstrate a full interlock system. Only one console should be able to command the engines and rudders. Writing a new procedure us bullshit. It must be impossible for engine and rudders to be controlled from two places.

[@lavergnee]

@@CharlesRandles what are you talking about? The yacht successfully passes the annual Lloyds and Cayman Islands survey. You want to blame someone? Ask the Lloyds company why they did approved the yacht at the end of its construction.

[@richardhiggins9856]

Thank you for taking the time to let us know what goes on in the world of yachting. That is real life situation that go on not just fun and games

[@nicolasmonastirsky]

It’s scary how careless are yacht builders sometimes, things like that are a no-no in aviation.

[@zoneundertop]

Life gone by evil design, wtf full power on to secure!

[@iamstevestrough8185]

It's not the yacht builders you fool it's the people operating the yachts okay they have to pay more attention and get their heads out of their asses

[@gfrizzleshizzlemanizzle]

@@iamstevestrough8185 That is savage bro. It was a mistake. Shit happens. The decky and captain will live with it forever without your crass comments. May she rest in peace.

[@iamstevestrough8185]

@@gfrizzleshizzlemanizzle dude's working with a 10 lb piece of steel over his head hanging from a rope don't you think you should have a helmet on it's reckless bro pure recklessness

[@gfrizzleshizzlemanizzle]

@@iamstevestrough8185 Not at all. Helmets went out in the 80's bro. Don't see me with a skid lid, very uncool.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Great video as always! Sad for the lost bystander family and friends... very very expensive mistake... 😞

[@SimonClaringbold]

Thanks you for you concise and sobering summary of events leading up to the tragedy

[@cap.carlosmedeiros4238]

In deed a tragedy my her soul rest in peace at the same time wish speed recovery to the survuver victim and as always thank you captain Cristian for the updates

[@MichaelBuck]

Wing stations need to have Safety Redundancy procedures BUILT-IN to the ships console system. Several possibilities could have easily been implemented and prevented this traject accident. 1. Redesign the structure itself to handle closure when throttles are in neutral, or for that matter REQUIRE that the throttles are in neutral when closing the wing station. 2. When the Wing Control station is CLOSED the system will automatically SHUT DOWN control to that wing station regardless of whether a manual transfer has occurred or not. 3. Prevent the wing station from being physically closed until CONTROL is manually transferred back to the HELM or to the other wing station. 4. Docking sensors that tell the ship's controls you are in a docking situation. These sensors would be on each of the cleats on the boat itself. Also, cameras can be used like in cars to detect the location of the yacht on a dock or mooring and prevent full throttles in either direction from being engaged when lines are connected to the dock and the boat. 5. Require someone to physically be attending to the controls at all times, with a LOCK mechanism similar on a tender, that if it comes detached automatically TURNS OFF the wing station. 6. Along with #5 there needs to be a Maritime Policy Requirement that states someone MUST remain in control of the WIng Station at all times unless it has been authorized and manualy transfered to another station. Items 2 & 3 above can easily be PROGRAMMED into the system of all Yachts and would have prevented this tragedy from ever occurring in the first place. All 4 items should be STANDARD REQUIRED IMPLEMENTATIONS on all YACHTS of this class and highly recommended in smaller classes.

[@eshaw9826]

Thank you for the details of this tragic accident. I hope your advise gets to all the people who can make the changes in the construction of a super yacht. I have seen other news of similar case accidents. It's time to make some regulations about this matter.

[@ianm452]

The written report notes that since it was published, several unofficial reports of similar incidents have been received, but no injury or damage occurred. How unfortunate that nobody in the yachting industry thought to use the confidential reporting system CHIRP to alert the authorities so that action could have been taken that might have avoided this tragedy.

[@johnadams507]

I see and feel the genuine pain coming from you. This bought a tear to my eye.

[@snoopstp4189]

a picture is worth a thousand words, when you see kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHezlKdvndKHeJo you know something had to have gone very badly.

[@dive4josvic]

i meet that yacht in SG.. been working onboard superyacht since international 2008.. thank you for the this information

[@giadamelchiorre3479]

I deeply saddened of the death of such a young woman. I pray for her family. I love your videos, I could see you were deeply moved when it comes to the loss of life. Why wasn't there communications between the deck hand and master. I'm not sure how one can assume it was OK to stow the control station without verifying the bridge had resuming control first. This shows the yacht builder did a poor job in designing the control station and inclosure.

