The German Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigations published a mandatory Interim Report (after one year of investigation) about the collision between the container vessel ‘Astrosprinter’ and the traditional sailing ship ‘Nr. 5 ELBE’ Interim Investigation Report No real news; the draft final rep…

Original thread here: [image] German schooners collision. What the hell were they thinking? Marine Incidents https://gcaptain.com/video-shows-frantic-moments-before-historic-schooners-collision-with-containership/ What the hell were they thinking? Ease the main and bear…

This report is either a feeble minded attempt at whitewash or may be a bad translation from German to English but doesn’t add up when compared to the video shot from the ELBE prior to the collision. There is no evidence that the crew was ‘engaged in regaining control over these sails’. They appear …

[image] Lee_Shore: There is no evidence that the crew was ‘engaged in regaining control over these sails’. Might have been before the video started.

That may be the case but it is not a factor in the collision.

I wonder what the use is of bringing out such a sketchy, non informative so called ‘interim’ report and that one year after the facts.

What struck me watching the video that many on deck appreciated that a risk of collision existed by their body language and at the time there was ample time to bear away and pass starboard to starboard. The ship and the pilot would expect this action by the Elbe and a subsequent investigation will …

[image] Hogsnort: agree with Dutchie about the relevance of this interim report. Blaming the lack of conclusion on Covid-19 leaves a bad smell.

Watching the video with no other information if looks like the Elbe is just out sailing and decided to cross in front of the Astrosprinter. But the interim report adds a little context. From the report: [image] Looks like what is being said here is the Nr. 5 Elbe turned around to go back to Ha…

It seems, there was a fixed idea on board ‘cross immediately to the upward fairway’. They missed the preceding vessel ‘Hanna’ closely and, stubborn, they went to suicide against ‘Astrosprinter’… About the relevance of this interim report: The Final Report must be published within a year; otherwis…

[image] Urs: there was a fixed idea on board I’d say not fixed. The crew of the sail boat is playing a probability game. The longer the sailboat stands-on the higher the risk of changing course for a stbd to stbd because the chances that the container ship alters for a port to port are incr…

Collision between the container vessel ‘Astrosprinter’ and the traditional sailing ship ‘Nr. 5 ELBE’ - Interim Report

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