"Joe" wrote
U.S. Coast Guard | November 29, 2006
Jacksonville, FL. - The Coast Guard has removed a man found on a barge
this morning whose sailing vessel collided with a tug and barge today
at about 5a.m.

Russell Joseph Bolton, 51, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., was sailing off
the coast of St. Augustine, Fla., when his 33-foot sailing vessel
collided with a 115-foot barge being towed by the 70-foot Ybor City.
Bolton was able to jump on to the barge before being thrown in the
water.

The crew of the American-flagged Ybor City was unaware that the sailing
vessel collided with their barge and spotted Bolton this morning at
about 10 a.m. The crew of Ybor City thought that Bolton may have been a
stowaway and called Coast Guard rescue coordinators at Sector
Jacksonville.

The rescue coordinators sent a boarding team to from Coast Guard
Station Mayport, Fla., along with a Customs and Border Protection
officer to board the barge. The Coast Guard boarding team handcuffed
Bolton until they could determine he was not a threat to their safety.


*******s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They should've arrested the captain of the tow boat. He violated the
Colregs. He should've kept clear of the sailboat.
Did you notice how it was reported. Biased like snot in favor of the
motor boat. It said the sailboat collided with the barge. Duh! It was the other
way around 10 to 1!!!! I bet the tow/barge wasn't showing RAM lights/shapes.
That's why you gotta know your rights. People and the reporters will
make you look guilty even when your innocent.

Cheers,
Ellen

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
"Joe" wrote
U.S. Coast Guard | November 29, 2006
Jacksonville, FL. - The Coast Guard has removed a man found on a barge
this morning whose sailing vessel collided with a tug and barge today
at about 5a.m.

Russell Joseph Bolton, 51, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., was sailing off
the coast of St. Augustine, Fla., when his 33-foot sailing vessel
collided with a 115-foot barge being towed by the 70-foot Ybor City.
Bolton was able to jump on to the barge before being thrown in the
water.

The crew of the American-flagged Ybor City was unaware that the sailing
vessel collided with their barge and spotted Bolton this morning at
about 10 a.m. The crew of Ybor City thought that Bolton may have been a
stowaway and called Coast Guard rescue coordinators at Sector
Jacksonville.

The rescue coordinators sent a boarding team to from Coast Guard
Station Mayport, Fla., along with a Customs and Border Protection
officer to board the barge. The Coast Guard boarding team handcuffed
Bolton until they could determine he was not a threat to their safety.


*******s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They should've arrested the captain of the tow boat. He violated the
Colregs. He should've kept clear of the sailboat.
Did you notice how it was reported. Biased like snot in favor of the
motor boat. It said the sailboat collided with the barge. Duh! It was the other
way around 10 to 1!!!! I bet the tow/barge wasn't showing RAM lights/shapes.
That's why you gotta know your rights. People and the reporters will
make you look guilty even when your innocent.

And another thing.....
Was unaware. Duh! What ever happened to keeping a proper lookout? That's strike two!
Probably sleeping. Not the sailboat captain. I mean the tow boat captain and crew.

Cheers,
Ellen

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
"Joe" wrote
U.S. Coast Guard | November 29, 2006
Jacksonville, FL. - The Coast Guard has removed a man found on a barge
this morning whose sailing vessel collided with a tug and barge today
at about 5a.m.

Russell Joseph Bolton, 51, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., was sailing off
the coast of St. Augustine, Fla., when his 33-foot sailing vessel
collided with a 115-foot barge being towed by the 70-foot Ybor City.
Bolton was able to jump on to the barge before being thrown in the
water.

The crew of the American-flagged Ybor City was unaware that the sailing
vessel collided with their barge and spotted Bolton this morning at
about 10 a.m. The crew of Ybor City thought that Bolton may have been a
stowaway and called Coast Guard rescue coordinators at Sector
Jacksonville.

The rescue coordinators sent a boarding team to from Coast Guard
Station Mayport, Fla., along with a Customs and Border Protection
officer to board the barge. The Coast Guard boarding team handcuffed
Bolton until they could determine he was not a threat to their safety.


*******s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They should've arrested the captain of the tow boat. He violated the
Colregs. He should've kept clear of the sailboat.
Did you notice how it was reported. Biased like snot in favor of the
motor boat. It said the sailboat collided with the barge. Duh! It was the other
way around 10 to 1!!!! I bet the tow/barge wasn't showing RAM lights/shapes.
That's why you gotta know your rights. People and the reporters will
make you look guilty even when your innocent.

And another thing.....
Was unaware. Duh! What ever happened to keeping a proper lookout? That's strike two!
Probably sleeping. Not the sailboat captain. I mean the tow boat captain and crew.

I'm getting more horrified all the time. Five hours it took them to see somebody
on their barge. So much for keeping a proper lookout. It proves they're negligent.

Cheers,
Ellen

Mooron we need you back, please reply to the silly woma-men.


