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4 men rescued from Chesapeake Bay No serious injuries suffered after boat sank off Anne Arundel County coast By a Baltimore Sun reporter 7:58 AM EDT, August 6, 2007 Rescuers from federal, state and local agencies pulled four men to safety early today from the Chesapeake Bay after their boat sank in choppy waters in southern Anne Arundel County, officials said. Three of the men were in the water for about three hours and another was rescued about an hour after a 25-foot Bayliner sank off Herrington Harbor in Deale. All four were treated at a hospital, but none suffered serious injuries, officials said. The first call came in to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police about 10:30 p.m., and crews from that agency and the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Annapolis responded. Fire boats from a volunteer station in Anne Arundel County also headed out. Petty Officer Joshua Rihm with the U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that crews had difficulty finding the boat. "It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." He said it was raining and waves were one to two feet. After about 90 minutes, Rihm said a Coast Guard vessel fired off a flare to light up the area. "We then heard a voice," Rihm said. "We heard one guy who stayed next to the boat yelling." He said Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued that man. More than an hour later, other crews rescued the three other men who were in the water, and wearing life jackets. The name of the boat and identities of the victims were not immediately available this morning. ********** No, *I* won't say it. |
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:18:19 -0400, HK wrote:
"It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." ? |
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"HK" wrote in message
... 4 men rescued from Chesapeake Bay No serious injuries suffered after boat sank off Anne Arundel County coast By a Baltimore Sun reporter 7:58 AM EDT, August 6, 2007 Rescuers from federal, state and local agencies pulled four men to safety early today from the Chesapeake Bay after their boat sank in choppy waters in southern Anne Arundel County, officials said. Three of the men were in the water for about three hours and another was rescued about an hour after a 25-foot Bayliner sank off Herrington Harbor in Deale. All four were treated at a hospital, but none suffered serious injuries, officials said. The first call came in to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police about 10:30 p.m., and crews from that agency and the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Annapolis responded. Fire boats from a volunteer station in Anne Arundel County also headed out. Petty Officer Joshua Rihm with the U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that crews had difficulty finding the boat. "It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." He said it was raining and waves were one to two feet. After about 90 minutes, Rihm said a Coast Guard vessel fired off a flare to light up the area. "We then heard a voice," Rihm said. "We heard one guy who stayed next to the boat yelling." He said Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued that man. More than an hour later, other crews rescued the three other men who were in the water, and wearing life jackets. The name of the boat and identities of the victims were not immediately available this morning. ********** No, *I* won't say it. What the hell kind of fishing line would do that? |
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ... 4 men rescued from Chesapeake Bay No serious injuries suffered after boat sank off Anne Arundel County coast By a Baltimore Sun reporter 7:58 AM EDT, August 6, 2007 Rescuers from federal, state and local agencies pulled four men to safety early today from the Chesapeake Bay after their boat sank in choppy waters in southern Anne Arundel County, officials said. Three of the men were in the water for about three hours and another was rescued about an hour after a 25-foot Bayliner sank off Herrington Harbor in Deale. All four were treated at a hospital, but none suffered serious injuries, officials said. The first call came in to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police about 10:30 p.m., and crews from that agency and the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Annapolis responded. Fire boats from a volunteer station in Anne Arundel County also headed out. Petty Officer Joshua Rihm with the U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that crews had difficulty finding the boat. "It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." He said it was raining and waves were one to two feet. After about 90 minutes, Rihm said a Coast Guard vessel fired off a flare to light up the area. "We then heard a voice," Rihm said. "We heard one guy who stayed next to the boat yelling." He said Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued that man. More than an hour later, other crews rescued the three other men who were in the water, and wearing life jackets. The name of the boat and identities of the victims were not immediately available this morning. ********** No, *I* won't say it. What the hell kind of fishing line would do that? I think it more likely that the boat's prop got tangled in some damned tangle of crab pot lines, and the boat kept running forward, pulling the stern down so that waves could flood aboard. The only nearly serious boating mishap I've had in the last 20 years involved something similar. I was heading seaward in the St. John's River in Jax near the riverbank (a huge freighter was heading out, not too far away) when the lower unit got snagged by some unseen lines under the water. We could not accelerate away, and the damned freighter was bearing down on us. At first, I could not figure out what the hell was wrong, but then I stopped the motor and saw that the lower unit was caught. The lines were NOT wrapped around the prop. The lines were damned tight. Fortunately, I had my very sharp fishing knife handy. If I hadn't been able to free us, the freighter would have. |
