Men escape as ship hits Hillarys rocks

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see the pic fo the boat here

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seems like they should have known better if they where commercial guys!!!   and a charter company as well!

A mate of mine saw the boat this morning and he is still scrathing his head how the hell they hit that so nice a square! on close to full  moon

as for the charters name... Wet Spot ...we they a bit deeper than a wet spot today....lol

id almost bet that alcohol was involved

the skipper should have his licence taken away

and sent for retraining

what if he hit a small boat due to navigation error ?

We all know that reef is there ;) but thers no lights on it and its submerged and cxome on GPS is pretty fine these days especially when your in the 3mile line u watch that sucker ;)

funny nice boat too.

Went and had a look at it at the lifters after work ,it surprisingly doesnt look bad at all.Lucky its an ali

i can and i will assume anything that i want to

was out there this morning talking to 1 of the guys that was on the boat i think and as we handed back all the shit the we collected out of the water the guy said the skipper fell asleep at the wheel but i dont understand how you can be awake to miss three mile knowing hillarys is coming up and then fall asleep. the guy told me there was no insurance either, SPEW.......

Pretty sure you have to have  insurance on a charter boat.Maybe he was coming back from the river and drove straight past the entrance to the marina and ploughed into cow rocks??.

Should be charged with not keeping a proper look-out. What a dick. Just lucky the boat wasn't full of punters. As someone said GPS, nav lights knowing the area etc etc. Falling asleep yeah full of piss.

Apparently he was breath tested and was negative, according to ABC News, You don't just fall asleep though. Hmmmmmmmmmmm

You guys are so mean. It was at 12:30am. The guy probably does night charters all the time. If thats what you do for a living, it is very easy to get tired. Late nights all the time suck. Trust me. When I drive home after a few late shifts, sometimes i feel my eyes close and it freaks me out... and i do the same trip home everyday... and it is lit up like a xmas tree. Give the guy a break. :)

Should still be charged. He's the skipper of that vessel. Give him a break sure... what if his crewman drowned ,that's negligence.

I am sure if one of them drowned, that would be enough of a punishment to deal with. Do you want to take this outside? Lol

Too many what ifs give the guy a break, shit happens so do accidents and no one was hurt so why create possible scenarios that didnt even happen.. Some people got nothing better to do than bitch about mistakes others make and give their two cents worth.. And it would make you a complete twat if it was a genuine accident..!

Ah cmon Jimbo chum it's a chat site and we're all entitled to put in our two cents worth and have an opinion. Don't like then tune out dude.

Tune out ha, remind me not to tune in to what ever station your on so i dont end up with your condition.!

Ahahaha. Lol

ahahhaahaha

bloody hell fridays come early

You all seem to have forgot that we(WVSRG) had to go out at 12.20am to assist them

This is the second time we have had to attend to charter boat that has hit a reef at night near hillarys boat harbour. The first one hit boy in a boat reef just south. His excuse was he knocked the steering which took it out of auto pilot.

Professionals should not hit reef, especially when it is full moon and plenty of nav lights. regardless of excuse they should loose there ticket unless mechanical fault. Lucky there were no other vessels in the area.

I still have the memory of the dad who took his young bloke out fishing around Eagle/Bunker Bays for the first time, 500m - 1km off shore. 2004 i think.

Mum said " Be careful etc etc. He told Mum they would be home later and not to worry.

The skipper of the cray boat that hit them, was not manning the helm,

Nothing is going to bring the young boy back.

And his Father has to live with that every day of his life, as does the ex-Skipper.

Absolutely NO Excuse for a Boat that size, to be without someone competent to be on watch.

For the people making light of this situation, i assure you the Authorities will take this very seriously, as they should.

No where does it say that he was the regular skipper and did he have any local knowledge. I have never been in there at night so cannot comment on how difficult it is but having gone into many other marinas and harbours at night the position of lead lights leave a lot to be desired. Most times they are a flashing white at differnent intervals and with street and vehicle lights behind them it is very easy to run out of the channel. Geraldton , Fremantle and Port Hedland with the lights on the main street straight in line. are good examples of this.

I'm glad everyone else gets to put in their opinoin without getting abused. Thank's for reiterating the points Iceman that's all I was trying to get across.

I still disagree... I would rather the bloke who robbed my house get charged than the guy who made a mistake. Yes he should have been more responsible and I dont disagree with that, but it was a mistake not a criminal offence. Chances are the guy owned the boat, so he was probably working his ass off. Running his charters as often as possible as well as doing all the paperwork and maintenance in his spare time. I have been on two 5 day charters to the abrolhos and have seen for myself the ridiculous hours Craig put in to make sure we caught fish. At 5am Craig would get up to take the boat out to the fist fishing spot of the day for those who wanted to get up early and others caught up on sleep. Fishing all day, then dinner and then late night fishing till anywhere up to 2am or 3am in the morning for those who were having a blast with the night fishing. He sometimes only got a few hours a night. Its his job to make sure we get our money’s worth and make everyone happy, but I can tell you now, I would never have been able to stay up all those hours. I had to nap. Its hard work fishing for 12-16 hours a day, 5 days in a row... or maybe its just coz im a girl and can’t keep up. :P

 I guess that is why there is an inquiry into the event. If he is proven to be negligent then so be it. A skipper has to be competent all the time, whether he is tired or not. Fortunately there was nobody in his path.

Nope... Just a big reef... Moral of the story... Have a good night sleep before you take the boat out!

 Ahh now there's a good idea. Might have saved some embarrassment!

either he was relying on autopilot which would be strange that close to the marina or going to fast to navigate with his plotter accurately/with time to adjust course or on the piss, either way im glad i wasn"t coming out or going in to the marina in my boat , it makes you cringe just thinking about the possibilities !!! just like a 20 tonne semi on the road with the driver asleep !! what a dick!!!!!!!

GPS's and auto pilots aside, what about the safe water west cardinal marker that's visible for miles. Wouldn't even pass your RST with out knowing your cardinal markers.

Obviously some reasonable mistake on the skippers behalf, bit of a head scratcher though on how you'd miss cow rocks. Familiar or unfamiliar with the area.

rumor doing the rounds at the marina is he fell asleep at the wheel and woke up with a BANG!

all will come out in the washi soon...

For those that have commented on using his GPS. Don't get caught out by using your GPS at night with out a excellent lookout. They can move and often you can be a long way from were you are supposed to be. Especially when the yanks are playing war games..

Sounds like a big mistake. Sad for him as it going to cost big dollars. May not have been asleep. Late at night and just tied is enough to confuse you sometimes.

There's quite a few boats down at Hillary's on the hard at the moment from having rocky moments..Hehe

Interseting coments iceman i believe that first incident was the one and beloved saltwater charters.So yes WE ALL DO make mistakes and we get on with it we are humans and we do fuck up here and then