Poor seamanship ??

[blu3534]

Originally Posted by beneteau-500

I find it incredible that the port authority’s allowed them to leave. I have my boat there and I know the entrance has not been dredged for 9 weeks now and at the best of times it’s only 3.5 meters deep

Agree. According to this interview [1] the skipper was not advised not to leave.

[1]: Naufragio a Ostia: Catamarano affondato a Ostia “Tutte bugie� dice lo skipper

(google translation: https://translate.google.com/transla...20lo%20skipper)

[Vasco]

Originally Posted by StuM

Kiwis!

Greymouth and Westport are on the west coast of the South Island of NEW ZEALAND

Hit the bar leaving Greymouth many years ago. The pilot asked for a blast on the whistle. Some sort of tradition ?