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Moquini’s upturned hull found

February 9, 2006

The yacht Moquini which went missing with all six crew last September has been found 9/2/06

The yacht Moquini which went missing with all six crew in September last year has been found floating upside down 500 nautical miles off the notorious South African Wild Coast. See previous news story here.

The upturned vessel was spotted on Sunday 5 February at 10h49 UTC in a position of 33 32 south and 38 21 east by Patrick le Masson the Master of the MT ALGARVE (Motor Tanker).

This information was immediately transmitted to the MRCC (Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre) in Cape Town. The MRCC immediately requested that the MT Algarve stand by the vessel to establish a drift pattern. Despite tight deadlines the ship’s owners agreed and the MT ALGARVE stood by for 12 hours, relaying the drift pattern to the MRCC.

The MRCC also sent an SAAF search and rescue aircraft out on Tuesday to obtain a position, and did the same again yesterday when they located the upturned vessel and directed the salvage tug to the casualty. There is also a fishing vessel in the area which has offered its assistance if needed.

The MRCC immediately dispatched a salvage vessel, the Smit Amandla, to the area. The Smit Amandla has divers aboard who were able to inspect the hull and positively identify it as the Moquini.

Moquini is a sorry sight as it is completely inverted with the rudder and engine’s saildrive unit in their normal position – although the keel is completely missing.

The big question is what happened?

“We don’t know yet” said Matthew Thomas who headed the private search initiative when the vessel first went missing. “However, with the keel missing, the yacht would have immediately inverted 90 degrees, and within less than a minute would have completely inverted. There would have been little or no time for the crew to do anything. Anyone on deck would have been flung into the water. Anyone down below would have had little time to evacuate, and if they had been asleep in a bunk, may well have been badly injured in the initial inversion as they were flung sleeping from their bunk.”

And in the very short time available between the keel coming off and the boat inverting, they may well not have had the time or ability to launch the liferaft. Plus, whether the crew were wearing lifejackets or not, it would have been almost impossible for them to stay close to the boat as there is nothing for them to hold on to on an upturned slippery hull.

If conditions were relatively calm and the wind not blowing too hard, the yacht would also have had some hatches open, and these would immediately have caused the vessel to fill with water.

It will take some investigation to determine whether Moquini hit anything, causing the keel to come off, or whether it was a catastrophic failure.

At this point it is pure speculation as to when the incident occurred. If it happened when the single blip from the EPIRB was transmitted on Friday morning 16 September last year at approximately 03h40, it would have been dark, and difficult for anyone to locate the EPIRB in the cabin and set it off. However, knowing that the keel was off, may explain the single blip from the EPIRB, as an EPIRB will not transmit when more than half a metre below the water – and with the boat completely capsized it would have been under water.

The six crew aboard MOQUINI were:

