MILLION DOLLAR BOAT CRASHES INTO ROCKS AT BOCA INLET !! | HAULOVER INLET BOATS | WAVY BOATS
MILLION DOLLAR BOAT CRASHES INTO ROCKS AT BOCA INLET !! | HAULOVER INLET BOATS | WAVY BOATS
Crazy weekend at both Boca Inlet and Haulovet Inlet! A Freeman 42LR crashes into the rocks on the north jetty at Boca Inlet!
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Very unfortunate accident with such an expensive boat! What do you guys think went wrong here?
He lost his Man-Card~
@@sarahpettyYTSUX I've had a martini on the rocks. Never had a Freeman on the rocks.
Seems like the crew did the best they could when it died, were on the radios immediately. Total loss of engine power but seems like the electronics were working as the radar and radios were working. Hate seeing a boat like that get stuck on the rocks.
@@SnowManson He was on plane and running just fine. Until he wasn't.
they were most likely partying way too much and their brains were not working
For just a moment, the guy on his dinghy with his lady passed by that boat feeling like a king.
Hahaha 🤣
There's no way they would lose the steering.
I can fish everyday in my 17foot skiff for less than $100 a week.
Thant's Funny.
@@jasonlacroix6083 < That’s all a low achiever needs.
I can't judge them here. I almost sunk my boat 2 summers ago and fell overboard in a lake just from being clumsy and panicking. Thankfully a few ppl helped me get it in after they seen me trying to swim it in. Shit can go south real quick on the water
Yes sir it can.
Especially if you are really stupid, being a yank doesn't help either
Yes it can. Even the best ideas aren't always the best.
I give you credit for admitting that. I've been boating my entire life and be driving boats since I was 14. I've seen many experienced boaters have bad days
Too bad the surf wasn't a lot bigger.
Sitting here watching this while my body twists, turns and holding my breath. Wow! What a rollercoaster ride!
Absolutely amazing footage, Wavy…as usual, you come through with jaw dropping events out on the water. You truly have a knack for “right place, right time”…with many hours invested, no doubt. What a scene…and fantastic camera work.
I was in the blue boat and there is nothing we could have done. that boat was so heavy and I would have ripped something off if I tried to pull them off. They were on the wrong channel trying to call the coast guard but we called them about 3 min before they were able to reach them. Glad everyone was ok.
I don't blame you, you had kids with you!!!
@@joshbennett6534 We were all kids. We stayed calm and did our best..
Nice try, you would have just wrecked your boat too. Owner prolly has money enough to be ok...
This is honestly one of the most mature and respectable comments I've ever read on YT. Great job young captain 👏 you def would have broke something trying and I appreciate that you at least made sure folks were okay.
Not once you hit the rocks. Think a few moves ahead the next time and quit showing off. Otherwise? BS.
I'd love to see a follow up showing the damage done.
I was just typing the same thing and erased mine because I saw yours. Do a dock follow up to see how much is damaged. Posted it anyways.
At least they have lots of rope an a couple broom handles
just scrapped and dinged up bottom - in spots.. Nothing huge.
@@roberto0561 Key word - "Could" ,,,,,, If I wanted to, I could take my car in to get all the dings and scrapes fixed on my old Honda with 200k miles. Not saying my old car is worth what this boat is, but I'm saying is dings and scrapes doesn't constitute having to have work done. They left under their own power, so if it was major damage, they would have been tugged in.
You could just go to the boat yard and see all kinds of stuff like that.
Love how the radar was spinning 😭
Absolutely love this channel. Was never much of a boat guy til I came across this. My father and I are gonna go halfs on a "minimum 30 footer" next summer haha. Can't freakin wait. Thanks a lot Wavy!
No rocks were harmed during this filming.
True...but how many poor barnacles got crushed to death while they were minding their own business? I'll see myself out now...
Many mussels and barnacles were killed.
that boat owners ego sure was harmed😂
Lol
LMAO !!!!!!
