Ouch!!!

[Gettin' There II]

I know it's not a SeaRay but:
Boat sinks in Perdido Pass, captain charged
Posted by Guy Busby, Staff Reporter August 02, 2007 2:28 PM
Alabama Marine Police said today they have charged a Panama City, Fla., captain with boating under the influence after the fishing vessel he was operating -- valued at more than $2.5 million -- hit an obstruction and sank in Perdido Pass.
James Cooper of Panama City was arrested when the 61-foot Tar Baby sank Wednesday night, said Officer Rick Miller of the Marine Police office in Orange Beach.
Miller said the boat apparently attempted to pass between the jetties on the east side of the entrance and the beach rather than going around the rocks and entering the marked channel. The boat hit a low wall under the water surface.
The Coast Guard station in Pensacola received a call at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday that the vessel was taking on water, said Petty Officer Vance Pedrick.
A Coast Guard response vessel was dispatched from Pensacola along with boats from Alabama Marine Police and the Alabama Department of Natural Resources.
No injuries were reported. Miller said the boat was coming to Orange Beach for a fishing tournament

 

[STIHLBOLTS]

Looks like either a Hatteras or Viking. 2.5 million is not out of the question! What a shame. :smt009

 

[Pirate]

That's a 61' Weaver Boat Works - custom.

What a shame!

 

[Four Suns]

Vikings and/or Hatteras boats (the convertible/bridge boats) don't have glass in the front...

Glass = leaks

Buddy Davis Yachts also look like that... made in Wanchese, NC and are all cold molded/hand laid. Veerrrrry expensive.

 

[RiverRat]

What that was... A VERY expensive Buzz! :smt009

 

[fwebster]

Nope. As someone else said, that one is a custom, and she was absolutely gorgeous ......the day before yesterday.

 

[Four Suns]

It'll be on eBay next week...

 

[osd9]

It'll be on eBay next week...

I can see the add already:

:smt024 ....Recent repower, newly refurbished interior, all new electronics and fresh bottom paint.

 

[Asureyez]

The real cause

This was an experienced skipper who foolishly was tired, operating at night, drinking and operating a boat in unfamiliar waters. His booze soaked mind, the sea haze, the confusion of land based lights vs. navigation markers caused this skipper to mistake the port entrance and he took the entrace to one side missing the port entrance entirely. Bet he was also going to fast to recover from his foolishness as well.

Booze and command just don't mix ... Exxon Valdez is another example.

 

[Bottom Line]

Wonder what will happen to his insurance premium???

 

[fwebster]

This one will be repaired....I'll try to get photos in the boat yard in Panama City next trip down.

 

[Nehalennia II]

.....is that what those red triangle thingy's are for? :huh:

That is no good.