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| Originally Posted by Gareth Again I question Thorwald's (Balboa) role in this. Is he the owner, is the skipper "Captain" in name only, with Balboa calling the shots and apportioning blame anywhere but to the guy he sees in the mirror. |
Dear Gareth, and others,
For the record, the captain was very much the captain, not in name only. He simply didn't pay enough attention to securing the anchor chain and forgot about it during the storm. No malious intent, just lack of experience in my view. To blame me - somebody with no nagivational training nor experience - because I had seen how the anchor chain was secured looks incorrect to me just as holding the captain financially responsible for the loss is incorrect. **** happens. Move on.
I must admit I was a little pissed of when I started this tread. The anchor was a minor thing at that time. But I worked it out with the captain, I bought two anchors and chains with the same specs from decommissioned trawler and if I'm on board, we'll surely never will lose a chain again. And, I won't start a thread when I'm pissed :-)
Good watch to all!
Thorwald