ran into a tanker?? these stories are getting weirder by the day. Are we running a real life James Bond movie with hitmen, intl money men, corrupt local authorities all on a tiny caribbean island and super yachts involved in high seas drama as the icing on top?

Were they all high? Who doesnt see a gas tanker? Carnival, Griffin, Tanker... weird stories and more than meets the eyeperhaps

LOL how the f*** !? Not funny seriously how on earth did this happen.. ??!

**Slow down as youse read,** how UK Colony's Maritime Management said, de 160-foot **Gas** Tanker was travelin' **on its proper watch en route to Great Stirrup Cay,** when it was rear-ended by de in Command of de 207-foot super yacht and everything else like this and that including de Tanker's gas cargo, might've just been en route for Great Stirrup Cay to refuel its polluting up seawaters and beaches cruise industry, ― Yes?

LEAST WE FORGET: ‘ At around 1 AM local time, Captain Miller of the United Star left the wheel to use the bathroom. The Sea Hauler was on collision course with the United Star but was unaware of the other vessel due, Captain Russell, said, to their being no lights showing aboard the United Star.

Although both skippers took last-minute evasive action, it was too late, and the United Star’s port, or left bow, smashed into the port quarter, or stern, of the Sea Hauler. The consequences were tragic: four persons were crushed to death when the crane toppled on them, another man lost his leg below the knee, and 25 persons were injured.

In the aftermath both vessels tied up alongside each other, several of the worst wounded were evacuated by US Coast Guard helicopters and Royal Bahamas Defense Force craft several hours after the accident. Some passengers may have continued on to Cat Island on other vessels. The situation was at times chaotic, though sea conditions were said to be calm and clear.’

Thats what they "said". Was that the holiday cruise to regatta or was that another incident?

In any event I'd expect a yacht to have a pretty fancy radar system and a pretty fancy well paid and experienced captain who wouldnt just leave the ship unattended... Im guessing a radar system would detect large objects within a certain distance of the ship so as to avoid surprises.... but what do I know.. maybe one was operating with stealth technology

‘ M/V Sea Hauler, served Cat Island, as a mail boat, collided with M/V United Star in Aug. 2003, 4 killed, 25 injured’

Regatta weekend?

Yes it was Regatta weekend and it pretty much brought an end to the smaller, independent mailboats setting off, loaded with passengers for Family Island Regattas. The larger fast ferries took over. They are supposedly more regulated, more managed and more insured.

The criminal part of this tale is that the Utopia DID NOT STOP TO RESCUE THE CREW OF THE TANKER. Whoever was captain on the Utopia should lose his or her license and go straight to jail.

I'm kinda guessing that whoever the captain is/was is no longer gainfully employed.

The captain of the yacht was probably busy adjusting his mask properly in an effort the save lives. The loss of the tanker is a small price to pay by comparison.

I'm guessing that the Utopia was scared of sinking as well so she ran full speed to some shallow water? But yes, it is terrible that they left the crew of a sinking boat to fend for themselves.

Asking. is it possible for a captain of a yacht with what looks to be a pretty fancy radar system at the tippy top of that pic, not to detect a very large vessel within 15mins of it? Would a captain leave a vessel unmanned for more than 15mins? How many persons can take the wheel of a super yacht to avoid it being unmanned? Whats the protocol? This story is at the other end of the unbelievable scale as the "*robbery*"

How is we stop worry when its now left to UK Colony's **crown minister of housing** to delve into how was it that a 205-foots of luxury fiberglass was capable after it rear ended a **rugged tribble times reinforced steel haul gas carrying tanker** with such destructive force, have sent sinking a 160-foot with **Gas as her cargo** tanker that was traveling on its proper watch en route to Great Stirrup Cay, down into sea waters, **yet its luxury fiberglass, still manage wiggle its stern like cat's ass with nine-lives,** to power off, far away from sinking hunk steel and and crew aboard and everything else like this and that, considering how busy house minister portfolio done is with how cancel Minnis's pet 2021 election campaign vote bribing subdivision for de 200 upcoming of society's elite younger age voting ones, ― Yes?

TallRissell. I understand that the Utopia IV is constructed using aluminum not fiberglass.

Someone is getting sued for a big payout.

J D Ridinger can't be too happy about this incident. Same goes for Morgan Yacht & Ship.