[@funnyfarm5555]

Apparently this is a common engineering/design flaw on many large yachts.

[@dalejohnson3520]

On-board the vessels I have been on we always had a person at the station and in control until the master or the Officer of the Deck properly relieved him/her. This would have greatly reduced the possibility of this happening and also allowed quicker responses to any other issues.

[@captainb6104]

Onboard Jesma, now as part of the master’s standing orders, an engineer or senior deck officer must remain in the wheel house or at the wing station controls to prevent unintended operation of the engine controls during manoeuvring or transfer of command to or from the wing stations. The status of the wing station controls now forms part of the routine documented checks to be carried out prior to entering or leaving port

[@gordoncomstock2459]

Horses? Stable Doors? Those sorts of things are popping to mind. Why not just demand the wing controls are changed?

[@davidpriestley1650]

I'd have thought that crew training would also have mandated that when the wing station is in use, crew must use the other side of the yacht to traverse past the bridge.

[@ancientbear3280]

@@davidpriestley1650 Smart. Only a senior officer can close or use a wing station.

[@danielciantar1402]

Love these types of videos, keep up the good work👏👏

[@Kelly-jc3jc]

Being able to always keep the controls in neutral while stowing the wing station is best. What if there was a locking feature that engaged when the wing station is selected to be in control not allowing the closure of that station?

[@Simon-ho6ly]

or just a switch/sensor that disables it the moment its moved from fully open

[@Kennethah81]

Agreed. This is an obvious and dangerous design flaw! The worst part is how easilly it could have been avoided.

[@Andrew-wv7qp]

A possible alternative is an interlock that prevents the wing bridge control pod from closing if it is enabled to control the engines, not sure if that's possible or practical though.

[@abacaxifamily]

Well it would not prevent the situation as the levers need to be put to full throttle prior to close the bridge control. But it would prevent an accidental closing which would put engines in gear.

[@CharlesRandles]

"not sure if that's possible or practical though." YES YES YES It's trivially simple to implement, Real ships have those built in. Superyachts don't because they are built and operated as cheaply as possible.

[@Andrew-wv7qp]

@@abacaxifamily Yeah, that's a valid point. I was thinking about what you said and I agree, there's apparently no way to make this type of accident impossible with control interlocks. You have to rely on training and discipline in the end.

[@abacaxifamily]

@@Andrew-wv7qp it’s a good point anyway, but it would be easy to disengage the controls by a switch when closing the bridge. But you need to lower the levers anyway before closing the bridge. So discipline is best to avoid accidents, check who is in control and the captain is in command.

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

Can't you make the opening or the full recess for the stowage controls higher so the throttles didn't need laying down?

[@tonkacaptain]

That is so sad, Heartbreaking!! I will take that information and use it for positive.

[@annemacleod1421]

I listened to you read this accident report, Tristan, and felt deeply sad, as clearly you have as well. I’ve only watched a few of your videos tonight because I have been watching eSysman SuperYachts this week…YT led me to your channel. It’s not even like I need to know about this accident but it was the way you presented it…with great sensitivity..and I felt out of respect for this young girl that I needed to hear what happened and spend a moment extending my prayers to her saddened family …and to the deck hand as I, like others, hope he is able to recover from this awful accident, bith mentally and emotionally. When accidents are due to poor design, it is a double edged sword. 🇳🇿🇳🇿🐑🐑NZ

[@c18888]

Even it the wing stations had a light on them to warn the wing station is energized and in control, could of made a difference. Simple rules with the crew, only allowing the captain or designated person who is operating the wing station to touch it while it’s open, may have prevented it. Your right though, engineering the problem away would be much better then crew procedures to deal with an extra hazard.

[@funnyfarm5555]

I would retrofit a Deadman switch into the console and whomever is there would have it attached to their person like small personal watercraft like a jet ski. If a person leaves then the console becomes inoperative or kills the engines. Whomever is supposed to be operating the wing station should not leave until it is disabled by the bridge and if using a Deadman system they should not be allowed to leave either; both a fireable offense.

[@terryroth9707]

This is a design flaw. There should be enough clearance for the stations to close with the throttle controls in any position but especially in neutral.

[@Strawman333]

Tragic. Prayers to the family, and all others involved. 🙏🏼

[@neilwharton720]

I totally agree with your comments regarding the position of the controls they must be able to close in a operational manner.