Not only did the fire rescue boat have a massive Samson post on the back for towing, everyone operating a boat knows there's very little power when pulling in reverse. Fire rescue should definitely know that.
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You are absolutely right! It was to dumb to see, NEVER EVER WOULD HAVE happened in the Netherlands, what don they mean by: Fire resque?? Damage guarantee??
Had to apply the force when a big wave came in and lifted it up off the rocks. I was also thinking that they could go forward at full speed and maybe rio the bottom of the boat. Lol. Sure those fire and rescue guys know what they are doing.
Yup, I was wondering the same thing. Unless they didn't want to get their props too close to the rocks...
I had a tragic experience like that, VERY rough waves, it was horrible, it capsized, then my mommy drained the water out of the tub and all was better.
I find incredible that no other boat is going close to them for helping.
Yes why why ????
What is another boat going to do? Nobody has a boat big enough to haul them away from all the rocks and heavy waves slamming them. You also have to stop and think that if another boat ties off to that boat they could end up endangering themselves as well and now you have more people who need to be rescued by the Coast Guard.
As a life long boater myself I would have to conclude there was some sort of systems failure here. These newer engines are all "fly by wire" where the engine throttle and gear and sometimes the steering are all computer controlled. I have seen several scenarios like this caused by some break between the steering wheel/throttles and the engines happened and the boat went where it wanted to. As to what could be done once the boat is on the rocks, not much without risking injury to the crew. That's a big boat and with no ability to control the power there is little they can do in those conditions. As long as the FBW controls have been out, I still prefer the old cable throttle and shift and traditional hydraulic steering on my boat.
It still had power, you can hear the outboards rev. If he had any idea whatsoever he would have spilt the outboard too steer. Cats are easy to steer with no steering.
Your dam right and I like my car that way too!
Has to be you don’t get many novices buying Freemans. It looked to me his ballasts had water in them. Given the seas that day he would have. Maybe he should have emptied to get off rocks. Just speculation
@@jasonbelk7129 easy to steer when the fly by wire is not working? Tell me, how are you going to control the gears if the shifter dosnt select any gears? You can hear those engines rev up free, so the engines whre not in gear or he list all his props, in wich case he still has the same problem of not having any forward or reverse thrust.....
@@gabbermaikel He drove str8 towards the rocks for a while, it's on him, in that boat you go nowhere near the rocks.
There is an old saying among seafarers. “Did you see that man trying to hold back the tide with a $5 broom?” And I think it fits this incident.
I like it, thanks!
Yes! I would have tried getting in between the rocks and boat with my skull to cushion my stupidity. Love them panicking grabbing shit that don't matter all crazy like. Where's reverse? Ohh that was a little extra for that. We didn't get that. Your dad's probably wondering if we caught the big one today, we should call him I guess.
Love on the rocks, good to see the radar kept a proper rotation 🫣🫣🫣
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Some nice shots of the tunnel on a Freeman. What an amazing hull.
Good thing he's got his radar on.
Lol
Without it he might have missed the rocks completely!
@@leonwagenaar4479 😂
Skipper, rocks ahead .... BOOM yea I see them now. crunch, crunch, crunch .....LOL
I can imagine the thoughts of fire and rescue as their approaching the boat probably trying not to laugh
Notice how stable the Freeman is, even on the rocks.
A little late here, but thanks Wavy for capturing all the drama for us. This is hard to watch, knowing there's nothing you can do. 👍 🇨🇦 ✌️
Locally we had one plow into the marsh, have also heard of other instances where a Freeman just stopped turning predictably. I don't know if it's a problem with the steering system or possible autopilot problems, but it does seem to be a problem that some of these boats suffer.
Seems like the captain just wasnt paying attention,heck those powerful engines were working&his steering as he was heading into the outlet.
