Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:15:54 -0400, Charlie Morgan wrote:

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

Minor update:

Word through the Coast Guard grapevine is that the two vessels were in radio
contact with each other before the collision, and the collision was the result
of "stupidity" on someone's part. \

No ****!

Joe


So to those who thought this was automatically
the fault of both captains, I say, you apparently jumped the gun. The young
woman who died suffered massive head trauma. That's all I have that's new.

CWM

Charlie Morgan wrote:
On 27 Sep 2006 18:25:33 -0700, "Joe" wrote:


Charlie Morgan wrote:
On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:15:54 -0400, Charlie Morgan wrote:

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

Minor update:

Word through the Coast Guard grapevine is that the two vessels were in radio
contact with each other before the collision, and the collision was the result
of "stupidity" on someone's part. \


No ****!


No **** is right, Joe! The point is that the stupidity was not on "everyone's"
part.

The head on collision I was involved in happened the same way. Both
captains talked on the radio, made a one whistle passing agreement. The
last thing my wife saw before being thrown into the radar was a green
light. Stupid FN idiots did not slow to pass in fog so think you could
barely see your bow.


It's beginning to sound like everyone was doing what they were
supposed to
up to a point, and then one person dropped the fatal ball. That's a much
different scenerio than what I've been hearing in speculation all over the place
from people who just feel that any time two boats collide, it's automatically
everyone's fault.


Trying to guess what happened in open water with good visibility is
fruitless.


Joe


CWM

Joe


So to those who thought this was automatically
the fault of both captains, I say, you apparently jumped the gun. The young
woman who died suffered massive head trauma. That's all I have that's new.

CWM