{"id":28261,"date":"2013-05-24T02:15:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T07:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=28261"},"modified":"2013-05-20T12:57:24","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T17:57:24","slug":"report-on-the-capsize-and-sinking-of-motoryacht-yogi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/report-on-the-capsize-and-sinking-of-motoryacht-yogi\/","title":{"rendered":"Report on the Capsize and Sinking of Motoryacht Yogi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last year the new super yacht, Yogi<\/em>, lost power while on passage, turned beam to the seas, capsized in moderate conditions, and eventually sank. There was all sorts of speculation at the time about causes. Now the official report is out. It makes interesting reading both for what it does and doesn’t say.<\/p>\n

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First a few quotes: (You will want to download the report and peruse it yourself. Click here <\/a>for the full pdf.)<\/p>\n

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On the 16 February 2012 night the French motor yacht Y<\/strong>OGI <\/strong><\/span>bound to Cannes was underway in the Aegean Sea with an eight member vessel operation crew. Weather conditions were relatively good (following sea and wind) and both engines were running; the average speed made good was close to 14 knots (cf. 7.6). An abnormal cooling freshwater temperature rise and a leak on the starboard engine exhaust, obligated the master who was on watch to stop this engine. Soon after, as the port engine was overheating, it shut down automatically while the chief engineer, on watch, was asking the master to reduce the motor speed. The master informed the designated person ashore.<\/p>\n

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The vessel was then drifting, broadside on to the waves, and listing to port. The strainers of both engine sea water cooling circuits had been checked but found clean. The port engine had been restarted and the temperatures were back to normal; the master decided to head to Skyros Island, 25 miles away, but the helm was out of order and a rudder angle of 30\u00b0 to starboard was displayed.<\/p>\n

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Therefore, investigations were then undertook by the first officer and the engineers towards the three aft compartments (beach club 1, beach club 2 and steering room); all of them<\/p>\n

were found partially flooded, with different heights of water. Pumping was started. A PAN PAN alert had been transmitted and a request for assistance by a tug had been sent to the Greek authorities. Due to the tacking, the list shifted to starboard then suddenly increased. The pumping means became unserviceable. Soon after, the lower deck and the main<\/p>\n

deck were flooded.<\/p>\n

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A MAYDAY with a ship evacuation call had been transmitted. A salvage tug had been made ready and the intervention of a Greek Coast Guard helicopter had been rapidly confirmed. At 8.50 am, the winching operations were completed and the crew was safe and sound. At the end of the morning,Y<\/strong>OGI <\/strong><\/span>sank to the bottom at a depth of 500 meters.<\/p>\n

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Main characteristics:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n