Maybe with the wrong current it could happen. On the north side of inlet neer that opening and to Channel Market the current rips North east . Then your fighting a incoming tide riping ENEWhile getting sucked thru that small Pass ripping North . Lol Unfortunately Last year I was on North side of Jetty when a pelican flew into my Jig by mistake. My trolling motor shut off and Got sucked thru that opening . just missed that Pole and rocks. Never panic
Yes it's the haul turning is not very responsive the thrust in reverse half of the thrust goes down the hollowed haul stupid design so it fights it self for best results only power should have been applied to two right outboards just in my opinion
Operator error
I didn't understand why Fire & REscue didn't turn around so their stern was facing the rocks and the stuck boat and use their engines to pull forward. Way more power available. F&R almost ended up on the rocks themselves and were using their engines backwards. More training needed.
I agree.
They had more control facing the rescue with the current and waves easier to turn boat away from rocks. They didn’t that much power to pull. Especially with the stuck boat being a cat and half of it still floating.
Such a dangerous recovery. And to have all the rescue people standing right in front of a rope under tension was just ridiculous. Bad technique.
@@JNDaly it looked like a clown show on the bow with no one watching the stern
Because if there is a much greater danger of a prop wrap if you tow off the stern. This way has less power, but keeps the line away from the props…
The consistent recurring theme of these videos…more money than brains.
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Why are these boat videos the best videos on KZhead?
We've been stuck on sand bars in Tampa Bay and threw our anchors into deeper water to pull ourselves off. Throw an anchor, pull, throw another anchor, pull until you're clear. May not have worked here but I would at least have tried it.
If you were able to pull your boat out of the sand bar using the anchor, you don't know what being stuck is.
@@herygarcia6193 this is the inlet, the minute they throw the anchor up thing is gonna be 100 feet away and they are not gonna be able to pull themselves even with the winless
the pacific can be anything but what it was named after by Magellan making a passage sometime in the 1500s around the world. Pacifica's meaning tranquil is in itself a needle found in a haystack the size of earth is more like the odds to bank on for it being your lucky day for comin in after noon on a tranquil flat ocean. i bought a aluminum 23ft StarCraft stern drive cabin lookin thing that resembled a cheap Winnebago for 3000 bucks from a ex Chevrolet master mechanic, the motor was brand new from his rebuild, the sterndrive cable was corroded stuck and didn't have reverse. i ran that just like that for 8 months 2 times a week (i had quit my job on account of yellowtail running rampant in 98, plus white seabass bonito dorado(that never hit,) barracuda that all went for over the length limit, out of all so cal harbors. now the gift i had acquired was patience, timing an unparalleled accuracy in forward and neutral gears. because every day in the afternoon you had tail wind at least 8kts. in the busiest public launch ramps, after a case of Budweiser and a boatload of fish, made every reason why not to go to work was an important part of life experiences that kept it no.1 on my list. never hit another boat. it's a good training operation to see far ahead of time in all kinds of conditions, rain, high surf, dive equipment scattered all over the bloody deck and all but a few beers could be found aboard the vessel Overcast. it was a workhorse that with almost nothing of maintenance to be ready by the next 4 am alarm. to go out again. i pulled it by a truck that had not good brakes, and the heaven sent single axle trailer had a bad seal lip that would empty the grease per trip, and the wheel would start wabbling just before it was gonna fall off. i towed to cabo san lucas one time for stipers and dodos.
As a former member of the RNLI & Royal Navy, that was hard to watch! Glad the crew and boat are ok! The fact that the hull of that cat stayed intact, despite the constant crashing against the rocks, is testament to its great build quality. Your fire and rescue service did a great job! Not sure whether those cats have windlasses on them, but the only thing they could have done was to throw the anchor as far away from the boat as possible and then tried to pull themselves off of the rocks with the windlass. In those situations, the mind races and it's hard to formulate a plan.