[@brimis5349]

How about a requirement or a mechanism that would prevent a wing station from being closed if it is still in control of the ship. Shouldn't the panel have some very clear lights, signs, bells, indications that the station still has control over the ship? I think that would help prevent this kind of incident in the future.

[@skiingfast1]

I will bet the manufacturer of the yacht is already or had already looked into that.

[@davidfinn3587]

Appreciate this series of videos. Would like to hear more of your professional experiences with some of these situations and your knowledge of training/ regulatory requirements, or failure thereof, to help explain the 'why' these conditions might have led to the tragic event to help avoid it in the future as a lesson learned event.

[@ThoughtfulWander]

Yeah design/engineering should be able to accommodate that throttle fix pretty easy sheesh great episode, Tristan!

[@Simon-ho6ly]

easy, probably just a "push to make" type switch that engages when the wing station is open/cover open and disables the station the moment the lid is moved from fully open or the station is move towards stowage at all

[@ThoughtfulWander]

@@Simon-ho6ly Well of course that is the easy way but... i am talking about super yacht way lol :) And yep would work for eliminating that issue for any that are currently setup that way... great idea!

[@gonzalopascual5936]

Excellent content as always Tristan

[@bosgaurus1]

The needless death of a 16 year old child is indeed a sad event. May she rest in peace. May her loved ones also, in time, find healing and peace. Hopefully the other injured individual will recover fully as soon as possible.

[@rudideghelt]

I have often wondered how it is possible that yacht builders agree to build yachts that are not completely secure. Thank you Tristan, for the memory of this young girl. 👍👍❣❣🌹🌹

[@ronc7743]

I once had something like this on a Feretti where the cover of the side controls slammed down pushing the throttle forward. The boat jumped forward pulling a cleat out of the dock but fortunately no one was hurt. There were many things I didn't like about that boat and this one was at the top of the list.

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the information.

[@richardgiles2484]

So so sad and feel for the family's and friends. I'm a bit surprised that the Controls on the wing stations need to be put in the ahead position to close the doors. Why not just make the opening 50mm or so higher 🤔

[@CharlesRandles]

Or, maybe, hire an actual engineer at some point in the design. But that might cost money and create delays. It's easier to smash a shoddy job together, paint it bright white, splash it and sell it. Superyachts are a scam. They kill people.

[@Twowheel_at_lean]

Could those controls have an interlock system engineered into the system so when the entire assembly is close it would automatically return control to the master inside the wheelhouse? Sorry if terminology is wrong here but know a bit electrical and I would believe this could be an option put in place if that was a potential hazard.

[@fixitguy3475]

It would not help because you have to move the throttle levers forward (while the wing station is opened) before closing the wing station.

[@Twowheel_at_lean]

@@fixitguy3475 true but I believe it would least minimize the time the throttle was engaged vs having to discover the error return to the station, open it and return the throttle to neutral. Still would get forward thrust I would believe not as much. What do you think?

[@Animalwon]

Michael- I get what you are saying, and I agree. They should have some kind of electronic disconnect in the event someone inadvertantly closes the wing station. If the controls were electronic, a disconnect switch on the door should be easy. But, As I see it these are fuel driven engines with mechanical controls. If this were a car, the shut-off or disconnect would have to be on the battery lines but diesel engines are the norm on boats and I don't know why the manufacturers couldn't come up with a similar disconnect. Perhaps it is an option you have to pay extra in order to get it. Similar to how, on the Boeing 737 MAX, the airlines had to pay extra to get a stupid warning light that could have saved the lives of 700 people in 2 accidents. Personally, I think the fault lays in the design that the door wouldn't close with the levers in the upright position. Perhaps the designer thought this was safer and prevented the wing station from being forgotten by making the doors easy to close?

[@Acrowat40]

The control should have a physical lockout when unattended. Just about all aircraft have a 'gust lock' which when installed locks the controls and in small aircraft the lock covers the igniton so you can't even start the aircraft before removing the lock. Or even a simple kill switch installed on the wing station to isolate it when the captain walks away would have prevented this.

[@velianlodestone1249]

This is just terrible design all around on the control

[@3212BRANDON]

I work in the automation industry and stuff like this is exactly why we have lockout/tagout. This sounds like a very unsafe design and this all could have been prevented.

