Multiple reports describe a dispute involving Sid Owen and the former owner of a 33ft boat that crashes and sinks shortly after Owen takes possession. The former owner rejects Owen’s explanation that a mechanical issue—described as a “dodgy fan belt”—caused the vessel to sink. Instead, the former owner says Owen caused the boat to sink, and the dispute centres on what happened shortly after the keys were handed over. The accounts portray disagreement over responsibility and the condition of the boat at the time of the incident. While Owen points to a specific fault, the ex-owner denies this and contradicts the causal link between the alleged belt problem and the sinking. The reports present the conflicting positions without resolving which account is correct, but they agree on the basic outline: a 33ft boat is involved, it is handed to Owen, it crashes, and it subsequently sinks, leading to public disagreement about the cause.