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PONCE INLET -- As Hurricane Isabel pounded North Carolina's Outer
Banks on Thursday, Central Florida beachgoers also felt the impact of
the faraway storm.The surf was so powerful near Ponce Inlet that a
25-foot fishing boat was tipped and nearly submerged about 4 p.m.,
Coast Guard officials said. Two people on the boat, including a
9-year-old boy, were thrown overboard.

The boy, who was not wearing a life jacket, was rescued minutes later.
The other person, a middle-aged man, was rescued about 20 minutes
later when a nearby 17-foot fishing boat was able to navigate through
a break in the waves and pull him from the water, said Sr. Chief Mike
Silvey of the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard station.

No one on the boat was identified.

Silvey credited John King, of New Smyrna Beach, and Ernest Dawood, of
Port Orange, with saving the man's life.

"He was in the water 15 to 20 minutes," Silvey said. "Any longer and
he would have gone under."

Silvey said the boat owner, who was not identified, was given two
federal citations for having two children under 13 on his boat who
were not wearing life jackets and a third citation for negligent
operation. State Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission authorities
also gave the boat owner a citation for careless operation.

Mike Hensler, a deputy chief with the Volusia County Beach Patrol,
said the rough currents and big waves, as high as 10 feet in some
areas, kept swimmers and surfers out of the water Thursday. The waves
should be smaller this weekend, though rip currents likely will be a
concern.
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Rough enough to flip a 25'er and two guys have the balls to go and
rescue them in a 17'er?

They must have been in a Whaler, like mine :-)
--
SJM

On 19 Sep 2003 10:34:18 -0700, (Scott McFadden)
wrote:

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PONCE INLET -- As Hurricane Isabel pounded North Carolina's Outer
Banks on Thursday, Central Florida beachgoers also felt the impact of
the faraway storm.The surf was so powerful near Ponce Inlet that a
25-foot fishing boat was tipped and nearly submerged about 4 p.m.,
Coast Guard officials said. Two people on the boat, including a
9-year-old boy, were thrown overboard.

The boy, who was not wearing a life jacket, was rescued minutes later.
The other person, a middle-aged man, was rescued about 20 minutes
later when a nearby 17-foot fishing boat was able to navigate through
a break in the waves and pull him from the water, said Sr. Chief Mike
Silvey of the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard station.

No one on the boat was identified.

Silvey credited John King, of New Smyrna Beach, and Ernest Dawood, of
Port Orange, with saving the man's life.

"He was in the water 15 to 20 minutes," Silvey said. "Any longer and
he would have gone under."

Silvey said the boat owner, who was not identified, was given two
federal citations for having two children under 13 on his boat who
were not wearing life jackets and a third citation for negligent
operation. State Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission authorities
also gave the boat owner a citation for careless operation.

Mike Hensler, a deputy chief with the Volusia County Beach Patrol,
said the rough currents and big waves, as high as 10 feet in some
areas, kept swimmers and surfers out of the water Thursday. The waves
should be smaller this weekend, though rip currents likely will be a
concern.
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Rough enough to flip a 25'er and two guys have the balls to go and
rescue them in a 17'er?

They must have been in a Whaler, like mine :-)

High-five's for the rescuers, and a kick in the arse for the guy who
had kids on-board without PFD's.

People like that make us all look like idiots to non-boaters.
TWO kicks in the arse!
noah

"noah" wrote in message
...


PONCE INLET -- As Hurricane Isabel pounded North Carolina's Outer
Banks on Thursday, Central Florida beachgoers also felt the impact of
the faraway storm.The surf was so powerful near Ponce Inlet that a
25-foot fishing boat was tipped and nearly submerged about 4 p.m.,
Coast Guard officials said. Two people on the boat, including a
9-year-old boy, were thrown overboard.

The boy, who was not wearing a life jacket, was rescued minutes later.
The other person, a middle-aged man, was rescued about 20 minutes
later when a nearby 17-foot fishing boat was able to navigate through
a break in the waves and pull him from the water, said Sr. Chief Mike
Silvey of the Ponce Inlet Coast Guard station.

No one on the boat was identified.

