Arrested Superyacht Crew Make Surprising Plea in Forest Fire Case | SY News Ep344

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[@zr1pja]

The last words from the captain before the boat ran aground, ‘Here mate, just hold my beer’ while turning his baseball cap backwards into high speed mode.

[@charlesmoss8119]

I have to say that there is a difference between running aground and thinking you can drive home in your boat!

[@carlwest859]

Sand bar jumped out in front of us, honest!

[@obsidianjane4413]

I'm sure there were no mind altering substances or testosterone involved.

[@hydronerdguy]

Climate changr is a scam ypu fn mron

[@hydronerdguy]

Omg its hot in summer. Must be climate chsnge. Lets give trillions to the climate scammers. FU

[@picaso023]

Sail home !

[@tomriley5790]

When you say running aground nomally it's still in the water rather than being 50feet up a beach and half in the air!

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

Mention 'climate change' every video and the comment stats will surely double.

[@Bubby869]

Or “gun.” Someone asked in a Q& A if yachts are armed with guns, and he said no, guns are illegal in most places yachts go. And people decided to argue about it with the guy who just reported a fact 🙄

[@user-zf3xb3qx8w]

Only because of the idiot triggers!

[@richardelliott8352]

if one denies the same science that ships use to plot a course for money, and some consult before even leaving the house, plus all the events recently recorded in the news, just as science predicted would happen .it is intentional ignorance.

[@michaelhopkins2965]

​, how do you figure navigation and plotting are climate science? 👌👍

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

There are 4 elements of fire behavior. The triangle plus the “Chain Reaction” Same theory applies. Remove any leg and the fire goes out. I think it was an Ouzo bottle in the sun. The ship was too far out from the shore unless there was high winds.

[@antondichtl6557]

Looks like a real pro at the helm. No wonder the folks in the Balearics are fed up with overtourism.

[@tranqjl]

The grounding reminded me how I got my first skippers job 40 years ago. A new 50 foot Dutch motor sailer going from Holland to Mallorca. They stopped at Gibralter for supplies which included the skippers favourite Jagermeister ( 35% proof). The idea was to go through the channel between S'Espalmador and Ibiza - the direct route to Palma. Luckily during the night the son of the owner came up to the bridge and found the skipper on watch but asleep. They were on autopilot aimed roughly at the gap but its a small channel. So when they got to Palma he ceased to be skipper and I got my first job, in which I stayed for a very happy 10 years.

[@billh2735]

I think you are very naive to think that the crew would own up to setting off the fireworks. That would not be in their best interest.

[@rqdtv]

The yacht's name was Pinocchio

[@richardelliott8352]

one of the first things observed in a sailor's education is the extreme length's taken to avoid going to any kind of court. It kills both one's income and vacation time, which is why you go to work in the first place.

[@MLIOGJXNUYAT]

That was a pretty narrow strip of land in Spain. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that this was a "hold my beer" moment. "I'll bet if I go fast enough I can clear it."

[@rosiefrank3153]

I appreciate you mentioning the fire triangle. I recently completed my STCW course in which we studied the fire triangle & how to properly extinguish fires. Thank you for showing it on screen & partially explaining for the public to understand it better.

[@DreadX10]

But it is supposed to be a square nowadays. The fourth side being 'catalyst'.

[@ImDavidJames]

“If they did it, they would just admit they did it” Maximum charge of 20 years with little evidence. Why would you?

[@greenernick]

His base assumption is always that the superyacht crew are good and honest people. It's like when the superyacht crew in Italy entered the no prop bay, his base assumption was the people on the beach were being unreasonable, not the superyacht crew was doing something dangerous and illegal. No effort was made to confirm that and it was never corrected.

[@jackfntwist]

If they didn't do it, they would just deny they did it. And they're innocent unless proven otherwise. I don't know how all of them can be charged with something with little proof. They have no case.

[@redwolfexr]

The captain will end up "hanging" for it most likely, because the crew are all refusing to admit to who lit the fuse. In the US they could be charged under "conspiracy laws" and that is probably what they are trying in Greece since there is no person accepting fault. Its equally likely that the passengers did it and the crew are stuck because NDAs and other restraints against accusing them are in force. So its going to be a mess. But these days there has to be video so if it was the passengers who ran for home they will likely get away. But the Captain is responsible so he will probably be found guilty. The crew are just pressure on the captain, I suspect.

