newbiecruiser11 Posted December 15, 2011 #1 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Hi there! DH & Family & I were just on the Sun Princess when we came across the abandoned yacht, Scotch Bonnet and had to turn around to check things out. Anyone know any other details? All we heard was that it was overdue from Bay of Islands to Sydney - no news on crew though (no one was on board). Just interested in the story if anyone knows... Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 15, 2011 #2 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Cruise ship rescues stricken yacht 12th December 2011 http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2011/12/12/cruise-ship-rescues-stricken-yacht/ THE Sun Princess cruise ship sent a rescue crew to what was believed to be a stricken yacht in the middle of the Tasman Sea this afternoon. The ship, with more than 2000 passengers aboard including many from the Sunshine Coast, had to stop, turn around and dispatch the Far Rescue Crew to the dismasted yacht Scotch Bonnet just after 12.30pm. With many of the passengers watching from vantage points all over the ship, the FRC crewmen established that no-one was inboard and secured the vessel away from the ship. Captain Graham Goodway, who kept passengers and crew informed during the whole operation, which took just over 30 minutes, said Scotch Bonnet had been listed as on a passage from the Bay of Islands in New Zealand's North Island to Sydney. Captain Goodway said that after talking with the Rescue Co-ordination Centre on the mainland, he had been given permission to continue the voyage to Brisbane. Passengers' first inkling something may be wrong was just after noon when a call was made from the bridge for accident boat crews to muster. The Sun Princess is on day 12 of a 14-day return cruise from Brisbane to the South and North Islands of New Zealand and had only about 625 nautical miles to go on its voyage when the incident occurred this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted December 15, 2011 #3 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Heard nothing about it in Brisbane, but I see it was in the Bundaberg, Gladstone and Emerald news as well as the Sunny Coast paper Kiwi K posted. There is a map here on Cruise Law News: http://www.cruiselawnews.com/tags/scotch-bonnet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiecruiser11 Posted December 15, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Thanks for your replies. I did notice those articles online - no where seems to mention the crew though hey. I was interested to see if they had been found safely or something...Very sad if they are lost at sea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted December 15, 2011 #5 Share Posted December 15, 2011 No, I can't find anything about the crew either. Strange. This one's got a short video showing the rescue boat at the launch. http://www.ballinaadvocate.com.au/story/2011/12/12/cruise-ship-rescues-stricken-yacht/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiecruiser11 Posted December 15, 2011 Author #6 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Just read under that link you send me Sandielle that the crew were all rescued in October. Thank goodness - am so glad to hear :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandielle Posted December 15, 2011 #7 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Just read under that link you send me Sandielle that the crew were all rescued in October. Thank goodness - am so glad to hear :) Oh that's good. I didn't read it all, (as I should be doing something else instead of sitting here. :cool::rolleyes:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didiaust Posted December 15, 2011 #8 Share Posted December 15, 2011 "no-one was inboard " - Pardon my ignorance but what does this mean ? Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuldalai Posted December 15, 2011 #9 Share Posted December 15, 2011 No one inboard obviously meant to read no one on board - just a typo I'd say . PR Spin Doctors love spell check rather than actually checking their own spelling visually . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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