Naughty? Or amusingly satirical? You decide.
These cartoons of Cork Clipper, which went aground last week on a reef in Java, are doing the rounds and were sent to me someone who'll remain nameless.
The grounding happened in horrible conditions - in the wee hours, reportedly with squalls of 45 knots and sheet rain rattling through. Thankfully, all 16 crew on board got off safely.
There's a video of the scene here, showing the reef, a rather large navigation mark on it and the unfortunate crew stranded.
Skipper Richie Fearon hasn't been having a good race recently. The second cartoon depicts the to-do back in December when Cork collided with Hull and Humber in a thumping port and starboard incident that put Hull and Humber back in port for a week's repairs.
The 28-year-old skipper admitted: "We caused a significant amount of damage to Hull and Humber and we were at fault."
N Fletcher,
January 18 12:38
Give the guy a break! I don't know Richie Fearon and have no idea if he is a good or bad skipper, the two incidences don't put him in the best light. But is this really what he needs at the moment? The guy is probably torturing himself at the moment. Talk about kick a guy when he is down. It is easy to be a armchair critic but can anyone who has spent any time skippering really say they haven't had a couple of close calls. There by the grace of god go I.