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"HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... 4 men rescued from Chesapeake Bay No serious injuries suffered after boat sank off Anne Arundel County coast By a Baltimore Sun reporter 7:58 AM EDT, August 6, 2007 Rescuers from federal, state and local agencies pulled four men to safety early today from the Chesapeake Bay after their boat sank in choppy waters in southern Anne Arundel County, officials said. Three of the men were in the water for about three hours and another was rescued about an hour after a 25-foot Bayliner sank off Herrington Harbor in Deale. All four were treated at a hospital, but none suffered serious injuries, officials said. The first call came in to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police about 10:30 p.m., and crews from that agency and the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Annapolis responded. Fire boats from a volunteer station in Anne Arundel County also headed out. Petty Officer Joshua Rihm with the U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that crews had difficulty finding the boat. "It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." He said it was raining and waves were one to two feet. After about 90 minutes, Rihm said a Coast Guard vessel fired off a flare to light up the area. "We then heard a voice," Rihm said. "We heard one guy who stayed next to the boat yelling." He said Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued that man. More than an hour later, other crews rescued the three other men who were in the water, and wearing life jackets. The name of the boat and identities of the victims were not immediately available this morning. ********** No, *I* won't say it. What the hell kind of fishing line would do that? I think it more likely that the boat's prop got tangled in some damned tangle of crab pot lines, and the boat kept running forward, pulling the stern down so that waves could flood aboard. The only nearly serious boating mishap I've had in the last 20 years involved something similar. I was heading seaward in the St. John's River in Jax near the riverbank (a huge freighter was heading out, not too far away) when the lower unit got snagged by some unseen lines under the water. We could not accelerate away, and the damned freighter was bearing down on us. At first, I could not figure out what the hell was wrong, but then I stopped the motor and saw that the lower unit was caught. The lines were NOT wrapped around the prop. The lines were damned tight. Fortunately, I had my very sharp fishing knife handy. If I hadn't been able to free us, the freighter would have. Its amazing how quiet some of those things are.. I was out at the Sea Bouy alone (about 5-6 miles off Cape Fear) on a relatively calm day sitting on the stearn of my boat untangling trolling lines (for so long I almost forgot where I was...) . I quickly snapped back to relaity when a dark shadow came over me rather quickly. I was so startled that I almost fell into the drink.. I catch myself and look up to notice a huge cargo ship bearing down on me. Fortunately, I was *just* out of its way. I wouldnt have had time to move. You forget how tall those things are when your right at the bottom and looking up. I saw a whale tail break water out there once... I wish I had a camera that day. db |
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On Aug 6, 2:34 pm, "D-unit" cof42_AT_earthlink.net wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... 4 men rescued from Chesapeake Bay No serious injuries suffered after boat sank off Anne Arundel County coast By a Baltimore Sun reporter 7:58 AM EDT, August 6, 2007 Rescuers from federal, state and local agencies pulled four men to safety early today from the Chesapeake Bay after their boat sank in choppy waters in southern Anne Arundel County, officials said. Three of the men were in the water for about three hours and another was rescued about an hour after a 25-foot Bayliner sank off Herrington Harbor in Deale. All four were treated at a hospital, but none suffered serious injuries, officials said. The first call came in to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police about 10:30 p.m., and crews from that agency and the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Annapolis responded. Fire boats from a volunteer station in Anne Arundel County also headed out. Petty Officer Joshua Rihm with the U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that crews had difficulty finding the boat. "It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." He said it was raining and waves