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You didn't say if this was a charter boat or not? This is known to greatly influence the risk profile and level of caution taken

As AA mentions, I think the term is 'set aside' the original conviction. That doesn't mean he is guilty or not guilty, just that they can't rely on the original verdict. You just have to ignore the original verdict. That turns into a strange kind of legal no-mans-land, where you are neither guilty or not guilty. What happens after that is anyone's guess. It is clearly not possible to have another trial, since the key witness killed himself and it all happened 25 years ago. I would imagine that Watson would want another trial so he can be found not guilty, but I can't see another tria

Who is Will Robinson?

Thanks for the link Psyche: Residents on Aotea/ Great Barrier are furious after commercial cray fishers were spotted in waters covered by a fishing ban under Caulerpa rules. “That commercial operators are dropping cray pots in an area where this activity is otherwise banned is deeply offensive to locals, who’ve been carefully adhering to the ban for nearly three years now,” said co-chair Aotea Caulerpa Response Team Chris Ollivier “It is also hugely worrying in terms of where those cray pots returned to after being at the Barrier, quite possibly with Caulerpa attached to them, a

RNZ understands the suspected caulerpa was found near boat moorings - but Omaha Cove also has a wharf used by commercial fishing boats, including those permitted to work in the controlled areas around Aotea Great Barrier where the pest is rife. Commercial cray fishers have been allowed to continue operating, setting cray posts INSIDE the CAN at Gt Barrier. Hence why Auckland Council thought Leigh Harbour might be a 'high risk' location for an outbreak. I understand the Barrier locals are highly traumatised that while they have been banned from collecting seafood, commercial fishers f

I think it is fair to say the conviction is unsafe because of the high level of dodgy-ness used at the trial. In any other narrative, finding the girls hair on the third go but not the first or second, while there were slits cut in the evidence bag, in any other narrative that would be called planted evidence. Not a coincidence. But there is an underlying issue of did he do it or not? I don't have a clear view, despite reading much on the case. Sometimes I think he is guilty, and deserves what he gets, sometimes I imagine, what if he was innocent all along and has been wrongly convic

Is that 3 black balls flying from their mast? Why do they call it a balls-up?

I didn't realise the H&S at work Act, nor the Maritime Transport Act only applied to passenger carrying vessels. Serious question, does Maritime NZ not have jurisdiction over commercial vessels that don't carry passengers? Life was put in grave danger by the actions of the skipper...

Interesting story here on penalities for grossly unsafe operation of a boat. 250hrs community service. Admittedly no-one died in this example, but that was by good luck than good management. The skipper clinging desperately to a sunk boat with waves crashing over him, in the dark, in a remote corner of NZ. The skipper was facing a $5,000 fine, but that was set aside as he has no income, is on a benefit, has $9,000 in outstanding fines, owes IRD $23,000 and has a loan of $9,000 on top of all of that. The skipper ran the boat aground on Fairwell Spit having fallen asleep. Mor

More to the point, what whiskey are you drinking? I've always been a fan of the Isla's, never fully appreciated Speyside's.

Well if you are bored and trying to find tedious equations to work through, I'm sure I could find some insurance policies for your to assess? I reckon from a technical point of view, you probably aren't far off on the wind force calculation, but the biggest factor would be determining the slippage of the drogue. You'd need that to determine the force on the rope. The windage calc can approximate the force on one end of the rope, but you need to assess the force on the other end. Infact, the slippage / force on the drogue is probably what will define the max force on the rope. If it f

There are so many variables to consider for an 'accurate' answer. Noting the difference between 'accurate' is subjective, as in being about right, or being correct to 10 decimal places. There are all the obvsious technical elements like dynamic load, sea state and water force on the hull in addition to wind force, drag from hull appendages at a certain drift speed etc. But the bits I would be most interest in are the type of rope, as in stretchy or completely in-elastic, the ability for the drogue to 'bite' the water, and as you alluded to, the ability for the drogue to not rip to bi

Your formulas are lacking units. As an engineer, this makes my eyes hurt.

Because it turns out Maritime NZ's key witness was lying, and was out fishing all day when they said the weather was too bad to go out: Maritime NZ prosecutor Sam McMullan said he had "narrowed the particulars he was relying on for a guilty verdict". He said if, for a guilty verdict he must prove Lance Goodhew could've foreseen at 1:30pm when he left on the journey home that a giant 10-metre wave was likely later that night, then on that basis alone its case is "weak." Judge retires in Enchanter trial, asked to weigh up 'utterly extraordinary and unpredictable event' | Ne

All but one of those charges were dropped before the trial. Including the one with the $1.5million maximum penalty. It would be handy to keep up with what charges he is actually facing...

Fair enough. It just goes to show that it is absolutely not clear cut. I'd assume if the guy was stoned off his chops or drunk as a skunk they'd be able to form an opinion in 5mins or less. To the lay person (which I am, zero legal training or knowledge) needing 2 months to form an opinion (having already had the best legal minds in the country set it out word by word over 3 weeks) would indicate there is 'reasonable doubt' about any (possible) conviction.

Oh really? Sensitive much thinking you can change the weather? The comment about not having a cabin top is a direct quote from the guy himself. Not having a cabin top also reduces windage, drag and weight, which makes all the efficiency numbers look better than they are. Horne says the final fit-out will include a cabin top, a Learjet-like finish in its interior and be a smooth ride, thanks to the hydrofoiling technology designed by the team at Vessev.

2 months to form an opinion. Wow. After 3 weeks of trial.

It was a story of soo many contrasts. The latest leading edge technology, but without fundamental basics, like a roof. Then boasting it will have Lear Jet standard interiors, and that you would be able to talk on a phone, or give a presentation. I'm still trying to work out why you'd want to give a presentation on a ferry, but maybe that is me being ignorant. Or that the 300 people Fullers electric ferries are in build and delivery planned, but they haven't sorted out the charging infrastructure. Or that the latest tech electric ferries will be charged off massive diesel shore b

Unlike the big electric ferries on the way next year (which will require $27.5m worth of multi-megawatt chargers) no new infrastructure is needed. While superchargers on piers are still a work-in-progress - and might not appear at CBD ferry terminal until mid to late next year - the hybrid’s diesel generators mean they’ll be able to operate for months, while Fullers waits for superchargers.

Capacity of 10 people. Future upgrades include a cabin top.......

I believe that tanker was outside the environment.

What was the doco on? as in youtube, Netflix, or some strange terrestrially transmitted platform where you have no choice when it starts and stops and have to sit though people trying to sell you stuff in your living room that you didn't invite in, and never knew your wanted or needed?

The govt of the day thought they could change the weather by putting biofuel in the petrol. The last one just been very nearly forced the industry to put 10% biofuel in but backtracked last minute cause it would increase petrol prices too much, coinciding with record high prices due to Russia invading their neighbour. Anyway, biofuel is ethanol effectively, and attracts moisture like a bastard. Petrol with biofuel in it has a very short shelf life for temperamental things like outboards, chainsaws, weed eaters and what not. Consequently, we all need to be very fussy with the age of petro

I still assert that even the report says "as likely as not", meaning 50:50, and for a prosecution you need to be beyond reasonable doubt. Note I've not been saying the capsize occurred where the skipper said, but I've been saying you can't rely on the location being where the modelling said. It could have been fairly much anywhere. But anyway, lets move on. What does it mean for the case if the capsize occurred where the modelling suggests it did? - as opposed to anywhere else other than where the skipper thought he was, which could be anywhere. They were heading in to anchor, in how