# Another Darwin Genius hard at work here **URL:** \ **Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\ **Created:** [May 21, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718 "2014-05-21T05:37:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/1 "2014-05-21T05:37:13Z")
but asleep at the switch… WAKE THE FUCK UP! > [[B]Ship Runs Directly Into Steep Shoreline For No Apparent Reason[/B]](http://gcaptain.com/watch-ship-runs-directly-steep-shoreline-apparent-reason/) > By Rob Almeida On May 20, 2014 > [//youtu.be/ALS1Pl8gTIQ](https://youtu.be/ALS1Pl8gTIQ) > Well, whatever they were trying to do here didn’t work, but it was a good effort. > According to Norwegian press, the ship was carrying sand (which explains the digger sitting on the deck) and the master of the vessel was asleep at the time of the incident. The incident occurred in Storfjord, Norway, east of Alesund. No worries…he’s awake now ---
**Author:** ![Goirish44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@Goirish44](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Goirish44)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/2 "2014-05-21T06:21:07Z")
Hahahah every time i watch it come to a dead stop i crack up. ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/3 "2014-05-21T07:04:22Z")
Our friends from Norge are excellent mariners, with a government that gives incredible to support to their maritime cluster, but its nice to see that sometimes shit happens in Norge, the same as it does here. ---
**Author:** ![Kraken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Kraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kraken)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/4 "2014-05-21T09:15:07Z")
The best part is that it happened in Sunnmøre. ---
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/5 "2014-05-21T09:36:47Z")
> [@"Goirish44"](#): > > Hahahah every time i watch it come to a dead stop i crack up. That would make a great animated GIF. ---
**Author:** ![DredgeBoyThrottleJoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DredgeBoyThrottleJoc](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DredgeBoyThrottleJoc)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/6 "2014-05-21T20:01:01Z")
Obviously an engineering failure… ---
**Author:** ![c.captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/c.captain/32/807_2.png) [@c.captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/c.captain)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/7 "2014-05-22T04:49:28Z")
[QUOTE=DredgeBoyThrottleJocky;137934]Obviously an engineering failure…[/QUOTE] Speaking of engineering failures there is this Darwin Genius gem… [//youtu.be/3-RIMcpmzuM](https://youtu.be/3-RIMcpmzuM) Blame the people who put that marina right there! ---
**Author:** ![renoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@renoun](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/renoun)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/8 "2014-05-22T11:17:33Z")
If this is going to be the Ask Dr. Crash thread I’ll have to post the [Queen of Oak Bay incident [PDF]](http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/marine/2005/m05w0111/m05w0111.pdf) in Horseshoe Cove. [//youtu.be/\_4G47rjXTwE](https://youtu.be/_4G47rjXTwE) ---
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/9 "2014-05-22T12:29:50Z")
> [@"DredgeBoyThrottleJocky"](#): > > Obviously an engineering failure… You mean the nut that connects the wheelhouse to the engine room? ---
**Author:** ![renoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/858c86/32.png) [@renoun](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/renoun)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/10 "2014-05-22T16:10:56Z")
[QUOTE=catherder;137980]You mean the nut that connects the wheelhouse to the engine room?[/QUOTE] I believe that in this case it was actually a missing cotter pin. Feel free to read the report yourself, it’s the linked PDF. ---
**Author:** ![Kraken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Kraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kraken)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/11 "2014-05-23T16:06:25Z")
![](https://scontent-a-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10391425_655059584547615_7846433877219362181_n.jpg) Hitra Marine AS ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/12 "2014-05-23T18:03:39Z")
Holy Nose Job ! ---
**Author:** ![Kraken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Kraken](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kraken)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/13 "2014-05-23T18:20:20Z")
It is amazing how flexible steel is, with what you can see in the picture all that needs to be repaired is the bulb. ---
**Author:** ![captrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@captrob](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/captrob)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/14 "2014-05-24T07:44:37Z")
That will buff right out. ---
**Author:** ![DredgeBoyThrottleJoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@DredgeBoyThrottleJoc](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DredgeBoyThrottleJoc)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-darwin-genius-hard-at-work-here/12718/15 "2014-05-26T21:34:41Z")
> [@"Kraken"](#): > > Hitra Marine AS Maybe 'cause I’ve been drinkin all day but that formerly bulbous bow looks like The Scream, another Norsk thing… [File:The Scream.jpg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Scream.jpg)