were one to two feet. After about 90 minutes, Rihm said a Coast Guard vessel fired off a flare to light up the area. "We then heard a voice," Rihm said. "We heard one guy who stayed next to the boat yelling." He said Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued that man. More than an hour later, other crews rescued the three other men who were in the water, and wearing life jackets. The name of the boat and identities of the victims were not immediately available this morning. ********** No, *I* won't say it. What the hell kind of fishing line would do that? I think it more likely that the boat's prop got tangled in some damned tangle of crab pot lines, and the boat kept running forward, pulling the stern down so that waves could flood aboard. The only nearly serious boating mishap I've had in the last 20 years involved something similar. I was heading seaward in the St. John's River in Jax near the riverbank (a huge freighter was heading out, not too far away) when the lower unit got snagged by some unseen lines under the water. We could not accelerate away, and the damned freighter was bearing down on us. At first, I could not figure out what the hell was wrong, but then I stopped the motor and saw that the lower unit was caught. The lines were NOT wrapped around the prop. The lines were damned tight. Fortunately, I had my very sharp fishing knife handy. If I hadn't been able to free us, the freighter would have. Its amazing how quiet some of those things are.. I was out at the Sea Bouy alone (about 5-6 miles off Cape Fear) on a relatively calm day sitting on the stearn of my boat untangling trolling lines (for so long I almost forgot where I was...) . I quickly snapped back to relaity when a dark shadow came over me rather quickly. I was so startled that I almost fell into the drink.. I catch myself and look up to notice a huge cargo ship bearing down on me. Fortunately, I was *just* out of its way. I wouldnt have had time to move. You forget how tall those things are when your right at the bottom and looking up. I saw a whale tail break water out there once... I wish I had a camera that day. db- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I looked up once at a huge new star in the sky, then realized it was coming at me, a mast light up on a huge barge. They would have never even found me I am sure. |
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HK wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... 4 men rescued from Chesapeake Bay No serious injuries suffered after boat sank off Anne Arundel County coast By a Baltimore Sun reporter 7:58 AM EDT, August 6, 2007 Rescuers from federal, state and local agencies pulled four men to safety early today from the Chesapeake Bay after their boat sank in choppy waters in southern Anne Arundel County, officials said. Three of the men were in the water for about three hours and another was rescued about an hour after a 25-foot Bayliner sank off Herrington Harbor in Deale. All four were treated at a hospital, but none suffered serious injuries, officials said. The first call came in to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police about 10:30 p.m., and crews from that agency and the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Annapolis responded. Fire boats from a volunteer station in Anne Arundel County also headed out. Petty Officer Joshua Rihm with the U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that crews had difficulty finding the boat. "It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." He said it was raining and waves were one to two feet. After about 90 minutes, Rihm said a Coast Guard vessel fired off a flare to light up the area. "We then heard a voice," Rihm said. "We heard one guy who stayed next to the boat yelling." He said Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued that man. More than an hour later, other crews rescued the three other men who were in the water, and wearing life jackets. The name of the boat and identities of the victims were not immediately available this morning. ********** No, *I* won't say it. What the hell kind of fishing line would do that? I think it more likely that the boat's prop got tangled in some damned tangle of crab pot lines, and the boat kept running forward, pulling the stern down so that waves could flood aboard. The only nearly serious boating mishap I've had in the last 20 years involved something similar. I was heading seaward in the St. John's River in Jax near the riverbank (a huge freighter was heading out, not too far away) when the lower unit got snagged by some unseen lines under the water. We could not accelerate away, and the damned freighter was bearing down on us. At first, I could not figure out what the hell was wrong, but then I stopped the motor and saw that the lower unit was caught. The lines were NOT wrapped around the prop. The lines were damned tight. Fortunately, I had my very sharp fishing knife handy. If I hadn't been able to free us, the freighter would have. You are a legend in your own mind. |
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:25:21 -0500, John H.
wrote: Hopefully this will get some attention placed on the damn things. I ran over a fish trip once - the damn barrels were under water and you couldn't see them. I made sure my prop was free though. Heh, heh, heh... |
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:25:21 -0500, John H.