[@redwolfexr]

Even flashing red lights showing that the station was ACTIVE would greatly help. The problem with the setup is that the "master" control is in the bridge and the wings are slaves. So you have to leave the station to revert control at the main helm. For obvious reasons you can't CLOSE the station without going to the bridge first and then go back out. The problem with EMO switches is regulators want to tie more and more into them when all they REALLY need is an EMO switch that kills the wing station. (and needs to be reset when you want to operate the station from startup) Of course that means people will use the lockout like an on/off. But yes, a poor design.

[@SnowIsMyTerrain]

Yeah, as a controls engineer that's batshit insane that it's even possible for that to happen.

[@Kaii_679]

A recommended redesign of the module model of the side wing manoeuvre controls, to install a human fail-safe feature to stop physical intervention. I think the master of the ship should be in control at all times with the ship engineer whilst the vessel goes through shut down procedures. It's a tragic ending to the story our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims involved. Thank you, Tristan, for the insights into the story, have a great weekend buddy.

[@darnation8650]

Had a summer job working on a large yacht when i was in college. I vividly remember the the First Mate drilling into us trainees the extreme danger that ropes posed during docking procedures. Made it very clear to us that it was a matter of life and limb, that we had to watch what we were doing and where we were placing your hands and feet at all times. Also, that unexpected wave action or mistakes in ship handling could result in broken/snapped lines, so we also had to have our heads on a swivel and be aware of everything happening around us, because if a line snapped, you did not want to be in the path of a rebounding line as it could be deadly. Civilians or those not engaged in mooring activities SHOULD NOT be in the vicinity when a vessel is mooring or unmooring. Just in case.

[@dave8599]

same thing with winches when offroading, stay away! when winching we tie a wieghted tarp mid point on the winch cable, this greatly reduces snap back and whipping if the cable were to part.

[@colbr6733]

A really worthwhile subject. Incredibly sad event that shows the importance of fail safe design where potential control risks should always be managed even the the event of failure. This highlights failures in design, engineering, test and also risk management across several areas of this industry.

[@timtam6442]

Surely a collapsible (foldable or telescopic) or removable throttle stem could be engineered?

[@happycamper4329]

Tristan, would it be possible for the stations to be locked (possibly with a separate key which is only held by the Master/officer) in the open position for the duration that they are being used? Or perhaps a key to activate a safety feature, together with a toggle which is positioned next to the throttle, but on the closing side of the station, so that if the station is accidentally closed, then as soon as the toggle is hit, the engines immediately shut down. Obviously the toggle would have to be some gizmo (like a lever) that can be raised and lowered. So basically: unless the key for the safety feature for the toggle is activated, the station can't be used, nor can power be transferred until the safety feature key has been turned off.

[@superformOG]

Carry these lessons to the superyacht construction you are helping to document

[@thisisroggy]

Absolutely blows my mind that such a simple a design flaw with such obvious potential for tragic consequences exists on these multimillion-dollar vessels.

[@davidrobertson606]

I used to work in an industry that had a lot of mechanical equipment. Company rule was "If not certified and trained to use equipment "Do Not Operate"

[@tcoker6616]

Sounds like a design problem. Make the hole bigger, the throttles shorter, or make the throttles removable.

[@tcoker6616]

Just an idea. The safest way is to make the throttle handles removable and when they are remove it disables that wing station. Then you have to take them to the bridge or another wing station to make it active. Maybe electronically keyed with a chip or something like that. Be sure to order a spare set and keep it under lock and key.

[@geertjanjanssen5983]

What a sad day for all the people involved. My condolences to the family and friends who lost a loved one. 🙏🏻 I wish I could never happen again.

[@donbeckham]

I would expect a multi-million dollar yacht to have the simplest of fail-safe systems, a $1 switch on the door. If the door is not fully open, the station is locked out. If the station is currently selected as master and the door begins to close (even slightly), the station is disconnected and locked out.

[@dave8599]

simply make the compartment big enough or throttle levers small enough to fix. dumb dumb dumb design.

[@adamgarnaut7528]

Thank you for sharing this report and your insight! Its important that everyone learns from these devastating mistakes. On AWOL, was there a way to disable the throttle controls before taking command on the bridge controls?

