"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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A 92 foot sailboat collided with a large coal transporter at about 4
am off of Port Jefferson this morning. Just like the crash a couple of
years ago when the crew of a sailboat was thrown overboard when hit by
a large Motoryacht in fog. The captain of that sailboat died.

The three people on the sailboat this time were all thrown overboard,
too. One was uninjured, one was injured slightly and the third was
pulled from the water unconsious.

Once again, I'll recommend that PFD's and tethers are a REALLY good
idea anytime you are in poor visibility conditions, even if it seems
as if conditions are otherwise benign.

CWM


I'm a Korean War veteran (Navy) and I'll never forget the time that Jap
destroyer cut our PT boat in two. It was a moonless night in the Solamon
Islands and that thing rolled out of the fog. We had enough time to unload
the quad 50's at it but it was all over quickly. They never came back to
fish us out of the wreckage. We swam to an island and were helped by the
natives. Since we were behind enemy lines, it took over a month to get back
into the fight. Boy, was I glad when they dropped the big ones on Japan.
Here's to all you brown water sailors and Korean War veterans! The drinks
are on me!

Lloyd Bonifide