[@jackfntwist]

@@redwolfexr They are innocent unless proven guilty. If Greece is a democratic country (and they started democracy), they can't presume guilt. It is something very difficult to prove. 1. Proof of how the fires started. 2. If fireworks, who lit them. You can't convict everyone of something if only one person did it and they were not participants. And you can't just convict the captain because you say he's responsible. That's not the way justice works. Eyewitness reports are circumstantial. Unless there's video, there's no crime.

[@redwolfexr]

@@jackfntwist Most of us assume that they didn't just arrest the crew without finding pyrotechnics and other devices on the ship. The issue is WHO shot them. At the end of the day the CAPTAIN is responsible for EVERYTHING that happens on his ship. Its been that way since man realized you could float on water. That is baked into just about every law we have. The Captain can be offshift in his cabin and still legally liable for anything his ship does.

[@alancrofoot]

It's sad that the captain was that reckless at night, at the speed he must have been traveling. He was going so fast he actually climbed that dune. At the speed he was traveling, had he been, say, 300 yards to starboard he might have skimmed right over that flat area and back into the water on the other side. . Wouldn't that have been something to see, like a movie stunt.

[@dimitriostsiganis]

News reported that the 17 onboard the yacht were there for a dinner. Some reports say that it was the only yacht on that bay but there was another yacht farther on the bay next to this one. The people on that yacht heard noises similar to fireworks or marine flares.

[@GrahamFrench247]

I’ve been trained in piloting craft for D-Day style beach assaults, he must have been going at a fair clip to get that high up;the beach. Fair play, at least he didn’t have that far to walk afterwards…

[@DreadX10]

Does the tide have something to do with it?

[@steveshoemaker6347]

That boat must have going at full speed when it hit that sand......Thanks eSysman for this update video...... Old F-4E II Shoe🇺🇸

[@redjacc7581]

there have been a number of people convicted of arson in greece to do with wildfires.

[@philhawley1219]

Possibly climate change activists starting fires deliberately to promote their insane agenda and blame it on an evil diesel burning capitalist plutocrat mega yacht.

[@saltydogsusa6382]

They didn't run that yacht aground...They parked it! 😱

[@buckystarfinger2487]

Howdy from Tucson Arizona. Love your work! Great job.

[@1vegasdood]

I worked seasonally as a "HOTSHOT" wildland firefighter for 3 years in the USA....and, anyone that works in forestry will tell you that most places in the world underfund or are in complete denial of controlled burns. Controlled burns are a healthy part of managing ecosystems.

[@s3p4kner]

Australia's Aborigine people have been doing this for 40-50 thousand years - until the fed + state govts stopped them - now fires threaten Sydney and it's the climates fault not the politicians? Thanks for putting yourself on the line to save property and lives, not many would can or do. O7

[@greenernick]

This was not a controlled burn though 😅

[@EDesigns_FL]

@@greenernick Controlled burns and natural fires prevent fuel loads from building up to catastrophic levels. Controlled burns have become necessary in many areas because ignorant politicians, and eco-nuts, prevent natural fires and have stopped logging. Undergrowth and dead trees accumulate and you end up with inevitable devastating fires.

[@k53847]

@@greenernick Controlled, uncontrolled. What's two letters between friends?

[@Th3_Gael]

As are firebreaks, but people saw land with no trees and demanded they be filled for muh climate

[@actionarslan]

Thank you for this video and clarifications

[@Jon_Flys_RC]

There was fleet of salvage equipment that left Baltimore this morning heading to Norfolk, specifically the Weeks 533. It seems like the remainder of the bridge support was left on the bow for stability or entanglement with equipment needed for mooring. I’m sure the ship watchers will see if that equipment shows up alongside to continue removing bridge debris.

[@randyjude8346]

Insurance now paid for the sandblasting bottom clean... Genius! 😂.. Thanks for all the updates as usual

[@johngibson3837]

Hey up mate good video thanks

[@RetirementFund750]

The yacht owner probably told the crew to not admit to anything because it’ll be easier for the owner to get some good lawyers and get it thrown out unless they have hard evidence on exactly who did it. And he’s probably who told them all to put a mask and hat on to conceal their identity’s because that will also make it easier to get them off with cash if the media doesn’t know who they are.

