I'm writing a story where the MC suffers a moderately bad head injury during a boating accident. The boat in question is a good-size luxury yacht.
I'm not extremely knowledgeable about how boats work or what can go wrong with them. I was thinking of an engine explosion, but I'm not sure if that might be too catastrophic for what I'm going for. I wanted most or all of the passengers and crew to be able to escape the yacht, albeit possibly with some injuries.
I wanted to steer clear of an accident only involving the MC (like him falling overboard). I'm looking for things that could affect the entire boat.
What type of accidents would be most likely? An engine explosion? The yacht colliding with something? What would type of things would cause the yacht to lurch or fall apart in such a way that the MC could be thrown or get hit by something?
Thank you for your help!
I'm not extremely knowledgeable about how boats work or what can go wrong with them. I was thinking of an engine explosion, but I'm not sure if that might be too catastrophic for what I'm going for. I wanted most or all of the passengers and crew to be able to escape the yacht, albeit possibly with some injuries.
I wanted to steer clear of an accident only involving the MC (like him falling overboard). I'm looking for things that could affect the entire boat.
What type of accidents would be most likely? An engine explosion? The yacht colliding with something? What would type of things would cause the yacht to lurch or fall apart in such a way that the MC could be thrown or get hit by something?
Thank you for your help!