Any effective anchor on that boat would weigh 80 pounds or more. Not a lot of guys can throw something that awkward very far. I can’t imagine how you came to the conclusion that fire rescue did a great job though. Watch what he did again. His positioning of his vessel and choice of line attachment was poor at best at every turn.
Likely the anchor was quite heavy and it would be difficult to throw it any appreciable distance and you would definitely not get the angle needed to have the anchor set and by the time it did set it would probably be under the boat and pull straight up
@@johnk3606 as the rescue boat, would you have pulled the Freeman from it’s stern? I wondered if it was getting further raked over the rocks when being towed out. There seemed to be a helpful swell. It looks like there is a pole in the way to pull him from the stern.
Best not throw an anchor out in a crowded inlet Cheers
First put on your life jackets!
Lmao at the fishing poles and deck brush trying to push off the rocks
Here's a thought how about a metal pole to try to keep you off the rocks instead of toilet brushes and other things that you would actually use in the boat? And I'm pretty sure you might damage those fishing poles as well which cost a whole lot less than a million dollars trying to keep the boat from hitting the rocks!
1992 Boca Inlet we were on a 34' while on the fly bridge the steering had a linked chain going to the main steering down below steering the chain broke left the boat with no steering while returning back from the ocean with the waves at 5 to 6 foot that was a hella of a experience we had to steer with left and right engine and almost pitch pole and almost running into the south jetty.. I still don't know how we made it terrifying, although we also lived in Barnegat Light NJ and another bad ass inlet back in the 70's and 80's with shoaling, many problems there too ! we lived to tell about it !
At the 17 or 18 second mark you can see the captain turn hard to port (which was necessary to compensate for the heavy wave action and Northward current), but only the two starboard-side engines appear to react accordingly. The two port side engines remain straight. You can very clearly see this asymmetrical engine arrangement at the 32 second mark.
I see it. He should have shut down the two unsteerable engines. It's possible he had a steering system that allowed differential control of the two sets of motors. Great for docking and super slow control. I've seen setups that have a joystick for docking and the standard wheel for cruising.
@@jamminwrenches860 I agree that he”should have”, but you can only make that comment that after reviewing the video and knowing the outcome. How was the operator to know that he lost steering in that short window? Same concept as flight 1549… people criticized the pilots decision only because they knew the outcome. Stuff happens so fast where there is not enough time to run through a check list. “is my steering ok, are my engines ok- oh just hit the rocks”
Do a little looking around, Freemans specifically seem to have this problem here and there.
@@growlith6969 that is a valid point. The captain did have deck hands to help. I am just saying in general it was a fluke accident. Happens to the best.
@@jn4897 Not a fluke, but not very common, but definitely a mechanical or software problem with Freemans. I'm not in the business and even I have heard of at least 3 boats doing this.
I think I'd be putting on my life jacket there boys!!!
the what ? not available in the usa
Remember, when you go to help a boat in distress and tie yourself to it, you become legally responsible for that boat and any damages it sustains while you're attempting to help. And while the captain of the distressed boat may not hold you accountable for damages, knowing how cold hearted insurance companies are his boat insurance company probably won't be so forgiving. Tow companies are exempt from this clause.
good to know, thank you.
I was hurting for these guys... imagining the sound of each scrape on the rocks😢 That's a pretty sweet color on that boat. I almost blends in to the ocean.
Flex seal and spray paint will fix it…… Had to be a steering issue
what I found amazing is that the entire ordeal was caught on camera. From cruising to rocks to being towed off. This was a real cliff hanger.
The inlet is being recorded nearly all day, every day. I'd be amazed if it wasn't recorded.
@@LordFalconsword gotcha, I come from a sleepy little fishing village. Shit like this happens but never on camera. Glad they got off the rocks
@@gar949 exactly this is a very popular KZhead channel, they record this inlet all the time
...about as real as HeavyDSparks not sinking his boat on purpose
In 4k!
I have been a Salvage Master boat rescue owner and loved this one. The fire rescue was lucky as was the boat on the rocks not to have been hulled.
