wish2fish
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what injuries did the captain die from? I have to wonder if he broke his neck or crushed his skull getting thrown around on the helm.
Fatal boating accident in Jupiter Fl.
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Odyssey
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I haven't read what the official cause of death was but saw this from WAFB Louisiana;
Friends and family mourn the death of a beloved boat captain three days after he was thrown from the tower of his charter boat in the Jupiter Inlet.
Captain Tom Henry was taken off life support at St. Mary's Medical Center Monday.
"It looks like the boat took off and corrected itself; then, he fell off, landed on the gunnel and slid down," said Captain Charlie Ridler. "He was probably knocked out, broke his neck, winded right there."
Dramatic photos show Captain Tom Henry as he's thrown off the tower of his fishing boat Friday. The 51-foot Waterdog rocking to the side when it crashed into a large wave tossing Henry from the boat. " It's a real shock to me. I don't understand why it happened; he knows how to run the boats real well," Ridler continued.
"Stuff happens; it has nothing to do with not doing it right," another captain said.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the commercial fishing boat was entering the Jupiter Inlet when Henry fell overboard. The photos, taken with a high speed camera, have been edited together to show how the accident happened.
You can see as the 61-year old captain crashes face down on the deck below. He's then seen hanging onto the side of the boat for dear life before falling into the water.
Henry was pulled from the water and rushed to St. Mary's Medical Center where he was taken off life support Monday. "He was well-loved and well-liked around here. He did his job very well; he was a great guy and a lot of the fishermen around here are pretty upset by it," said Ridler.
The Waterdog is docked at the Seasport Marina in Jupiter. This is where Henry left from on Friday with five passengers and a first mate. He was well known by many of the captains who dock their boats here.
"Tom's been a captain as long as I've known him," said Captain Louis Mauro. "He's been a captain forever up north fished all the tournaments, goes to the Bahamas, great captain."
"If anyone knew the inlet," said Ridler, "It was Tom."
But even that wasn't enough to prevent this unforeseen event.
Friends and family mourn the death of a beloved boat captain three days after he was thrown from the tower of his charter boat in the Jupiter Inlet.
Captain Tom Henry was taken off life support at St. Mary's Medical Center Monday.
"It looks like the boat took off and corrected itself; then, he fell off, landed on the gunnel and slid down," said Captain Charlie Ridler. "He was probably knocked out, broke his neck, winded right there."
Dramatic photos show Captain Tom Henry as he's thrown off the tower of his fishing boat Friday. The 51-foot Waterdog rocking to the side when it crashed into a large wave tossing Henry from the boat. " It's a real shock to me. I don't understand why it happened; he knows how to run the boats real well," Ridler continued.
"Stuff happens; it has nothing to do with not doing it right," another captain said.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the commercial fishing boat was entering the Jupiter Inlet when Henry fell overboard. The photos, taken with a high speed camera, have been edited together to show how the accident happened.
You can see as the 61-year old captain crashes face down on the deck below. He's then seen hanging onto the side of the boat for dear life before falling into the water.
Henry was pulled from the water and rushed to St. Mary's Medical Center where he was taken off life support Monday. "He was well-loved and well-liked around here. He did his job very well; he was a great guy and a lot of the fishermen around here are pretty upset by it," said Ridler.
The Waterdog is docked at the Seasport Marina in Jupiter. This is where Henry left from on Friday with five passengers and a first mate. He was well known by many of the captains who dock their boats here.
"Tom's been a captain as long as I've known him," said Captain Louis Mauro. "He's been a captain forever up north fished all the tournaments, goes to the Bahamas, great captain."
"If anyone knew the inlet," said Ridler, "It was Tom."
But even that wasn't enough to prevent this unforeseen event.
Odyssey
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This was written by the photographer that took the pictures. I thought it would be of interest.......
The surf forcast was 6' swells on 11 seconds
My friend was at Juno Peir and called me to come up
At juno it was breaking on the outside EASILY double overhead in size
It was so big the surfers couldn't get out
So bouys and Surf break are completely different
At Jupiter you have to cross the surf break to get in
I went to the inlet to see if any surfers were riding the inside break in the protected cove
When I got there I looked out and saw the WATERDOG making an approach
I aimed and focused knowing there was going to bee a big splash
I had no idea of what I would witness and record
In a few days I will post 50 of the sequence shots and you all will know eaactly what went wrong
Igt was a Nikon D3s 500mm lens shooting 8 frames a second
I have to go right now so I will post more later`
RB
The surf forcast was 6' swells on 11 seconds
My friend was at Juno Peir and called me to come up
At juno it was breaking on the outside EASILY double overhead in size
It was so big the surfers couldn't get out
So bouys and Surf break are completely different
At Jupiter you have to cross the surf break to get in
I went to the inlet to see if any surfers were riding the inside break in the protected cove
When I got there I looked out and saw the WATERDOG making an approach
I aimed and focused knowing there was going to bee a big splash
I had no idea of what I would witness and record
In a few days I will post 50 of the sequence shots and you all will know eaactly what went wrong
Igt was a Nikon D3s 500mm lens shooting 8 frames a second
I have to go right now so I will post more later`
RB
alwhite00
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Here is a link to all 42 pictures, Shows it better. http://pnyr.big1059.com/cc-common/gallery/display.html?album_id=249965
Bad deal, Looks like the boat spun around after it listed over.
LK
Bad deal, Looks like the boat spun around after it listed over.
LK
Black180BR
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Our hearts go out to all those involved. Very tragic sequence of events that truly shows the power of the ocean.....