wrote: I'll bet they got caught in one of the three fish traps just to the north of Deale. These damn things are about 150 yards long, and held up with poles which protrude from the water about 6 feet. They are supposed to be lit, but I've never been able to see a light working on any of them. In fog or at night, they're invisible. Hopefully this will get some attention placed on the damn things. I don't know what the rules are on these things, but last year on the Tampa fishing bridge one doofus had about 10 untended crabtraps tied off on the railings. You couldn't fish there unless you risked getting snagged on his lines. He was taking up 40 yards of the pier. There were plenty of other places to fish, but it ticked me off to park and unload my gear then find his traps there, have to reload and move on. There oughta be a law! --Vic |
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:18:19 -0400, HK wrote:
4 men rescued from Chesapeake Bay No serious injuries suffered after boat sank off Anne Arundel County coast By a Baltimore Sun reporter 7:58 AM EDT, August 6, 2007 Rescuers from federal, state and local agencies pulled four men to safety early today from the Chesapeake Bay after their boat sank in choppy waters in southern Anne Arundel County, officials said. Three of the men were in the water for about three hours and another was rescued about an hour after a 25-foot Bayliner sank off Herrington Harbor in Deale. All four were treated at a hospital, but none suffered serious injuries, officials said. The first call came in to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police about 10:30 p.m., and crews from that agency and the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Annapolis responded. Fire boats from a volunteer station in Anne Arundel County also headed out. Petty Officer Joshua Rihm with the U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that crews had difficulty finding the boat. "It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." He said it was raining and waves were one to two feet. After about 90 minutes, Rihm said a Coast Guard vessel fired off a flare to light up the area. "We then heard a voice," Rihm said. "We heard one guy who stayed next to the boat yelling." He said Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued that man. More than an hour later, other crews rescued the three other men who were in the water, and wearing life jackets. The name of the boat and identities of the victims were not immediately available this morning. ********** No, *I* won't say it. I'll bet they got caught in one of the three fish traps just to the north of Deale. These damn things are about 150 yards long, and held up with poles which protrude from the water about 6 feet. They are supposed to be lit, but I've never been able to see a light working on any of them. In fog or at night, they're invisible. Hopefully this will get some attention placed on the damn things. -- John H |
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I'll bet they got caught in one of the three fish traps just to the north
of Deale. Probably. But then these have been there for quite a while and are well known. Last night's weather was miserable on the Chesapeake. I was making a mad dash back from Dobbins to Annapolis when the USCG put out a Securite warning of sudden heavy thunderstorms coming into the Bay not far from that incident. I had my VHF on to hear the warning but had already seen it on satellite weather. The suprise was it turning more northward after having had a mostly easterly path. Go figure, summer weather. We made it back to port just 3 minutes too late and got rather soaked. But as the last line was tied the winds REALLY picked up. So better wet than tossed around trying to dock (or anchor out). The pitiful thing is a slip neighbor picked THAT day to make his first trip out this season in his 30' Baba. Haven't heard from him yet. But I spent the day getting props pulled and discovering the utterly ****ty job the dealer did putting paint on the boat this past Spring. Jackasses at Riverside didn't even get THAT right. |
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You've had too many close calls. Ever think of taking up knitting instead??
:-)) --Mike wrote in message ps.com... On Aug 6, 2:34 pm, "D-unit" cof42_AT_earthlink.net wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message ... 4 men rescued from Chesapeake Bay No serious injuries suffered after boat sank off Anne Arundel County coast By a Baltimore Sun reporter 7:58 AM EDT, August 6, 2007 Rescuers from federal, state and local agencies pulled four men to safety early today from the Chesapeake Bay after their boat sank in choppy waters in southern Anne Arundel County, officials said. Three of the men were in the water for about three hours and another was rescued about an hour after a 25-foot Bayliner sank off Herrington Harbor in Deale. All four were treated at a hospital, but none suffered serious injuries, officials said. The first call came in to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police about 10:30 p.m., and crews from that agency and the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in Annapolis responded. Fire boats from a volunteer station in Anne Arundel County also headed out. Petty Officer Joshua Rihm with the U.S. Coast Guard said this morning that crews had difficulty finding the boat. "It went down pretty quick," he said, when its propellers got caught in fishing lines that "pulled the boat down." He said it was raining and waves were one to two feet. After about 90 minutes, Rihm said a Coast Guard vessel fired off a flare to light up the area. "We then heard a voice," Rihm said. "We heard one guy who stayed next to the boat yelling." He said Anne Arundel County firefighters rescued that man. More than an hour later, other crews rescued the