Graham Cochrane

Neil Tocknell

Kurt Ostendorf

Sheldon Dickerson

Mark Dickerson

Michael Goolam


found after five months

which went missing with all her six crew in September 2005 has been found floating upside down 500 nautical miles off the notorious South African Wild Coast. The upturned vessel was spotted on Sunday 5 February 2006 at 10h49 UTC in a position of 33 32 south and 38 21 east by Patrick le Masson the Master of the Mt (Motor Tanker). This information was immediately transmitted to the MRCC (Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre) in Cape Town. The MRCC immediately requested that the Mt Algarve stand by the vessel to establish a drift pattern. Despite tight deadlines the ship’s owners agreed and the MT ALGARVE stood by for 12 hours, relaying the drift pattern to the MRCC. The MRCC also sent an SAAF search and rescue aircraft out yesterday (Tuesday) to obtain a position, and have done the same today when they located the upturned vessel and directed the salvage tug to the casualty. There is also a fishing vessel in the area which has offered its assistance if needed. The MRCC immediately dispatched a salvage vessel, the , to the area. The has divers aboard who were able to inspect the hull and positively identify it as the is a sorry sight as it is completely inverted with the rudder and engine’s sail drive unit in their normal position - although the keel is completely missing. The big question is what happened? 'We don’t know yet' said Matthew Thomas who headed the private search initiative when the vessel first went missing last September. 'However, with the keel missing, the yacht would have immediately inverted 90 degrees, and within less than a minute would have completely inverted. There would have been little or no time for the crew to do anything. Anyone on deck would have been flung into the water. Anyone down below would have had little time to evacuate, and if they had been asleep in a bunk, may well have been badly injured in the initial inversion as they were flung sleeping from their bunk.” And in the very short time available between the keel coming off and the boat inverting, they may well not have had the time or ability to launch the life raft. Plus, whether the crew were wearing lifejackets or not, it would have been almost impossible for them to stay close to the boat as there is nothing for them to hold on to on an upturned slippery hull. If conditions were relatively calm and the wind not blowing too hard, the yacht would also have had some hatches open, and these would immediately have caused the vessel to fill with water. It will take some investigation to determine whether hit anything, causing the keel to come off, or whether it was a catastrophic failure. At this point it is pure speculation as to when the incident occurred. If it happened when the single blip from the EPIRB was transmitted on Friday morning 16 September last year at approximately 03h40, it would have been dark, and difficult for anyone to locate the EPIRB in the cabin and set it off. However, knowing that the keel was off, may explain the single blip from the EPIRB, as an EPIRB will not transmit when more than half a metre below the water - and with the boat completely capsized it would have been under water. The six crew aboard were: Graham Cochrane Neil Tocknell Kurt Ostendorf Sheldon Dickerson Mark Dickerson Michael Goolam. by Richard Crockett Sailing South Africa detailed background article (pdf file)

