ex Elly 258 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Their 6-metre stabicraft had hit a moored 18-metre mussel harvester, Waide said. They were about 30 metres from the shore at low tide, he said. “Basically what happened was the guys were coming in at night after dark, and they crashed into a moored vessel out in Okiwi Bay itself,” he said. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122268420/lower-moutere-man-named-as-victim-of-okiwi-bay-boating-incident Looks like they were doing more than 5 knots less than 200 metres from shore. Are there different speed limits in the Marlborough Sounds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,293 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, ex Elly said: Their 6-metre stabicraft had hit a moored 18-metre mussel harvester, Waide said. They were about 30 metres from the shore at low tide, he said. “Basically what happened was the guys were coming in at night after dark, and they crashed into a moored vessel out in Okiwi Bay itself,” he said. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122268420/lower-moutere-man-named-as-victim-of-okiwi-bay-boating-incident Looks like they were doing more than 5 knots less than 200 metres from shore. Are there different speed limits in the Marlborough Sounds? No Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 544 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Have a look here. https://cruiseguide.co.nz/outer-sounds/okiwi-bay Go to map settings and turn on the toggles for the Ramp and the Moorings and it will all make sense as to what the Boat driver has done. He has straight lined it from the Open Ocean. Likely made the Boat ramp the target on the GPS and aimed directly for it and hasn't seen that he would clip the outer area of the mooring field. The field is a long way from the end of the bay where the ramp is. They must have hit the Barge at full speed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 258 Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 So another GPS assisted accident maybe? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 544 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Apparently that is the case. They followed the track they went out on, but the tide or wind had changed to cause the Barge to swing around on her Mooring line and sit over top of the track they were following. So at full speed in total darkness they smacked into the vessel. I am surprised only one died. He went right through the Windscreen of the Boat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ladyhawk 37 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Slightly OT, but wow what a great resource this is... https://cruiseguide.co.nz/ Didn't know it existed lol. Might have to plan some time down in the sounds over xmas Thanks Wheels 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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