Your statement requires the assumption that there is a watertight bulkhead in front of the engine room. Do you know that to be true? I am unaware....
Occam's razor, the "took under tow" is no where near the simplest solution, and considering it was on the bottom and videoed transomless before it...
Isn't every boat always for sale? Seems like a nice enough boat. If I could get a $120k for it I'd sure as heck take it.
Doesn't matter, once it's submerged nobody is going to take it under tow without floating it.
How long did it take the boat to sink?
You ran a 318 Chrysler with bent connecting (what you termed piston) rods? WOW!!! That's impressive...damaged valves even and it kept on running!!!
Me too, I attribute it to ill maintained hardware. The mount bolts broke, they looked like they were there for 20 years. The direction of thrust...
So, have you laid out the interiors and designed the the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems yet? There's a lot more to designing a...
That would be bare minimum for the vessel, owner and a couple of guests. For events and full usage it would require more service crew. I'd say...
I see that claim a lot in both maritime and aviation casualty discussions. My experiences as an insurance adjuster don't reflect that. Can you...
Now that I look, I can't find the spill liability legislation. I know I always see it as a separate page in the insurance package.
The insurance company makes the owner whole first then subrogates where applicable. That's why you buy insurance, to cover your risks, and then...
Oh yes they are, and they are fun to drive. I used to love my day between Norfolk and Beaufort running full tilt through the turns in the ICW...
Most professionals in the industry have a bur over this. This incident negatively effects the industry on multiple points and issues. It makes us...
The captain is screwed and he knows it. He's gonna shut up and not p- anybody off. He knows that if this doesn't settle, his mistake of not...
That's the operative part of it there. There is no law or regulation in the US for that vessel to be operated by a licensed person. If the vessel...
Here in the US for example. There is no classification defined and termed as "a commercial charter yacht" that is automatically relegated to 12...
I have a client who for decades always had express cruisers, Predators, Pershings and the like...used to trade every year or two. He bought a 61,...
While generally true, there are regional caveats to that.
That is correct and backed by multiple court findings. Is it enforced, not on its face as in I invite my friends out on the boat for the day and...
