Yeah, I saw that one last season. If I remember it right, they took a beating during the night and tried to get their string either on or off the boat before they made for Dutch. That guy was a new guy, and he got hurt twice that trip... I think. The surge during the night popped some boards off of the deck it was so bad, and took the boards over the rail. The way that the boards are attached is that they are cut to fit an exact distance between the steel framing that they bolt to, then they are drilled and screwed down to the steel frame over the tops of the holds. There is no wooden subfloor to nail something down to. I saw them do the repairs as soon as they got back to Dutch. There are also open decks hatches on a fishing boat. Guys have to avoid them as well. But they fall in anyway. Tradition is that the first guy to step into an open hatch has to buy the entire boat a case of beer each.
With a variety of open deck hatches and other hazards already, I wouldn't think that a repair like that would be made in 20 foot waves with a surge coming up through the floor from the scuppers.
I have seen some dumb stuff though. Amazing to watch the IQs drop during a 18 hour non-stop shift in those conditions.