[@martinsaunders2942]

I have also Captained a yacht where the wing stations were compromised by style. This is an unspoken problem in yachting, where style is everything. Far too many times style is placed over safety and functionality.. Often times the yachts designer is a well known designer / stylist/ architect…who has little to no knowledge of operating a yacht at sea, and are a times very reluctant to accept the fact that at times it is essential to consider function over form.

[@jasonworth484]

Even though all these people are professionals at what they do it just goes to show that at any time any place things can go wrong great video learned a lot from it hey when are you going to get your own boat again been waiting to see what you're going to do God bless

[@kayleboyd6825]

This is very sad, i hope everyone on board got counsiling, but it just goes to show how much responabilty is put on the captain

[@skiingfast1]

This is why it is important to play and operate safe.

[@Breenild]

The Wing-station should be completely locked in position, while it is active!

[@philmay7834]

Such a sad way to lose a vibrant young woman. My heart goes out to the families involved.❤️

[@Donald_Shaw]

What a sad yachting story. My condolences to the family who lost a loved one.

[@worddunlap]

%100 agree. The design of the wing station was the crux of this.

[@YodellingDuck]

The accident was about 12 years ago. As tragic as it was, is there any particular reason why it was chosen now?

[@SuperYachtCaptain]

All explained in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5qYmqBshb2Lrq8

[@barrieforte2588]

Sadly it takes a loss of life to make serious changes across all industries hopefully the cruise industry will recognise this as a potential risk and change the design by changing the rules.

[@lostinspace699]

Someone did not follow procedures ,he should be dealt with . every one should not pay a price ,I'm a builder to do every thing by the book is so impractical , you better have a lot of money , and time ,, every one should drive at 40 KLM max also then.. ,Life is not Safe and life is not fair , i disagree with your assessment ,,Australia ..

[@samiam619]

@@lostinspace699 Who taught you how to type? Quit typing on your phone. “40 KLM max” are you stupid, or do you just pretend to be stupid? Also, some rules and regs are written in blood. Especially in the Transportation industry. But this instance is a case of poor design.

[@jonrd463]

Absolutely, 1000% agree that stowable wing stations need to have the ability to close while the throttles are in neutral. I work in aerospace and one of the design considerations we try to build into aircraft is the inability to do something incorrectly or unsafely. There is a Japanese term, "poka-yoke", which means mistake-proofing, that we consider wherever practical. I would like to see similar engineering standards in use for yacht design and manufacture as we use for aerospace.

[@neverknow69]

A $0.50 micro switch on the wing station is all you need. If closed it can disable the station. Same as a microwave door, but wired opposite .

[@DrBroncanuus]

so very , very tragic to hear a child has lost her life.

[@kseyffert]

How about all command stations requiring a key be present to operate. The captain simply pulls the key from the station to deactivate it and inserts it at the main helm to shut the engines down.

[@cmpe43]

Thats insane to not be able to get air clearance. Emergencies preceed everything and everyone.

[@anthonyrosa5006]

There should be an engine shut off switch placed on the wing stations so if the wing stations were not fully opened the engines wold automatically shut down preventing this sort of negligence. If the wing station were attempted to close the throttle settings would not matter because the engines would die. If control were already set to the bridge then you could shut the wing station without incident and position the throttles into any setting. When opening the wing stations the throttle settings of the bridge should be transmitted to the wing stations moving the throttles to match the bridge throttle settings, before control could be set to the wing stations. If we can have motorized faders on recording mixing boards via midi control then it should be easy enough to have powered throttle quadrants and safety shutdown fail safes.

[@nadasurf9009]

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[@Rob_SFL]

Proper action: move wing-station in, walk past, open wing station back up again. Do not touch the throttle or any controls until you have confirmed that engines are stopped and docking is complete. Stupid mistake.

[@paulteirney3587]

To rectify that problem without to much cost the controls that are used needed to be lowered by 40mm which can be done by making the control box black top recessed or the unit top sloped down at the back to move the control levels down. They look like they are electrode controls not cable.

[@farmlife4820]

When the wing controls are upward, VTEC kicks in.

[@areti6380]

Why do large vessels such as this measure their power in Kilowatts? Is there any "fair" coversion from KW to HP?

[@COORS5766]

Maybe a quick fix for the throttle handles is to have them attached with a quick disconnect where a press of a "detach button" drops the levers down out of the way while leaving the station in neutral when closing!