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Durban Sunday Tribune September 24 2006 By Chiara Carter A mould maker who repaired the doomed before it set off on the Mauritius to Durban yacht race told investigators into the tragedy that he had warned the owner and the builder of the vessel against sailing in those waters. He said he "would not be happy to go on the boat as the bottom of Madagascar is not a nice place, it is a lousy piece of water and has big holes", Mel Hickman is quoted as having told the yacht's owner/skipper, Graham Cochrane, and its builder, Neil Tocknell, in a preliminary report by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa). The report was leaked to the Sunday Tribune this weekend, just over a year since the yacht sank after a single distress signal was detected, launching a massive search. Family memorial notices were carried in the Sunday Tribune last week marking the anniversary of six deaths aboard the racer. 'The detachment and loss of the keel caused the vessel to capsize' The yacht's last positional report from the satellite tracking system put it about 16 nautical miles off the south eastern tip of Madagascar. The probe into the mystery of what sank the with a highly-experienced crew has uncovered a litany of procedural irregularities as well as alleged problems with construction in the keel area of the yacht. These findings are included in the long-awaited Samsa report which has been kept under wraps since it was completed earlier this year. The hull of the yacht was found floating off the Eastern Cape's Transkei coast five months after the vanished, but without a keel. The was skippered by Cochrane. Other crew members were Sheldon Dickerson, his cousin Mark Dickerson, Kurt Ostendorf, Michael Goolam and Tocknell. They were never found and have been officially presumed dead. Now the Samsa report, while not finding a single cause for the yacht to have lost its keel, sheds new light on a chain of errors that the report says might have contributed to the dramatic tragedy. The report says that while it is evident that the loss of the yacht's keel caused it to capsize, no specific cause for the failure could be identified. The yacht probably did not sink as a result of hitting a submerged object - theories of submerged shipping containers abounded at the time - and there was also no sign of either an explosion or a fire on board, the report said. Several "possible contributing factors" were identified, including: --sub-standard lamination of the hull near the keel; --insufficient inspection of the hull condition; --insufficient torque procedure to ensure the keel was secure; --non-conformity to design specifications, and "poor workmanship". The investigators asked the then Durban Institute of Technology to survey the hull and this revealed alleged discrepancies between the design of the yacht and how it was built. The DIT reported that visual inspection and wall thickness testing showed, in the area of the keel, that the yacht did not conform to design specification and "the workmanship is appallingly substandard". The DIT expressed the opinion that it was extremely likely there was a small through-thickness crack or flaw in the laminate at the port edge of the keel fixing plate. It would have been initiated if the keel had struck something prior to the race or due to a manufacturing error. The crack would open and allow water to flood the floors, girder and the interior of the vessel. An oblong hole was found that might have been drilled to pump out water. "In harbour the crack would close as the sailing loads are removed making it difficult to spot and it would not leak water. During the race, once the crack was of a critical length, either a wave or a glancing blow to something solid in the water caused the final rapid failure of the remainder of the laminate and at that point the keel dropped off. It is unlikely the yacht hit a container... because there would be damage to the hull elsewhere," the DIT study found. The Samsa report pointed out the yacht was, in fact, taking in water when it sailed to Mauritius to start the race and it had been involved in a prior minor collision with a vessel called Gumption and then repaired. The report noted that, in contravention of the Merchant Shipping Act, Samsa had no record of this collision. The builder of the yacht, Bill Tyler, was a business partner of Tocknell, one of the crew. He told investigators the yacht would float if it lost its keel and he and Tocknell had examined the boat in Mauritius and there had been no signs of any stresses. So far 35 yachts had been built with no comebacks and there had been no prior problems with the The Samsa report outlined several discrepancies noted in the course of the investigation - including that the South African Sailing (SAS) surveyor who had initially inspected the for safety and registration reasons was not suitably experienced or trained. The report said the inspector had not used the correct checklist and did not know several key things. Critically, he also did not understand the importance of a hull inspection and no records of the inspection appeared to have been kept. The report said the yacht had not been taken out of the water for an external inspection and there was no evidence a separate hull inspection had taken place. Then it appears the registration process was completed before all checks and relevant documents were completed, and the vessel was cleared to leave South Africa without the right documentation. The report said the yacht had been registered despite the fact there was no Samsa Local General Safety Certificate or a radio station licence. The emergency positioning indicating radio beacon (Epirb) which transmitted the single distress signal from the yacht was registered in the name of another yacht, Cracker Jack, in contravention of merchant shipping regulations, and this caused confusion. It appears the life raft and Epirb were stowed under deck and the report said it would have been prudent for them to have been more accessible. No trace of the life raft was found but emergency water ration packs were discovered and the report said it was possible the life raft container was broken open. "The detachment and loss of the keel caused the vessel to capsize rapidly and this would be followed by a large ingress of water. If this happened at night, this would have severely restricted the ability of the crew to abandon the vessel and deploy the raft and Epirb," it said. The investigators said a collision with a submerged object would have caused more damage to the hull than shown by the Their recommendations include that hulls of small vessels - in addition to the decks - be painted in a colour that makes the vessel easily visible from above - unlike the blue and black of the The report said, "It is strongly recommended that all similar yachts be examined as a matter of urgency in way of keels in accordance with recommendations from the designer and that special attention be paid to the keel arrangement. Additionally, the keel studs should be tensioned to torque parameters set by the designer and carried out to ensure equal loading and measures taken to lock the nuts after tensioning." Samsa's head, Saleem Modak, was out of the country and Samsa said there was no way to contact him about the report. However, it is understood Modak has recommended no further action be taken in terms of legal proceedings but has compiled a list of corrective measures. Some of these measures are apparently to be implemented within weeks. This article was originally published on page 1 of Durban Sunday Tribune on September 24, 2006

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Overturned South African yacht examined for clues on missing sailors

The fates of six South African sailors taking part in the 2005 Mauritius to Durban race who were lost at sea may be determined this coming month as salvors examine the wreck of the vessel.

The overturned hull – its rudder and sail drive unit still intact but its keel sheered – was found adrift in the Indian Ocean in January, some 500 miles off South Africa’s Wild Coast, four months after its crew was reported missing.

After a stopover in Madagascar, a brief emergency signal from the vessel was received on Sept. 16, 2005, but no further communications followed. The vessel, Moquini, named for a long-legged, endangered South African shorebird (also called an African oystercatcher), was also stripped of its mast, which was later found with its South African flag still attached in late February by a fishing vessel. A report of the derelict vessel by the tanker Algarve was radioed to South Africa’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), which immediately dispatched the tug Smit Amandla.