Not knowing much about boats professionally (though now watching many of these videos for about a year now), I STILL wouldn’t buy a boat and ride these oceans without training first. Gotta show respect
Were the props up while rocked? Would like a follow up ! Really want to see the damage. You should give a little cash to film the damage. More story necessary
Fancy radar on top and STILL couldn't avoid running into a jetty... that takes talent!
Probably wasn't paying attention to the radar was coming in at the wrong angle was a factor and speed!
Power steering failure.
Probably on auto pilot watching TikTok’s
Radar not going to steer your boat if you have some sort of steering control failure !
@@dancernogorsky4996 steering failure
Gremlins in the fuel & motor! I remember as a kid, everything was going great on the water. As soon as we got close to the Skyway Bridge, and pilings, the motor conked out! Glad we had paddles on board to keep us off the pilings. After several tense minutes, dad got the engine going again.
I just want to say the two guys on the rocks synced up there waves way to perfectly.
i guess that radar didn't pick up the land mass ahead of them, either that or they should have bought the one with five motors.
To me it looks like his port steering was disengaged and his starboard steering was still working. On a catamaran boat like this the port and starboard engines have separate electronic steering. The starboard engine being turned hard to port was not strong enough to turn the boat onto proper heading and once the captain realized this he threw both port and starboard engines in full reverse. TBH I would have done the same thing. Not much else you could do here given the speed he came into the inlet. Had he been going about 10 knots slower he probably could have thrown his port engines in reverse bringing the bow to port and completing the turn. For everyone saying "he should have been going slower" a slower ride would not have allowed him to maintain a safe dry heading given the heavy current and cross wind across the inlet.
pretty much says it all
Still, I think he came in too fast. You go fast out on the open water and slow down around obstacles, no?
@@jeffk464 typically yes unless that obstacle is two jetties at the inlet that has deep water in the channel and shallow water on the outside edges creating big short interval waves in the inlet that come over the bow of your boat at slow speeds. You can either bow down and plow through at faster speed if you have the length to gap the wave sets or trim up slow down and use accessory power to ride the back of the following waves (if its an incoming tide).
listening to the hull impact and drag across the rocks must have been gutwrenching. hopefully the repairs weren't as bad as it looked. stay safe people.
OMG WHAT!!??!?!??!! Crazy footage! I guess when it comes to boats, even four engines can fail. Multiple lessons to be learned. Should be designed more like an airplane with multiple redundancies built in to guarantee a failure can be overcome. Absolutely crazy footage. Would love a follow up if possible.
If that boat cost a million $, it should have been able to fly over those rocks.
damn straight!!
That hurts just watching it. How can four engines quit at once? When I replaced my engine, I had the choice of a 250 with manual controls or a 300 which required fly by wire. The 300 was way more expensive due to the fact that I would have to add the fly by wire, so I opted for the 250, and it has never failed me. I don’t trust the fly by wire systems.
Looks like a steering failure, not the engines.
You can hear at the end the guy yells steering
@@willraefpv If your steering goes out you can still use differential steering to make the boat do exactly what you want it to. I hardly ever use my hydraulic steering. Everything is done with throttles and trannies.
@@DIYDaveT With quads you can only control the Left 2 and Right 2 combined. If you lose the left 2 motors, the right stick is only the right 2.
@@LS3ftw15 drive by wire but the reverse and throttle is on the same system what the fuck is that design.
Having matching attire makes this so much more enjoyable to watch
Steven is correct.the whole ordeal is a fashion statement. Harrys big & tall yachting attire 🥳🥳
That was the Pilot's error, he came in too hot and overshot......and learned that boats don't have brakes.........I see it every day at my Marina, watching people dock(many haven't got any better over the years🙄).....I've never piloted a Freeman, but this particular hull design would make it even less maneuverable, off-plane, as he came hard off the power and the hull digs in, 4 closely spaced propellers cavitating like mad in reverse.......those twin hulls acting like sailboat dagger boards.....so the boat just goes straight! Greetings from Dana Point, CA😎
This is exactly what happened!
