Originally Posted by
junior.VH-LFA
Have you actually seen the photo of the aircraft in question?
Yes, I have also seen that grainy image that shows very little.
Fuel state is irrelevant as YMAV was closer. Also, they had literally just taken off, seemingly did their first manoeuvre and this happened. If they were short on fuel at that point, they shouldn't have been there.
It's not their fault, it's human factors. You'd probably have had to try very hard to convince them at the time that it was not a great choice. Even if ATC had offered choices, they would probably have been declined. I don't blame them, I blame human behaviours.