[@jwcletcherii7896]

As an engineer (not marine), I would call that a design flaw regardless of ship category--wing stations should be able to be closed no matter the status of the control(s) configuration or physically locked from closing if active, thus precluding that particular accident initiator.

[@steinskotmyr2194]

A very tragic accident indeed. I find it quite shocking that this design is found on several yachts. It must be some of the designers that have realised that an accident is waiting to happen. It is so easy to fix this, either to lock the lid open when the bridge wing is selected or main engines are running or one can mould a hump in GRP where the handles are . Both these options can be retrofitted easily. It just requires some cable, a couple of solenoids, some 316L material

[@SpaceBuckaroo]

I would suggest that they install a flashing strobe that would indicate that the station is active. This would reduce the chance of someone messing with the controls.

[@davedavids9619]

Very sad story and especially since this was completely avoidable. As you stated, this was an accident waiting to happen. I have no idea why this is designed this way, but even then it would not have been difficult to add a switch that needs to be activated before you can put the wing station in the stowed position. That switch would automatically shut down all the propulsion, preventing a predictable accident to happen. Now this girl had to pay with her life before action was taken, because am pretty sure that they are re-designing this wing station after the accident happened. Thanks for sharing this accident report, after all accident reports are there to learn from it by explaining what happened, so future accidents can be prevented.

[@frogmanant]

Cheaper than rebuilding the yacht would be introducing a wing control procedure. A sign saying-Do not close wing control until it is de-activated. Confirm control is at main helm before closing this unit. Check this box to show you understand this action,& sign.

[@Irowthe1x]

The yacht builders should be held accountable. Pure negligence In the design.

[@lisalisalisa7721]

Absolutely sickening. The poor girl probably never knew what hit her. RIP.

[@Arykperry]

This is heart breaking

[@JDon280Z]

It is hard for me to comprehend how a crew member whether it be the captain or whomever to leave an active wing station unattended. Personally, I find this to be a serious design flaw but that is just my opinion, and everyone has one. It is heartbreaking to listen to your review of this accident and my heart goes out to the young lady that lost her life and to the deckhand that suffered injuries to his leg. My condolences to her parents and loved ones. Thank you for your report on this and on your other videos as I watch them all. God Bless!

[@littleboatcaptain6962]

So so sad ,clearly a tragic accident 😢 My thoughts go out to the parents who tragically lost their Daughter

[@stevegarcia1796]

You sir are what a captain should be 🇺🇲 👀☝

[@SGudur]

It is surely so sad to know that a girl was injured and lost her life for a some ignorance... May her soul rest in peace.. I pray to Lord that nothing should ever happen again on any boats.. God bless her.. I had tears in my eyes for that little soul..

[@johngauntlett4915]

Tristan, so very sad to hear about that story. Wouldn't it be a modification on the yacht builder just simply give a larger access for the Wing station to close? How far down would they have to move the swing mechanism for the controls, 1 in or one and a half inches? Seems to me like it would be a simple fix and that yacht builders would implement that with no discussion. Could you imagine if that happened to a high performance high speed shot as for instance a mangusta? The mooring line snap and cut a dock hand in I understand the whole concept of naval architecture and design but that is something that would not be cosmetically noticeable.

[@bruceroaf5750]

A very sad accident I feel so sorry for all involved. ♥️

[@onkelsvenner]

I think it is also a problem that you can not deselect control from the levers. As far as I know you can only asume command. When I train bridge crews (usualy military) I alwys tell them not to leave the station as long as crontole is actvie...

[@paulfrost4678]

Omg such a sad story that could of easily been avoided by a simple design change

[@stevenzobel4517]

I have to agree with you Tristan likes you sed I think the throttles should be in the neutral and the wing stayshion should be able to be closed while in neutral mode

[@waynedrummond6583]

Lloyds, Veritas and insurers etc should mandate an immediate requirement to eliminate this drastic design flaw.

[@captainbernhardf]

Same thing similar I guess with MY GO in st Maarten Somebody bumped the gears

[@DiederikAms]

The logical design requirement would be that all functionality of the stations port and starboard should be cut off automatically when the stations are moved from their operating position. So simply, if you want to close the stations, you would first need to unlock it and with that all controls are made numb and the station can be closed safely.

[@MrKerryfenn]

Not the first time this exact scenario has happened with similar deadly results.

[@terryroth9707]

Not the first? You mean others have not caused design changes? That should never be allowed to happen.