Yep, this right here is what happened.
The boat lost steering. Can’t turn that tight using throttles only. Simple as that
You may have just called it.
Alot of these newer boats use fly by wire throttles and electronic steering....Technology can be pretty nice, but it can also come with a price....and sometimes it has issues....I believe that's what you will see here....something with the steering went, you can see when he realized it wasn't turning, he tried to stop by slamming them into reverse.....I also wouldn't be surprised if one or two of those VRods ingested some water by doing that, but he really had no other options at the time.
Yep, seen that before a few times with the new electronic steering boats.
Exactly what happened
Yep, I was on a nice twinvee going AJ fishing and the boat basically shut of and had to reboot everything then it was back to normal. Couldn't believe it. Captain says it happens from time to time....
@@allneedsmobiledustlessblas2859 Computer got hacked by russia. Too many Russian spies in Miami. That looks like the Inlet syndrome to me. lol
I'll stick with hydraulic steering.....
Holy cow. Thank you Rescue team!!! You all deserve recognition.
Freeman, one of my favorite boys, this hurt! Good job fire and rescue ! 👍👍
Steering issues or not...4 400hp engines can't stop it in time? Captain error...plus you can steer with the engines pointed straight with 2 let alone 4 outboards.
Imagine how nasty that would be if them waves were really big
Imagine if he was going 40mph into inlet
More entertaining that’s for sure love watching rich people suffer like us commonfolk
Those guys standing on the rocks really helped out!!!
Yes. The hand signal at 0:27 is what was needed to tell him that he was too close haha
You can steer a multi engine boat without ever turning the wheel
You can also wreck a boat on rocks - rocks win every time
assuming you have multiple throttles. The quad I have been on only had 1 throttle for all 4 engines
Yes but it’s not so much easy with 15 mph wind and 4 footers
And with a cat the engines are so far outboard that they can spin on a dime.
Do you have an update on this unfortunate situation? Did they have a control failure? How bad was the damage? Anything?
At 9:30 dude thought he could hold the rope with no gloves and get pulled off... That was 3 guys that had no idea what they were doing. Scary, but lucky they're rich.
Awesome job Boca Fire and Rescue!
love the guys waving to the rescue boat. here it is guys, here's the 42 ft boat against the rocks. i can't believe they didn't use their stern towing bit instead of from the bow.
The reverse power of a prop is a fraction of the forward thrust. Nothing but cavitation! Rescue boat put itself in a lot of danger there.
@@tomrogers9467 They obviously do not know how to tow boats....surprised they even hooked up to them...
@@Chris-fo8wp Wouldn't lots of thrust shoot water at the stranded boat possibly pushing it further up the rocks? Maybe they used reverse intentionally as to be gentle with the currents.
@@Chris-fo8wp They got the job done that's all that matter
Damn that sucks! As a boat owner that was painful to watch.Going to be expensive!
Also painful to watch as a non-boat owner.
@Samm Salvey yes, insurance covers their stupidity. Love to see that estimate. Hull , props, outdrives/lower units.
I think it will need a whole new hull since integrity probably compromised...
@Samm Salvey On that boat. Retail probably over $250K. I would say a new hull would be about $50k
@@CSJiGSaW08 $250k? Try $1.5m
Love the dude at 4:00 in the inflatable. "Nice boat dudes, later."
Holi smoke, it makes my nerves goes off the roof watching this.
Imagine if they were on a regular V hull... They would've been tossed out of the boat on to the rocks!
It’s possible rocks were caught between the hulls, holding the boat in. A V hull might have fared much better.
Yeah. If these were serious people they should have been donning life jackets immediately not bending over to poke the rocks with fishing poles. Ridiculous!
