Boat crash

thinkxingu · 11-10-2019, 08:15 PM

Sad story for sure, but how do two boats collide--enough for one to sink--and a passenger and the condition of the boat not make it obvious?

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Oblio13 · 11-10-2019, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Sad story for sure, but how do two boats collide--enough for one to sink--and a passenger and the condition of the boat not make it obvious?

It was clear from the damage and paint streaks that there had been another boat. But the second boat was an old model with no flotation, and it sank. So it took a while to puzzle out where it was and who it belonged to.

The survivor never saw the second boat - she thought that they had run aground.

thinkxingu · 11-10-2019, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Oblio13

It was clear from the damage and paint streaks that there had been another boat. But the second boat was an old model with no flotation, and it sank. So it took a while to put the pieces together.

The survivor didn't see it coming - and even thought that they had run aground.

My wife and I were just piecing this together and she pointed out that at the time of the incident it would've been dark/getting dark and that the woman might have been confused and disoriented.

This is especially horrible when thinking of that, especially when considering the odds of collision at this time of the year.

My sympathies go out to those affected.

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Cal Coon · 11-10-2019, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Oblio13

It was clear from the damage and paint streaks that there had been another boat. But the second boat was an old model with no flotation, and it sank. So it took a while to puzzle out where it was and who it belonged to.

The survivor never saw the second boat - she thought that they had run aground.

Pretty amazing that they found the sunken boat so quick in 48' of water when the only clue to begin the search was the other boat adrift... (unless they had other info to go by that I am not aware of).

Oblio13 · 11-10-2019, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cal Coon

Pretty amazing that they found the sunken boat so quick in 48' of water when the only clue to begin the search was the other boat adrift... (unless they had other info to go by that I am not aware of).

They found it with a towed side scan sonar.

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thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,988 Thanks: 1,154 Thanked 1,971 Times in 1,219 Posts	Sad story for sure, but how do two boats collide--enough for one to sink--and a passenger and the condition of the boat not make it obvious? Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app