Silvey credited John King, of New Smyrna Beach, and Ernest Dawood, of
Port Orange, with saving the man's life.

"He was in the water 15 to 20 minutes," Silvey said. "Any longer and
he would have gone under."

Silvey said the boat owner, who was not identified, was given two
federal citations for having two children under 13 on his boat who
were not wearing life jackets and a third citation for negligent
operation. State Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission authorities
also gave the boat owner a citation for careless operation.

Mike Hensler, a deputy chief with the Volusia County Beach Patrol,
said the rough currents and big waves, as high as 10 feet in some
areas, kept swimmers and surfers out of the water Thursday. The waves
should be smaller this weekend, though rip currents likely will be a
concern.
---------end forwarded message---------

Rough enough to flip a 25'er and two guys have the balls to go and
rescue them in a 17'er?

They must have been in a Whaler, like mine :-)

High-five's for the rescuers, and a kick in the arse for the guy who
had kids on-board without PFD's.

People like that make us all look like idiots to non-boaters.
TWO kicks in the arse!
noah


News media gets carried away sometimes, a crisis or a calamity gets them in
a frenzy. This author didn't quite get the whole story correct.
It was a 29' Angler with twin 250 Johnsons was returning from offshore thru
Ponce Inlet. It stuffed its nose into a wave, rolled about 60 degrees then
back upright and filled the bow with water, washing the kid over the side.
The man jumped overboard to save the panicky kid and swam him back to the
boat. After helping the kid aboard, he was washed back toward the south
shoals of the Inlet where he got pounded pretty bad. He was able to swim
toward the channel area where he was picked up by the 17' Scout. The seas
were not that bad, 4 to 6 offshore, but Ponce Inlet can get rough near the
jetty where the waves, tides, and winds collide.

Bill Grannis
service manager

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Lucenti-Bonds Marine Mechanic Larry Poucher was taking a family for a
demo ride when he hit a 14 ft. wave which threw the boat at a 60
degree angle and threw him and the 9 yr. old boy over board. The
Kingfisher
owned by World Renowned fisherman John King was credited for saving
the life of Larry Poucher. The 9 yr.old boy was hoisted back in the
boat by his family. This is not a good thing to happen to anyone. They
should have never been out in those kind of seas taking a demo ride
especially without life vests. I hope everyone is ok. Larry is a very
experienced seaman. It's unfortunate that his boss made the decision
for him to take that family on a demo ride while there is a hurricane
out at sea....also small craft advisories. Hope this sad mishap is a
warning to all. Even the best of boat handlers can have trouble when
the seas are that rough.

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Jesus Christ, a freaking "demo ride"? Sometimes, I have a hard time
trying to imagine just what people were "thinking" when I read reports
like this. I guess maybe they were not "thinking", at all.

I bet that "ride" beat the Hell out of any of the one's they've got at
Disney World.
--
SJM

"Scott McFadden" wrote in message
om...
----------begin forwarded message-----------

Lucenti-Bonds Marine Mechanic Larry Poucher was taking a family for a
demo ride when he hit a 14 ft. wave which threw the boat at a 60
degree angle and threw him and the 9 yr. old boy over board. The
Kingfisher
owned by World Renowned fisherman John King was credited for saving
the life of Larry Poucher. The 9 yr.old boy was hoisted back in the
boat by his family. This is not a good thing to happen to anyone. They
should have never been out in those kind of seas taking a demo ride
especially without life vests. I hope everyone is ok. Larry is a very
experienced seaman. It's unfortunate that his boss made the decision
for him to take that family on a demo ride while there is a hurricane
out at sea....also small craft advisories. Hope this sad mishap is a
warning to all. Even the best of boat handlers can have trouble when
the seas are that rough.

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Jesus Christ, a freaking "demo ride"? Sometimes, I have a hard time
trying to imagine just what people were "thinking" when I read reports
like this. I guess maybe they were not "thinking", at all.

I bet that "ride" beat the Hell out of any of the one's they've got at
Disney World.
--
SJM


Don't believe everything you read . That "info" was from a former employee
of that boat dealership.

Bill Grannis
service manager