At least that guy ties every rope on the boat together…
Good thing he was radiating everyone with his nav radar.
This might be a silly question, but why doesn't the rescue boat back up to the stricken boat as opposed to going in bow first. The rescue boat would have so much more control not only over its own boat but that of the stricken boat. By backing onto the stricken boat you have better steering control, you are able to easily pull away in the event you need to approach at a different angle and once hooked up you have soooo much more propulsion and control of both vessels. The only disadvantage of going in stern first is you could possibly get the life rope tangled in the props. I still think the life boat should've backed up.
The rescue boat has to have engines trimmed into the water to provide thrust to pull. If the foot of their engines catch one of those rocks, there will be two boats up on those rocks needing rescue.
Might have been better to pull it seaward instead of over and through the rocks.
@@mettler54 It definitely would have been better to drift in open water, the coast guard would’ve been there quickly to tow. However, this vessel already had forward momentum when the engines cut out, which forced them into that rocky little cove. Without main engines, there was no way to redirect their drift.
@@bitsbrainsandbeanies2527 yeah...and did it comeup to.your mind they can THROW a rope as well. Keep it going in forward, and when it's tied, just pull it AWAY from the rocks, instead of parallel....man man man...and they call themselfs fire-resque?? This would NEVER EVER would have happened in the Netherlands. Never. What a poor display of boatingskills. Greetings from the Netherlands
@@bitsbrainsandbeanies2527 hh
Looks like his autopilot was set for the end of the inlet (typical waypoint when coming in). Either forgot it was engaged, or it was disengaged but had a problem.
You ain’t Lyin
From englewood boca grande this is comical
Or just a poop captain 🤣
Excuses, excuses. The captain was a putz. It's negligent to use an autopilot in an inlet.
Agreed.
The fire rescue outboards have very little torque pulling backwards. They should have spun the boat around and hooked up to the stern towing bar. It worked but they seemed to drag the boat along the jetty rocks instead of straight out into the channel.
Exactly. Why reverse?
9 rears in the coastguard auxiliary. Fire rescue had no fenders out when alongside that thing . Skiff hook to fend off not your hands and arms. Stearn tow would be better as u pointed out.
Prime example of "All the gear, No idea" :D
A view from the UK. Yes there is a way to minimise damage and that is to tie up to the rocks. Throw a loop of rope over the nearest rock and wait until a wave pushes you onto it and pull the rope toght. It is the action of continual buffeting of waves that continually damage the hull.
Tell me why the fire rescue didn’t hook up the rope to the stern of their boat and the bow or port middle of the blue boat. In reverse you have less control, and it looked like drug him more through the rocks. Glad everything worked out but I was curious.
With wind and waves pushing into the rocks, they ran the risk of hitting their own props if they went stern first.
my guess is loss of steering. Have heard about it multiple times on newer Yamaha's, very likely the same issue. Engines did not appear to shut off, just would not steer
Weren’t Yamahas
Then why not trim up the motors? Must be electrical
That was mercs
@@RP133 Ah yeah, since only Fords break down and Dodges are perfect right? It's a brand name. Most of modern engines share components nowadays anyway cause that makes manufacturing costs go down. If it isn't the exact same engine with a different badge.
good job fire rescue them boats aint cheap..well done..
So many boats there and everyone just there looking and videoing no one could give an helping hand wow
That’s definitely a loss for the boats
And a win for the repair shop
You beat me to it.
I think it's a 3 loss in one for the boats on this one.
Yeah but whose keeping score? ; ) I mean besides the boat yard. The boat yard always wins.
@@DIYDaveT Go to a channel called boats vs haul over. You will get the joke then.
I think I would have dropped the throttles back on the port side and went to wide open on starboard to steer it with the engines. I used to dock my boat without ever touching the wheel. He definitely had the horsepower
@Adam Richardson: Yes, differential steering is fantastic. This captain simply did not have much experience.