No bodies were found by salvors, who towed the vessel to Durban in mid-February for a survey. The keel appeared to have been completely sheered from its bolts, but the hull was otherwise largely undamaged, allowing inspectors to surmise that the capsize occurred very quickly, likely in less than a minute. “There would have been little or no time for the crew to do anything,” said Matthew Thomas, the initial rescue coordinator, in an interview with the Natal newspaper The Mercury. “Anyone on deck would have been flung into the water. Anyone down below would have had little time to evacuate.”

Meanwhile, the vessel’s designer, Alex Simonis, a Dutchman based in Cape Town, has halted production of the boat, a Fast 42, in the South African yard where Moquini was built, until further inquiry into the loss has been initiated, according to South African press reports. “It is possible that the builder deviated from my original design and, though in 12 years there have never been any structural problems with the design, I have to keep the option open that there is something wrong with it,” Simonis said. The designer did not suggest the yard was negligent, according to reports, just that caution dictates an examination of all details of construction. Twenty five such vessels have been built by Fast Yachts of Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with no problems reported by owners.

Moquini arrived in Durban on Feb. 16, where it was to be flipped right-side up, refloated and hauled out for a full survey.

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Possible sighting of South African catamaran reopens Moquini wounds

This story by Mphathi Nxumalo of the Daily News in South Africa gives a great insight into the trauma of a “missing at sea” situation for the relatives and emphasises the need to carry EPIRBs, satellite phones and other communication gear when embarking on a bluewater passage:

Durban – The discovery of a hull believed to belong to the missing Sunsail RC044-978 has opened old wounds for the families of the Moquini yachtsmen.

A hull, suspected to be the Sunsail, was spotted 600 nautical miles off Port Louis, Mauritius, about two weeks ago and, although it has yet to be conclusively identified, hope is fading for its crew, Anthony Murray, Reginald “Reg” Robertson and Jaryd Payne.

The Moquini went missing 10 years ago during the Beachcomber Mauritius to Durban Yacht Race. It was found five months later, in February 2006, but with no sign of its crew of six.

Gail Dickerson, who lost her son, Sheldon, and nephew, Mark, and Sandy Samways, who lost her husband, Kurt, on the Moquini, have shared some of their experiences of what they went through.

Speaking to the Daily News at Durban’s Royal Natal Yacht Club, they said they understood what was going through the minds of Vijay Naicker and Storme Robertson, girlfriend and daughter respectively of Reginald.

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25-10-2006, 08:35
Boat: None at this time	failures and when I posted information about the yacht Moquini there was much speculation that it had hit a container or other flotsam. There has been a follow up on the Cruising Connection forum that makes for interesting reading. Those of you with fin keels should read this carefully. Cheers, Deep

25-10-2006, 12:31
	the flotsam along the coast here on the west side of North America. I have never seen a container come ashore, but huge numbers of other things from trees to telephone poles, to ship's covers that I would not want to hit at 7 knots on a dark night.

25-10-2006, 17:18

Boat: Gozzard 36

I think it just reflects the standard psychology of risk assessment. We as humans always overestimate magnitude of a risk if we feel we have no control over it, and it seems we add another multiplier on top of that if we feel it is some other person's fault.

25-10-2006, 22:53

The DIT reported that visual and wall thickness testing showed, in the area of the , that the yacht did not conform to design specification and "the workmanship is appallingly substandard".

It is unlikely the yacht hit a container . . . because there would be damage to the elsewhere," the DIT study found.

The Samsa report pointed out the yacht was, in fact, taking in when it sailed to Mauritius to start the and it had been involved in a prior minor with a vessel called Gumption and then repaired. The report noted that, in contravention of the Merchant Act, Samsa had no of this .

26-10-2006, 14:45

27-10-2006, 11:45

Boat: Island Yachts Peterson 34

the bottom of your boat in a highly visible color so it will be easy to see when capsized. I used to have black, but now I have pale green . Maybe orange would be better, though the part above the water would certainly clash with the rest of the boat...

27-10-2006, 16:53
Boat: Catalac 12M (sold)	ride over a submerged container better than a monhull?

