Voyager 1 Accident

KevinS

Senior Insider

• Aug 28, 2017

• #1

Voyager 1 had an accident on it's way to St Barth on Saturday evening. The article says that the ferry struck "l’îlot Bœuf", which may refer to Roche Le Boeuf, a rock which is between Ile Fourchue and Colombier. 31 passengers and 3 crew were on board. There were 4 minor injuries.


http://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guade...int-martin-saint-barth-accidentee-505599.html

 

amyb

Senior Insider

• Aug 28, 2017

• #2

Thanks for the update, Kevin. "Minor injuries" is really good news too

 

KevinS

Senior Insider

• Aug 28, 2017

• #3

Here's an article from the Daily Herald:

https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islan...ains-damage-in-accident-en-route-to-st-barths

 

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cec1

Senior Insider

• Aug 28, 2017

• #4

Does it seem to anyone else that the offending "rock" must have been pretty big & protruding significantly above the water surface in order to cause that kind of damage at the prow of the boat? I see in one of the reports that visibility was diminished . . . but, don't these boats have sonar equipment to give notice of such hazards? (Nothing said about the Captain getting a breathalyzer test.)

 

KevinS

Senior Insider

• Aug 28, 2017

• #5

The French article in the first link does say that alcohol tests carried out on the crew members were negative.

 

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cec1

Senior Insider

• Aug 28, 2017

• #6

Thanks, Kevin . . . I'll be interested to see if there is any further assessment.

 

MIke R

Senior Insider

• Aug 29, 2017

• #7

cec1 said:

Does it seem to anyone else that the offending "rock" must have been pretty big & protruding significantly above the water surface in order to cause that kind of damage at the prow of the boat? I see in one of the reports that visibility was diminished . . . but, don't these boats have sonar equipment to give notice of such hazards? (Nothing said about the Captain getting a breathalyzer test.)

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Don't get me started

inexcusable ....period

 

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cec1

Senior Insider

• Aug 29, 2017

• #8

Thanks, Mike . . . of course, I'm uninformed about boat navigation, but common sense would say . . .!

 

KevinS

Senior Insider

• Aug 30, 2017

• #9

More, but not very informative:

https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/69030-gendarmerie-opens-inquiry-into-voyager-ferry-accident

 

stbartshopper

Senior Insider

• Aug 31, 2017

• #10

Agree with Mike- no excuse on a simple passage that is done multiple times daily. Maybe texting or staring at the phone by the Captain was the culprit?

 

Eve

Senior Insider

• Sep 4, 2017

• #11

I noticed all week at there was no night arrival. I thought it was a seasonal thing