As a sailor thats crossed oceans I'm always amused by small boats running radar during the day in good visibility weather. You have ais, you have a chart plotter and you have your eyes, buy you still see them flexing their radar....
People who are less experienced than you might use it for training.
Those guys think that open array spinning around looks cool.
that boat on the rocks made my day!
They came in like they were trying to put it on the rocks, headed right into them, looked like a captain malfunction.
some captain, better sell + get something ya can control
I think the engines cut out, you hear them die at 0:14 and the captain looks back at the outboards
Dang this would not be fun and be super stressful. I would also like to see all the damage that was caused from this.
I like that that radar is just crankin away..hey maybe I'll just wedge it between the pole n the rocks..lol
I love fire rescue how up hook up to Boat then pull it into the rocks more hahaha
The fact that they jettisoned the tow rope after they were pulled off the rocks tells you all you need to know-PILOT ERROR and not a system malfunction.!
Yup... bourbon and boat on the rocks.
Certainly does look like pilot error.
@@ohioguy215 Straight up!
Probably not error from pilot, In the beginning of the video you can see people turn around and look at motors for no reason. Happened at the same time he should have been turning in but wasnt. I am sure he said something along the lines of, "oh fuck i cant steer"
you can see 2 engines steer left and 2 steer right though. Definitely looks like some systems failed...usually the engines steer in the same direction or else you wont turn...
Million dollars? the salesman must've seen them coming with a telescope!
That's cheap, much more than a million
Have you priced out a freeman? 1.5 million with the 5 motors easy.
@@stephenhusak6098 these plebs thinks a million dollars gets you a $50 million 40 meter yacht
Depreciation can you say depreciation
@@daleolson3506 3 - 4 year wait for a new one = very very little depreciation
Remind me of the time my steering cable broke and I hit Blue Heron Bridge. Had to make it home sitting on the back of the boat steering the 140 Evinrude by hand.
Expensive boat and no fenders on board!!
This all comes down to relying on computers to control ALL of your engines. It seems POINTLESS to have redundant engines if they will all go down when a processor, wiring, or charging system is unhappy. I enjoyed watching the RADAR sit there and spin the whole time. Priceless.
Fire Rescue needs to attend a course in towing. 1. Obviously they had a tow bar in the AFT part of the boat. Should have moved the rescue crew to the AFT so the outboards would have gotten more "grip."
A follow up with pics of bottom of boat would be swell! Along with the captain's explanation.
Question: How many engines do you need to get off the rocks? Answer: 6. 4 to do nothing and 2 to pull you.
Steering issues for sure. Rescue boat could have approached it better but effective in the end.
Rescue boat should have towed the back of the boat away from the rocks first and the bow will automatically float. Bring the boat in deeper water away from the rocks and then a bow tow.
Rescue boat should have towed the back of the boat away from the rocks first and the bow will automatically float. Bring the boat in deeper water away from the rocks and then a bow tow.
700 HP will overcome SOME mistakes.
@@odeltarkhan3033 I thought same thing … once they had the stern clear, they could have dropped the motors down to assist under power.
Man the skipper of the BRFR boat has big balls.
There so lucky the surf wasn't heavy...That boat must be shredded underneath🤯🤯🤯
I've never wanted to see the starboard side of a boat more in my life! And to think, I want a boat w/ 2 engines for 'redundancy'. I guess it doesn't always work that way.
It does actually but « you’ll have to think quickly what to do instead of panic »or maybe slow down a little bit ,it doesn’t kill anyone 😊be safe out there good people 😊PEACE😊
Fire rescue needs boat lessons Almost lost his boat and towing in reverse is foolish Fire got lucky he wasn't on rocks too
5:30 This one will be going on the used market from much less than that.
I love how the Uber Rich 1%er has a $1.3 Catamaran with 4 100+ HP engines and 3 guys on board, while the dude with the inflatabe dinghy on buzzing by back and forth with a bikini-clad hunny-dripper.