▁the ▁boat ▁to ▁South port ▁under ▁motor . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁Transport ▁Saf ety ▁Bureau ' s ▁pre lim inary ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁collision ▁found ▁that ▁Watson ▁had ▁been ▁taking ▁a ▁five - min ute ▁nap ▁during ▁the ▁event , ▁( th us ▁she ▁was ▁as leep ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁collision ), ▁and ▁that ▁while ▁she ▁had ▁checked ▁her ▁rad ar ▁prior ▁to ▁lying ▁down , ▁she ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁spot ▁the ▁Silver ▁Yang . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁accident ▁four ▁minutes ▁later . ▁The ▁report ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁Silver ▁Yang ▁had ▁been ▁aware ▁of ▁her ▁presence ▁and ▁had ▁attempted ▁to ▁change ▁course , ▁but ▁that ▁this ▁had ▁been ▁ins u fficient ▁to ▁avoid ▁Watson ' s ▁boat . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁report ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁report ▁stated ▁that ▁both ▁Watson ▁and ▁the ▁Silver ▁Yang ' s ▁watch keep ers ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁maintain ▁an ▁ade qu ate ▁look out ▁and ▁that ▁both ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁properly ▁employ ▁the ▁navig ational ▁a ids . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁report ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁watch keeper ▁on ▁the ▁Silver ▁Yang ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁offer ▁assistance ▁to ▁Watson ▁after ▁the ▁two ▁vessels ▁had ▁coll ided . ▁ ▁J our ney ▁Watson ▁sa iled ▁out ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Har bour ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁her ▁p ink - h ul led ▁El la ▁Bach é - sp ons ored ▁El la ' s ▁P ink ▁Lady . ▁ 1 8