16-11-2006, 12:30
	in our 38 Bagheera. There was little , so they were moving at only about 4 knots, but the impact stopped the boat dead in the water. No water was coming into the boat and they proceeded cautiously towards Mahon, the nearest haul-out facility and at daybreak Duncan went over the side to check out the damage. He found a hole in the bow starting about 3 inches below the waterline and 3 inches wide and 18 inches long, with shattered bits trailing from each side. The reason that no water had entered was because of a precaution that I had taken back in '85 when commissioning Bagheera. I filled all the cavities between the inner hull (grid) and the outer hull with high density foam. At the stem, where the damage was, this foam was 5 inches thick and had completely sealed out the ocean. Without it the boat would have gone down in minutes. In one of our articles in magazine some years ago and before this incident titled 'After 70,000 miles' I mentioned this precaution against collisions and the of was prompted to write to the magazine assuring owners that this was completely unnecessary! I am sorry to have proved him wrong and do suggest to those who buy a modern yacht with a grid to follow our example, ensuring that any limber holes remail open. It might save your boat too.

24-11-2006, 23:49

ride over a submerged container better than a monhull?

25-11-2006, 08:55

Boat: Privilege 37

08-01-2007, 16:14

08-01-2007, 22:52
Boat: MacGregor 26M Lynx	is another thing.

08-01-2007, 23:57
Boat: Lotus 10.6

03-04-2007, 09:53
Boat: Lancer 44 Motorsailer	between Island and the Coast of . Many hulls, skegs, props have been damaged by these sleeping giants. When you hit a log that has a six foot diameter butt and goes straight down into the deep for 40 to 60 feet it has no give. It's like hitting a brick wall. And if you have sea conditions giving you a ride you can come down on one and the hull will be breached. There is a deadhead marking program which is primarily volunteer by the public, but there is always the one that got away.

04-04-2007, 14:45
	36 footers T-boned a barge tied to a ,at , no noticeable dammage. Another hit a sunken barge , making contact about 6 inches off the centrline , no dammage but chipped paint . Another pounded across 200 meters of Fijian reef, in big surf,. It knocked all the paint off below the waterline, but here was only a barely noticeable dent on the keel bottom. He later collided with a freighter going into Gibralter. It folded over the bulwark and several stanchions and made a small crack in the , but not enough dammage to stop him from heading to the a few days later. We steel boaters don't have a care in the world with regards to containers. A guy who sailed a fibreglass boat to and back to BC , later did a trip to and back in a 36 footer I built him. He said the difference in peace of mind when sailing on a dark night at was wonderful. If you are really bothered by the dangers of cargo containers , switch to a steel boat and sleep tight.The answer is that simple. Brent

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BUMP What We Know; One of the last communications between Moquini and another yacht in the fleet was Tuesday 13th in the late afternoon, when Zeus overtook Moquini. Only hand signals were used (electrics?) and Neil Nocknell intimated that they had blown out all their spinnakers but were all...
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Chernogolovka is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Center of the town is located some 43 km northeast of the Moscow city limit and 59 km from Red Square. Its population in 2018 was 21,342. Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0. Photo: Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive.
Noginsky District
Noginsky District ( Russian: Ноги́нский райо́н) is an administrative [1] and municipal [2] district ( raion ), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 893.90 square kilometers (345.14 sq mi). [2] Its administrative center is the town of Noginsk. [1]
Chernogolovka
Dialing code (s) +7 49652. OKTMO ID. 46781000001. Website. www .chernogolovka .net. Chernogolovka ( Russian: Черноголо́вка) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Center of the town is located some 43 km (27 miles) northeast of the Moscow city limit and 59 km (37 miles) from Red Square. Its population in 2018 was 21,342.
Missing Moquini yacht found
The yacht Moquini, which went missing with six crew in September, has been found floating upside-down 500 nautical miles off the South African wild coast, a yacht race body has said.
AVSIM Library
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO/UUEE) is an international airport located in Khimki, Moscow Oblast.Sheremetyevo serves as the main hub for Russian flag carrier Aeroflot and its branch Rossiya Airlines, Nordwind Airlines or Ural Airlines. The product is equipped with an automatic installer, which means that the scenery will be ...
Light raises hopes of finding Moquini yacht
By Sejal Desai. Hopes of finding the yacht Moquini, which went missing five days ago while participating in the Mauritius to Durban race, were raised last night when a South African Air Force ...