[musky]

Originally Posted by Steve Dold

Boy these guys are real yachtsman!! They don't even have dock lines or fenders out.

I've moved boats that were just delivered off ships, and most times there is no place to tie up a pleasure boat near by....plenty of places with cement and steel bulkheads with tire fenders but nothing you would lay a new boat like this against. So you usually dont need lines or fenders untill your away from the ship.

[yotphix]

Originally Posted by Mariner

Now, now, it's not like Dockwise never has accidents:

Hey now! I don't believe that Dockwise has ever dropped anyone else's boat though! Doesn't count if your own gets a little low!

[RoyN]

Leaving on Dockwise early tomorro if all goes as planned

Not me actually, just me boat...

[GrahamF]

Hi RoyN
Where are you going to disembark when DYT gets to the Med.
Palma or Toulon. By the way did you get my private mail on Agents that i used

[RoyN]

Hey Graham, we'll be unloading in Toulon, hopefully around the 30th if there isnt any delay... fingers crossed

[CatalinaDYT]

Originally Posted by Mariner

Now, now, it's not like Dockwise never has accidents:

The Mighty Servant 3 has been resurrected and will be back in service in no time. By the way, she is a heavy lift ship, not a yacht carrier.

[YachtForums]

Posting this for the record...

Splash eclipsed 75,000 views in its first 7 days.

[jjw007]

This is the biggest nightmare I have had, as I have used this type of transport twice (no problems) and plan to use it again later this year. Does anyone know the name of the transport company involved.

[SharkyFHB]

All,

Hundreds of boats are moved every year on conventional vessels. The key things to have are proper preparation, experienced crews and port captains, and a good insurance policy. Accidents obviously happen to even the best operations. We are involved on the logistics of many technical heavylift moves every year for the oil/gas exploration and international construction industries. Some of these are pieces weighing upwards of 500-1000 metric tons and you can imagine the value of the units.. We put our own heavylift engineers on site for the lifts and 99.999 percent of the time we have no problems.

But, things happen and even experienced operators do have problems:
http://www.cargolaw.com/2007nightmare_crane-yacht.html
http://www.cargolaw.com/2007nightmare_jumbo_challe.html

Conventional vessels will and should continue to be a viable method for yacht transport.

[RoyN]

I don't think the name of the transport company needs/should be posted here, unless it is shown that there has been negligence on their part...

Lifting a boat is dangerous and sometimes, even with all the best people and preparation, splash can happen... it is unfortunate but it is the reality.

It was one of the things in the back of my head when we changed our mind and went with dockwise to ship our boat. I wouldn't choose dockwise if it werent competitive, just because of that, but I would agree in paying slightly more if I have a good experience with them. So far I've heard good things... Tomorrow I should hear from the captain, or i'll call him later today... Hope all is well...

[CaptTom]

Roy and others,
Didn't want to but I'm going to chime in here.
I have always been concerned when taking boats out of the water on slings, either on a travel lift or by crane or other means. And not just from the point of slipping/falling, but load points and possible flexing of the hull. There is an inherent risk when lifting a boat/yacht. Now, I had a chance to observe first-hand the Dockwise operation, from ballasting to float-off to float-on and deballasting (I did this for a story I wrote). The process went smoothly, especially since this is their business, what they do. Having divers in the water to block the vessels, slow deballasting to ensure the ship meets the yacht correctly, blocking of yachts for trans-oceanic crossings with welded beams, and all the crew working together for hours all show the level of professionalism the Dockwise crews have. And folks from the office were on board, overseeing, monitoring and checking in with captains was part of the process too. Seeing all of this gave me a greater appreciation for the float-on, float-off process they use. I would not want to be the captain telling his owner the boat slipped out of the slings. Take a look at their magazine articles on their site for the story.
Capt Tom

[RoyN]

Hey Tom,

As usual, good things about the DYT... Let's hope it comes through for us (as I know, and wish, it will) and we'll hopefully be on some voyage back...Anyways, its always good to hear nice words... Our boat came off a cargo ship when it came in, and the moments under-crane were tense (we were on board for the final moments into water - with cradle)... Anywys, so far its been very good with DYT, very accurate on leave date and all... I'll post on the yacht transport forum with pics and all of loading and unloading and all my cmmnts.

rgds

See ya'll in the euro-land...

I have spoken to the Dubai dealer who witnessed the whole incident and reassured me that both the crew members have now recovered. Something caused the forward strap to slip causing the whole boat to drop around 15m into the sea.

[Freesurfer]

The antennas have been folded. The larger one to the left in pic 2 is folded forward and that goes for the smaller one to the right as well (both with truly authentic shadows). I find it hard to think that the antennas would be folded unless this photo is authentic...

Add the other bits of "evidence" by sharp eyed users in here and I say this truly one of the most amazing pictures i have seen

[aspicer]

Originally Posted by techmati

since it is now officially authenticated when can we order t-shirts with this image and appropriate slogan?

No doubt the boat yard will not be using those pictures for promotional material.

A marina/yard here in Fort Lauderdale (east/next to Rolly Marine) dropped a large yacht awhile back. They are not in business any longer.

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Alan Spicer
http://www.marinetelecom.net