Regardless of whether insurance is required by various flag states or countries where yachts are located, I certainly would not be comfortable...
Ok, so if you're only a temporary captain you don't have to worry about insurance or any other official documentation for that matter?
Shouldn't the captain have known when the insurance was due to expire and not 'noticed' that it was expired? Isn't that one of the first things...
Fortunately no injuries reported. A deckhand was onboard as the only crew member looking after her. Details are sketchy still.
The grill on Irbis is an electric grill on the aft deck starboard side. One report I saw mentions a galley fire so there are some conflicting...