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Daily Mirror
11 hours ago
- General
- Daily Mirror
British engineer died on £50m superyacht after being electrocuted onboard
Roy Temme, 47, from Southampton was fixing a ventilation damper in temperatures of up to 55C while moored in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua, last year when the fatal accident happened A 'much-loved' British engineer was electrocuted to death while repairing a fault on a luxury superyacht in the Caribbean, an inquest has heard. The body of Roy Temme, 47, from Southampton, was found dead on the the 62.5 metre-long Baton Rouge in February 2024 when it was moored in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. He chose to repair the ventilation damper in an enclosed compartment of the vessel. The heat was so intense - ranging between 50C and 55C - that he could only work for 10 minutes at a time before needing breaks. A report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found that Mr Temme had not isolated the electricity for the repair and the electric breaker was found to be still on. Coroner Jason Pegg said that no permit had been sought to carry the repair. He added that the dad-of-two, who previously served in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, was 'hot and sweaty' while working and that this would have aided the electricity flowing through his body. The chief officer who found Mr Temme's body also received an electric shock himself. Mr Pegg said: "Roy was working in temperatures of 50 to 55C. He was hot and sweaty which aided the electrical flow through his body. He was a much-loved husband and father and was extremely experienced and qualified." In a statement read out at the inquest, the engineer's wife Natasha said: 'He's an amazing father, amazing husband, always cheerful, great sense of humour. "Roy was a strong man, family man, sober habits, courteous and always willing to help.' She added: "There was no-one to help him... Even if he was crying for help there was no-one there." Mr Pegg noted: 'The evidence would suggest that when Roy embarked on that task which involved the electric circuits on the ship, there was no making safe of the electrical system by Roy or anyone else.' He added that a post-mortem report found that Mr Temme, suffered cardiac arrest caused by the electric shock and that he also had burns to his body. This resulted in hypoxia – or oxygen deficiency – which caused Mr Temme's death. A verdict of death by misadventure was concluded. Mr Pegg said also that he would not be producing a prevention of future deaths report because the MAIB stated that 'procedures had been reviewed and existing ones have been reinforced'. Mr Temme was part of a 17-strong crew on the vessel, which had no guests at the time of the fatal incident. The Baton Rouge was made in 2010 and costs £358,000 a week to charter and has five decks and seven cabins and has a beach club and gym on board.
Forbes
29-05-2025
- Science
- Forbes
Risk Of Rockfalls And Landslides Is On The Rise In The Alps
After smaller debris flows and increased rockfall activity, in the afternoon of May 28 a large rock-ice avalanche coming from the Nesthorn peak (3.822 meters) buried the village of Blatten in the Swiss canton of Wallis. The area was evacuated in time as geologists warned that a large mass movement was imminent. There are still many uncertainties about the precise reason for the collapse, but it is possible that climate change played a role. Anthropogenic climate change has caused a rise of temperatures in the Alps by almost 2 degrees Celsius since the late 19th century, with important impacts on the environment, local infrastructure and tourism. One of the most visible effects are the shrinking glaciers. There are also less visible changes, like permafrost melting in the underground. Permafrost is a perennially frozen ice-rock mix, with the ice acting as sort of glue stabilizing steep cliffs and debris. An increasing number of landslides and rockfalls in the Alps have been linked to melting permafrost. However, it is difficult to quantify and to compare past rates to recent activity. Geologists use historic accounts, old paintings or photos showing changes on mountain slopes and deposits of fossil landslides to reconstruct past Geomorphologist and mountaineer Arnaud J.A.M. Temme used some unusual documents to reconstruct past rockfall rates. After he got into a rockfall accident on a route described as safe, he noted that risk evaluation for certain routes had changed over time in guidebooks used by climbers. Focusing on the Eiger region (Switzerland) and consulting editions dating back almost 150 years, he noted that on 19 percent of the climbing routes the risk of sudden rockfall had increased significantly. In more recent editions, the bedrock was described as brittle by many experienced climbers and mountain guides. Rising temperatures affect the stability of a mountain in different ways. As a glacier retreats, oversteepened rock faces lose their support and become unstable. Ice also isolates the bedrock from rapid temperature changes and reduces weathering. Without this protective layer, the surface quickly deteriorates. When permafrost melts it destabilizes not only the surface, infiltrating water now enters open joins and fissures. Increased water pressure causes new joints to open and water seeps even deeper into the bedrock — a disastrous self-reinforcing cycle weakening the mountain from within. The melting rock-ice mix can also trigger dangerous debris flows. Mountains are traditionally a symbol for eternity and immobility. Yet they are surprisingly fragile systems with sometimes catasrophic consequence for us.
USA Today
14-03-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Report: Jaguars hire Rams analytics director Jake Temme
Report: Jaguars hire Rams analytics director Jake Temme Jacksonville Jaguars general manager and former Los Angeles Rams director of college scouting James Gladstone is bringing a former coworker with him to his new job. The Jaguars reportedly hired Jake Temme as the team's newest senior vice president of football analytics, according to ESPN's Seth Walder. Temme had previously been the Rams for the 10 seasons, most recently as the team's director of data and analytics. Temme played a big role in the Rams' recent run of great draft picks, including receiver Puka Nacua, according to a feature from The Athletic's Jordan Rodrigue. Temme helped build and run programs that determined which players to target and — ultimately — what picks to make. He was also one of the few members of the front office who sat with the key decision-makers like head coach Sean McVay, general manager Les Snead, Gladstone and scouting strategist Nicole Blake during drafts. It's always hard to gauge how much a front office loss will effect a team with the 2025 draft so close. But one would have to imagine that McVay, Snead and the rest of the Rams organization have learned enough from the successes brought on by Gladstone and Temme that they can make effective decisions without them in the war room this time around.