[@r.i.p7420]

True, why admit when so much is at stake for the crew and the owner, and the burden of proof lies with the Greek authorities.

[@dcallan812]

Ultimately there is only ONE person in charge of the Dali, the captain.

[@shaunsandow2073]

True but if fault is being ascribed it may have been something beyond their control ☹️

[@blackwell68]

"They could not have 17 passengers on board, the vessel I only allowed to have 12"........really, some one shooting fireworks into a dry forest is more than capable of ignoring a little rule like that. Not the first captain to overload a vessel.

[@Markaria]

When we were in Nidri Lefkada Greece in around '95, some locals fired fireworks that landed ashore and started a large fire. Luckily there was road access for the fire department to put it out but it but it was a long way for the department to get there so a lot burned. This was nearly 30 years ago. Heat in the summer is not new to Greece. There have been huge fires EVERY Summer in Greece for as long as I can remember.

[@PennWolfsSailingAdventures]

I was going to say, Baltimore yesterday to Norfolk today, she's making great time.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🙋‍♂️THANKS ESYSMAN ,FOR THE UPDATE AND CLARIFICATIONS 🤗 We appreciate your honesty and setting the record straight 🧐💚💚💚

[@Chris-vp2lm]

Aside from not watching the GPS chart the captain didn't see the depth recorder either. They can probably measure how fast the boat was going by how far it slid across the sand and up that sand dune. Incredible.

[@uroskumer8269]

dude is comapring summer temperaaures in england and greece what a show

[@firehosediy7507]

That looks more like a landing party than a boat grounding.

[@jilbertb]

Dali - Inspect the containers for stolen vehicles (you could see several nice vehicles in the broken open containers) and hold ALL the containers until the shippers pay their share of the costs of demolition and bridge repair, as the shipping company that owns the ship claimed General Average, which applies the loss among them all equally.

[@mrabrasive51]

High rate of speed at night time!isnt that a violation?

[@Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq]

You don’t need to apologize for reporting facts.

[@roysmith8002]

The guy at the helm was making sure he had enough ice in his cocktail instead of checking out his depth sounder.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

There are 4 elements of fire behavior. The triangle plus the “Chain Reaction” Same theory applies. Remove any leg and the fire goes out. I think it was an Ouzo bottle in the sun. The ship was to far out from the shore unless there was high winds

[@BikeRidez]

Just because there is 12 beds doesn't mean that two people can't sleep in one bed...

[@greenernick]

There's a lot of assumptions about this boat and crew. They can't possibly have 17 people because that's illegal. If they did the fireworks they would admit it. Or, maybe this is a boat/crew that is willing to break the law and is unrepentant?

[@Youtuber-k2p]

12 guests, not 12 beds.

[@greenernick]

@@KZbinr-k2p though this one is 12 beds also with 6 cabins with 5 doubles and 1 twin

[@lknanml]

WOW... I don't think I have ever seen a boat that big go that far up a beach. That doesn't look like a high tide crash and it's a low tide video. That looks like a so how fast do you think this thing can go adventure. Declined to be assisted... Yea. I'd bet good money someone was getting their drunk on when it happened. Nobody was hurt?

[@virtual2152]

I would say 'surprising' plea if they HAD admitted it.

[@gersonhay984]

Thank you for your Channel. You do a great job in giving us Relevant Maritime News.

[@pauls6152]

you are right controlled burns will stop wild fire and it does work

[@redwolfexr]

Almost certainly there are "specific containers" that someone wants off that ship - -its not JUST to lighten the load...

[@foxxster3565]

Maybe that beached boat captain was trying to recreate the Live and Let Die boat chase scene.

[@hedydd2]

Fires are a massive problem in the UK but you are correct that forest fires are comparatively rare as the foliage is quite green. UK fires are mostly limited to dry grass and scrub that desiccates as Summer turns to Autumn and these are very common and easily started. I remember one year when scrub and gorse fires as well as hedge fires were rampant and it is thought that most that year were caused by arsonists. That’s in my local area on the West coast of Wales.

