What more can go wrong! Caught up in fishing gear = 3am swim! Ep232
17 July 2023 · 18 min · 5K views · Brisbane
What this video covers
A catamaran departing Scarborough Marina at 1:00 a.m. for a 100-mile coastal passage toward Double Island Point, Australia, snagged a thick nylon fishing line in its port-side propeller and rudder.2:44 The entanglement caused an engine failure and loss of steerage while the vessel was motoring in darkness near the beach.5:22 The owner entered the water to clear the line, which had wrapped multiple times around the prop and rudder assembly.5:34 The crew continued the passage without a mainsail, relying on a 57-square-metre screecher and a 38-square-metre jib in light winds.10:07 Navigating without a chart plotter, radar, or AIS, the crew crossed the Brisbane Harbor shipping channel by visual watch alone.8:54 Upon arrival at Double Island Point, the vessel entered a shallow, naturally formed sandbar lagoon with two to three metres of depth.12:41 The entrance to this lagoon is approximately 50 metres wide and subject to closure by shifting sands and storm activity.16:18
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