Ellen MacArthur wrote:

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
"Joe" wrote
U.S. Coast Guard | November 29, 2006
Jacksonville, FL. - The Coast Guard has removed a man found on a barge
this morning whose sailing vessel collided with a tug and barge today
at about 5a.m.

Russell Joseph Bolton, 51, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., was sailing off
the coast of St. Augustine, Fla., when his 33-foot sailing vessel
collided with a 115-foot barge being towed by the 70-foot Ybor City.
Bolton was able to jump on to the barge before being thrown in the
water.

The crew of the American-flagged Ybor City was unaware that the sailing
vessel collided with their barge and spotted Bolton this morning at
about 10 a.m. The crew of Ybor City thought that Bolton may have been a
stowaway and called Coast Guard rescue coordinators at Sector
Jacksonville.

The rescue coordinators sent a boarding team to from Coast Guard
Station Mayport, Fla., along with a Customs and Border Protection
officer to board the barge. The Coast Guard boarding team handcuffed
Bolton until they could determine he was not a threat to their safety.


*******s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They should've arrested the captain of the tow boat. He violated the
Colregs. He should've kept clear of the sailboat.
Did you notice how it was reported. Biased like snot in favor of the
motor boat. It said the sailboat collided with the barge. Duh! It was the other
way around 10 to 1!!!! I bet the tow/barge wasn't showing RAM lights/shapes.
That's why you gotta know your rights. People and the reporters will
make you look guilty even when your innocent.

And another thing.....
Was unaware. Duh! What ever happened to keeping a proper lookout? That's strike two!
Probably sleeping. Not the sailboat captain. I mean the tow boat captain and crew.

I'm getting more horrified all the time. Five hours it took them to see somebody
on their barge. So much for keeping a proper lookout. It proves they're negligent.

Cheers,
Ellen

Dry 1 wrote:
Mooron we need you back, please reply to the silly woma-men.


Ellen MacArthur wrote:


"Ellen MacArthur" wrote

"Ellen MacArthur" wrote

"Joe" wrote

U.S. Coast Guard | November 29, 2006
Jacksonville, FL. - The Coast Guard has removed a man found on a barge
this morning whose sailing vessel collided with a tug and barge today
at about 5a.m.

Russell Joseph Bolton, 51, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., was sailing off
the coast of St. Augustine, Fla., when his 33-foot sailing vessel
collided with a 115-foot barge being towed by the 70-foot Ybor City.
Bolton was able to jump on to the barge before being thrown in the
water.

The crew of the American-flagged Ybor City was unaware that the sailing
vessel collided with their barge and spotted Bolton this morning at
about 10 a.m. The crew of Ybor City thought that Bolton may have been a
stowaway and called Coast Guard rescue coordinators at Sector
Jacksonville.

The rescue coordinators sent a boarding team to from Coast Guard
Station Mayport, Fla., along with a Customs and Border Protection
officer to board the barge. The Coast Guard boarding team handcuffed
Bolton until they could determine he was not a threat to their safety.


*******s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They should've arrested the captain of the tow boat. He violated the
Colregs. He should've kept clear of the sailboat.
Did you notice how it was reported. Biased like snot in favor of the
motor boat. It said the sailboat collided with the barge. Duh! It was the other
way around 10 to 1!!!! I bet the tow/barge wasn't showing RAM lights/shapes.
That's why you gotta know your rights. People and the reporters will
make you look guilty even when your innocent.

And another thing.....
Was unaware. Duh! What ever happened to keeping a proper lookout? That's strike two!
Probably sleeping. Not the sailboat captain. I mean the tow boat captain and crew.

I'm getting more horrified all the time. Five hours it took them to see somebody
on their barge. So much for keeping a proper lookout. It proves they're negligent.

Cheers,
Ellen


Why would Mooron want to talk to "Ellen"? He's totally hetero...

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
"Joe" wrote
U.S. Coast Guard | November 29, 2006
Jacksonville, FL. - The Coast Guard has removed a man found on a barge
this morning whose sailing vessel collided with a tug and barge today
at about 5a.m.

Russell Joseph Bolton, 51, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., was sailing off
the coast of St. Augustine, Fla., when his 33-foot sailing vessel
collided with a 115-foot barge being towed by the 70-foot Ybor City.
Bolton was able to jump on to the barge before being thrown in the
water.

The crew of the American-flagged Ybor City was unaware that the sailing
vessel collided with their barge and spotted Bolton this morning at
about 10 a.m. The crew of Ybor City thought that Bolton may have been a
stowaway and called Coast Guard rescue coordinators at Sector
Jacksonville.

The rescue coordinators sent a boarding team to from Coast Guard
Station Mayport, Fla., along with a Customs and Border Protection
officer to board the barge. The Coast Guard boarding team handcuffed
Bolton until they could determine he was not a threat to their safety.