[@gbphil]

If these people, able to charter a yacht, travel with security / bodyguards, they will not be guests and will presumably berth in the staff areas but will not be responsible for actions taken by the crew?

[@dasauto44]

There was a massive apartment building fire in Kazakhstan 2 days before. June 22nd

[@tvsteve2]

As a retired Firefighter the "Fire Square" is more accurate! Removing Air, Heat, Fuel or the Cheif and the fire will go out!

[@phantumdrummer]

Here's a third scenario for the number of 17 guest's that you have not mentioned. That there was actually was 17 guest's on board! Rules be damned. Trust me... you can fit more people in a bed than it is designed. There is no shortage of rule breaking in this industry. It would be no surprise that this is the case here.

[@richardelliott8352]

Greece used to be famous as where one could even buy a captains license , which was primarily used to put a trusted relative on a ship.

[@gbsailing9436]

Apparently ICON of the SEAS is on fire...

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

It actually a failed rocket launch 🚀

[@monkeymagic4555]

When you fire rockets into a forrest in tjhe UK you would not likely get a fire starting at LEAST most of the time*

[@grahammonk8013]

I have information on that grounding. The captain was drunk.

[@PennWolfsSailingAdventures]

The earth is in its cycle of change, not hard to get a persons head around it. But on that yacht having 17 people,maybe they where sleeping on the couch, a multimillion dollar yacht should have some comfortable seating.

[@rollerbones1]

Yes, he definitely parked that thing on the beach.....WAAAAYYY up on the beach... Don't know how fast it would go , but I bet they were doing every bit of it to get way up there and leave 2 nice furrows in the sand for posterity.

[@richardelliott8352]

big commercial ships are run by the shore captains, because they control the budgets. Thus any deferred maintenance that caused the crash was a budget decision , even if it was as simple as not offering enough wages to hire qualified crew, and I doubt it was the crews fault. probably some guy ashore trying to make bonus points by being cheap , perhaps the owners. I have been on a few ships where maintenance was commonly deferred, and the only money spent was to make things look good before selling the thing, because the maintenance was so long term screwed up. luckily, I only crewed american flag ships, so things never got real out of hand with the below deck machinery.

[@justinlinnane8043]

" Lots of asses on super yachts acting like asses "should be the title of this video !! 🤣🤣 love the boats but have never been that keen on the people who own them !! And I've met many of them !!

[@skiingfast1]

Quite the snobby yacht, I do say.

[@popeyeseamaster87]

That is some "grounding"!

[@mcselede]

For info: BILD the German Daily Mail

[@TedKidd]

How big is the tide?

[@Johandyman]

On the right docked with rear towards camera - what yacht is that?

[@belliott538]

That boat didn’t Run Aground… JimBob simply wasn’t carrying enough Speed to make the Jump over that Particular Sand Dune.

[@never-stock-rc2968]

What about all the cargo?

[@Paulinthewyld]

Not every bed is only for 2….

[@davebrunson125]

It was a Pine forest, CC or not Pines burn hard and FAST

[@ronm9265]

The boat came in a little hot.

[@viralsheddingzombie5324]

The grounded yacht failed to get clearance from the control tower, so they aborted the take off.

[@pm1104]

Great driving ……! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JamesAllmond]

Why didn't who ever was stupid enough to set off fireworks, not just point them out to sea? Oh, right stupid enough to set off fireworks in a drought...

[@72stones43]

Imagine having idiots with fireworks as your neighbors?

[@DannyKoKo]

Do boats, even this small, not have crash/obstacle alerts similar to automobiles?

[@viralsheddingzombie5324]

What if "extra" guests sleep overnight on a lounge chair on the deck? Is that allowed?

[@eSysmanSuperYachts]

Not allowed

[@chip9177]

ran aground? That was a full send.

[@hoyks1]

12 berths and 17 guests... its a bit of an assumption that they were planning on spending the night sleeping.

[@eSysmanSuperYachts]

It was a yacht charter, very, very rare to charter a yacht of this type for a day.

[@bsb11kat25]

With all the cameras on superyachts these days, is the footage not stored on a hard drive?

[@eSysmanSuperYachts]

Probably

[@portblock]

I wonder if the crew are in fear of losing their jobs, so they say didnt do it. for the boat going aground, when I am at see at night, I am so paranoid and I would have never gone that fast regardless if I knew where I was.

[@Youtuber-k2p]

When you are “at see”? You can’t even spell sea so I doubt you’ve ever been to sea.

[@portblock]

@@KZbinr-k2p was a typo on my phone, and I wont silently fix it, but why you so butt hurt about it? were you the captain of that vessel? are you ignored by people, do you need a hug or something? I said (typed) nothing outlandish in that post

[@mm-yt8sf]

how did it get so high off the ground? or are tides so great that it might have bumped into something solid and then the water moved down? i guess if it was fast enough and the slope is smooth enough....it might just ride up...how jolting that would be! hope no one was applying makeup at the time 🙂

[@randyjude8346]

There's basically NO tides in the Med.. it's mostly landlocked except the straights of Gibraltar. Captain was most literally " flying"

[@richardelliott8352]

@@randyjude8346 boats like that are not light, if it was on plane, glad nobody was in the path onshore.

[@shaeleable]

fire triangle.. oxygen, heat, fuel... someone needs to tell disney this 🤣

[@richardelliott8352]

if it involves profits, Disney is already there.

[@user-fk3uo5cm8t]

Oof course the earth is warming. As little as 11,700 yeas ago the north American continent was covered with a glacier. There were no cars, industry and very few people on the continent. The earth has its own mind and we are just along for the ride

[@richardelliott8352]

so you think if you never take out the trash , nothing will happen.

[@cottonj9]

@@richardelliott8352It’s not that simple…dick.

[@johnharman5440]

Planets 5 billion years old bunch of ice ages used to be a jungle in Pennsylvania.

[@howtodave1725]

The boat on the sand bar was its name the General Lee? Just some good ole boys, never meaning no harm, beats all you ever saw been in trouble with the law since the day they were born. 01

[@johnsteere1768]

Digging a bigger hole!😂

[@FransBlaas1]

Cigarette but start fires and lightning also..

[@Skidderoperator]

WHAT ISLAND???

[@mrwest5552]

@1:27 - is not ? the pilot or captain always responsible ? - asked by a layman - a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.

[@lazygardens]

DALI CREW: The shipping line has arranged housing, at the shipping line's expense, until the investigation is over.

[@richardelliott8352]

I would venture this is more for appearances than any concern about the crew.

[@annetaylor-wx5dk]

'Ran out of Talent' love it. we all know of someone...........................just saying...

[@SusanD101]

A good report, eSysman, and the deceased guys were all Latinos. This is tragic.

[@lknanml]

Fun fact.. You CURRENTLY live in an ice age that began a few million years ago. The current stage we are in a warm interglacial period that began about 11,000 years ago which precedes the cold "season" of an ice age that people are familiar with. Yes ice ages have seasons. Humans are responsible for prolonging this interglacial period which has pushed the cold part of an ice age off by 50,000+ years. That's the global warming scientists are talking about and the one most people don't understand. The longer it goes the worse the next ice age will be. It won't be colder it will just get to the coldest part a lot quicker leaving less time for ALL life to adjust to colder conditions. When the Earth heats up the Ice Caps melt. The ocean salinity levels drop and major ocean currents change. The shape of our moving continents compound the issue and a hotter Earth plunges into an ice age faster than life on Earth can adapt to.

[@s3p4kner]

Reported 2018 "For one teenager, that consequence comes with the jarring price tag of $36 million. On Monday, an Oregon judge ordered the boy, who pleaded guilty to starting the Eagle Creek wildfire last year, to pay $36,618,330.24 in restitution to cover the damages. The teen said he tossed fireworks in the woods while hiking on Eagle Creek trail on Sept. 2, 2017, according to court documents obtained by CNN." "If the teen cannot pay the millions in full, the court has said he could establish a pay schedule through the Hood River Juvenile Department." Over 48,000 acres burned down and no mention in the article of climate change (Its CNN folkes!) Poor kid, he'll NEVER pay off that debt, but sadly I don't think you can fine or legislate for stupid.

[@ultramarinus2478]

OR - hear me out - they ignoted the 13 people limit and took another 5 prostitutes, who will sleep with someone on HIS bed anywas (or someone, who would not mind to sleep in the public areas of the ship, or who asked for extra bunk in his room.