*******s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They should've arrested the captain of the tow boat. He violated the
Colregs. He should've kept clear of the sailboat.
Did you notice how it was reported. Biased like snot in favor of the
motor boat. It said the sailboat collided with the barge. Duh! It was the other
way around 10 to 1!!!! I bet the tow/barge wasn't showing RAM lights/shapes.
That's why you gotta know your rights. People and the reporters will
make you look guilty even when your innocent.

And another thing.....
Was unaware. Duh! What ever happened to keeping a proper lookout? That's strike two!
Probably sleeping. Not the sailboat captain. I mean the tow boat captain and crew.

I'm getting more horrified all the time. Five hours it took them to see somebody
on their barge. So much for keeping a proper lookout. It proves they're negligent.


I bet the tow company will buy the fellow a new boat and give him
10-50K to shut him up.

Joe
Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Ellen MacArthur" wrote
"Joe" wrote
U.S. Coast Guard | November 29, 2006
Jacksonville, FL. - The Coast Guard has removed a man found on a barge
this morning whose sailing vessel collided with a tug and barge today
at about 5a.m.

Russell Joseph Bolton, 51, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., was sailing off
the coast of St. Augustine, Fla., when his 33-foot sailing vessel
collided with a 115-foot barge being towed by the 70-foot Ybor City.
Bolton was able to jump on to the barge before being thrown in the
water.

The crew of the American-flagged Ybor City was unaware that the sailing
vessel collided with their barge and spotted Bolton this morning at
about 10 a.m. The crew of Ybor City thought that Bolton may have been a
stowaway and called Coast Guard rescue coordinators at Sector
Jacksonville.

The rescue coordinators sent a boarding team to from Coast Guard
Station Mayport, Fla., along with a Customs and Border Protection
officer to board the barge. The Coast Guard boarding team handcuffed
Bolton until they could determine he was not a threat to their safety.


*******s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They should've arrested the captain of the tow boat. He violated the
Colregs. He should've kept clear of the sailboat.
Did you notice how it was reported. Biased like snot in favor of the
motor boat. It said the sailboat collided with the barge. Duh! It was the other
way around 10 to 1!!!! I bet the tow/barge wasn't showing RAM lights/shapes.
That's why you gotta know your rights. People and the reporters will
make you look guilty even when your innocent.

And another thing.....
Was unaware. Duh! What ever happened to keeping a proper lookout? That's strike two!
Probably sleeping. Not the sailboat captain. I mean the tow boat captain and crew.


Unaware was what I found amazing, hence the title.

Joe

Cheers,
Ellen

"Joe" wrote
Unaware was what I found amazing, hence the title.


Good job, Joe! Did you notice Jeff and Otn have nothing to say about it?
Did you notice too how it's always the motor boat's fault every time there's a
collision? Then reporters act like sailboaters just go around hitting things. Duh!


Cheers,
Ellen

Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Joe" wrote
Unaware was what I found amazing, hence the title.


Good job, Joe! Did you notice Jeff and Otn have nothing to say about it?
Did you notice too how it's always the motor boat's fault every time there's a
collision? Then reporters act like sailboaters just go around hitting things. Duh!


Cheers,
Ellen

Could have been the sailboats fault.

We havent heard the whole story, just one side of it. I can understand
how you may not feel the barge take out a little sailboat like a
coronado 28 or a Tangerine.

It's the 5 hr not knowing someones on a barge that has me scratching my
head.

Joe

On 30 Nov 2006 19:58:54 -0800, "Joe" wrote:


Ellen MacArthur wrote:
"Joe" wrote
Unaware was what I found amazing, hence the title.


Good job, Joe! Did you notice Jeff and Otn have nothing to say about it?
Did you notice too how it's always the motor boat's fault every time there's a
collision? Then reporters act like sailboaters just go around hitting things. Duh!


Cheers,
Ellen

Could have been the sailboats fault.

If it is anything like the coal barges running the Gulf Intercoastal,
that is more than likely the case. Probably channel bound with
limited ability to manuever even if he knew the sailboat was there.
Says "in tow" . Mean pushed or truly in tow? If in tow and the barge
hit him, then he was on collusion with the barge to start with,
providing the tow train was not turning. If so, why did he not just
come about and avoid?

Course it could have been that both were in a channel and passing.

We havent heard the whole story, just one side of it. I can understand
how you may not feel the barge take out a little sailboat like a
coronado 28 or a Tangerine.

That kind of tonnage differential. Not likely with a 33', however
would it not have shown up on radar?



It's the 5 hr not knowing someones on a barge that has me scratching my
head.

Not enough info. Was the guy holed up in a barge compartment or doing
calistinics on the deck. Was there fog.

Sailing in an area of high barge train traffic, I always relied on
"common sense" to make sure I avoided anything using the intercoastal
that looked like they needed to be there more than I did.

Frank

Joe