[@jwb2814]

Ehhh, I can clear it easily.

[@RetirementFund750]

It’s easy to figure out how there were 17 guests on board… we know how arabs get down so they probably had 3 people in all the beds except one only had 2 people.

[@James-lz6eh]

Sadly, I think it is time for Fireworks to be banned overall because there are just too many idiots and kids that do stupid things with them.

[@christianwestling2019]

On the issue of forest fires and climate change, this event does highlight that forrest fires are almost always man made. More times than not deliberate. If it has gotten hotter in recent years or not. Sure; but when did Greece have wet summers? I'd bet that if you set a fire in a greek forest in pre-industrial times, it too would've burnt.

[@jackfntwist]

There are fire regions in every part of the planet. Fires have absolutely nothing to do with climate. Arid regions will ALWAYS be arid, sometimes seasonally, regardless of temperatures, and nothing spontaneously combusts because it happens to be slightly warmer. If the crew of this boat is being charged with arson, in a democratic country, then they should be presumed innocent unless proven otherwise. I don't know how the government is going to prove that a forest fire was caused by fireworks, let alone lit by ALL crew members. No lawyer in their right mind would tell their clients to plead guilty to something they didn't do for "social justice".

[@hanshartfiel6394]

You mentioned Bild "newspaper".I would take anything this gutter publication prints with a very big pinch of salt. Yes, this is the largest publication , I don't like calling it a newspaper, in Germany but time and again it was proven that only the date on the front page was correct.

[@D4Z35]

😆

[@ShakesSphere]

The climate IS changing, and whilst some areas are too hot, and too dry, others such as England, are often facing massive flooding and crop destruction. You shouldn't be made to feel that there's a problem with speaking the truth! 😊

[@rqdtv]

The climate is always changing. The sun drives Earth's climate. Everything else is like an ant's fart.

[@greenernick]

​@@rqdtvlol, you can see the satellite images of the ice caps getting smaller, there's clear changes that are more than daily or seasonal.

[@richardelliott8352]

@@rqdtv a sailor would know better, that the earth doesn't have an endless capacity to absorb the pollution of mankind. One simply has to listen to an older sailor tell how this section of the earth used to be in his younger days. and you look around and see the only unnatural part of the environment is your machine. . weather science is pretty well understood , since it involves both safety and profit at sea and war. And is why weather observations are recorded twice a day , for centuries. most don' t consider the effort pointless, comparable to the efforts of an ant to understand one's environment. remember , the entire science is a hoax thing in regard to climate, originally , was that it was a trick of the Chinese to ruin other's economies, while they continued to burn cheap fossil fuels. . Now china leads the world in solar energy. And the same guys who denied tobacco was a health risk are now working to muddy the waters on climate disruption on behalf of big oil . I once heard a hero astronaut give a talk . The guy was a U.S. navy combat fighter pilot, plus a surgical navy doctor, plus an astronaut, doing physics on the voyage, if memory serves. . He commented on how he believed climate change was real , from both the science and his personal observations, saying that from space the earth's protective atmosphere looked very thin, as if it were the water running off a bowling ball pulled from a water bucket. The guy singlehandedly saved the space station when it caught fire, working only from training and memory , grabbing multiple fire extinguishers , because vision became impossible once one extinguishers was set off. he said only about a quarter inch of wall separated the crew from space in that area. being a doctor, he knew that if he had to land in the Russian emergency capsule , the impact would break his spine with disastrous results, , because he didn't quite fit, and had to severely crash diet to pass the " do you fit in the emegincy pod test" But he had a goal, and it turned out he was necessary on that voyage, calling it simply a bad day at work , when he turned the corner and saw a three foot jet of blue flame aimed right at the thin wall separating crew from space. . Even if I didn't already agree with the guy, I would agree with that guy. having a fighter pilot explain a flight into space to adults , is a lot different from an astronaut giving a sanitized talk to little kids interested in science.

[@weedwacker1716]

I guess that coxswain Ran Out Of Talent.

[@D4Z35]

😂 climate change triggered a few did it 😆

[@richardelliott8352]

it is a traditional duty of the wise to inform the uneducated, since the tribal days.