three other men who were in the water, and wearing life jackets. The name of the boat and identities of the victims were not immediately available this morning. ********** No, *I* won't say it. What the hell kind of fishing line would do that? I think it more likely that the boat's prop got tangled in some damned tangle of crab pot lines, and the boat kept running forward, pulling the stern down so that waves could flood aboard. The only nearly serious boating mishap I've had in the last 20 years involved something similar. I was heading seaward in the St. John's River in Jax near the riverbank (a huge freighter was heading out, not too far away) when the lower unit got snagged by some unseen lines under the water. We could not accelerate away, and the damned freighter was bearing down on us. At first, I could not figure out what the hell was wrong, but then I stopped the motor and saw that the lower unit was caught. The lines were NOT wrapped around the prop. The lines were damned tight. Fortunately, I had my very sharp fishing knife handy. If I hadn't been able to free us, the freighter would have. Its amazing how quiet some of those things are.. I was out at the Sea Bouy alone (about 5-6 miles off Cape Fear) on a relatively calm day sitting on the stearn of my boat untangling trolling lines (for so long I almost forgot where I was...) . I quickly snapped back to relaity when a dark shadow came over me rather quickly. I was so startled that I almost fell into the drink.. I catch myself and look up to notice a huge cargo ship bearing down on me. Fortunately, I was *just* out of its way. I wouldnt have had time to move. You forget how tall those things are when your right at the bottom and looking up. I saw a whale tail break water out there once... I wish I had a camera that day. db- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I looked up once at a huge new star in the sky, then realized it was coming at me, a mast light up on a huge barge. They would have never even found me I am sure. |
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On Aug 6, 11:23 pm, "Mike" wrote:
Thanks a lot! You've had too many close calls. Ever think of taking up knitting instead?? :-)) --Mike wrote in message I looked up once at a huge new star in the sky, then realized it was coming at me, a mast light up on a huge barge. They would have never even found me I am sure.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Coast Guard rescues local musician, friends
Clutching a pole to keep his head above water for more than an hour last night, local musician Orlando Phillips kept thinking the worst. He could no longer hear the voices of his brother and two friends, who had also gone overboard when his 25-foot Regal powerboat sank near Herrington Harbour North about 10:30 p.m. The pole and the life vest he was wearing were enough to keep him safe, he thought, but he figured his friends had nothing to hang onto. Luckily, the three men also had life jackets - and a good grip on each other as they drifted more than a mile away from Mr. Phillips. The Coast Guard found the three of them huddled together just after 1 a.m., more than two hours after they had plunged into the bay. Mr. Phillips, 51, who was found by searchers at 11:30 p.m., was overjoyed. "I was convinced they were gone," he said. "I went from devastation to complete joy when they told me they were OK." Mr. Phillips, of Annapolis, had just wrapped up his usual Sunday evening Caribbean-themed show at the Calypso Bay Restaurant and Dock Bar, at 410 Deale Road in Tracys Landing, when he jumped on his boat with his brother, Annapolis musician Gregory Phillips - of the Greg Phillips Trio - and friends Francois Koryak of Glen Burnie and Pantalakis Panayi of Annapolis to take an evening ride. Mr. Koryak, 39, wanted to operate the boat, Mr. Phillips said. So after they got into the open water, he let his friend take the wheel. Minutes after that, the boat's propeller got caught in a commercial fishing net, said Sgt. Ken Turner, a spokesman for Maryland Natural Resources Police. "I had to look for a knife and it took a few minutes to find one," Mr. Phillips said. "After I found it, I started cutting the fish net away. But it was stuck, and the water was so rough that eventually the boat took on water and began to sink." A couple of men started removing water with buckets, while another got on the phone and called for help. "We were bucketing the water out of the boat, trying to prolong the sinking," Mr. Phillips said. "We continued to do that until it just went under." The boat and the band equipment in the bow sank. After he went overboard, Mr. Phillips found a nearby pole and latched onto it for his life. He said he called out to his friends and the group yelled back and forth - until suddenly things got quiet. "They answered for two to three minutes and then I didn't hear them anymore," he said. "I was just hanging onto this pole and I was convinced they were gone. "I felt like if I didn't have this pole I wouldn't make it. So I figured they wouldn't make it. It was total misery." County fire officials, Natural Resources Police, the Coast Guard, Maryland State Police and emergency crews from Calvert County searched the water for an hour before finding Mr. Phillips, according to Sgt. Turner. After being plucked from the water, all Mr. Phillips could do was answer questions and wait. After an hour and a half of devastating thoughts, he was given the good news - his brother and two friends had been found, and everyone was fine. "Just cuts and bruises - we all just had cuts and bruises," he said. "We were all just exhausted too, but really relieved that they got us." Mr. Phillips said his friends weren't too worried about him because he had the pole to hang onto. "But I was worried about them," he said. "The whole thing was terrifying." Mr. Koryak was cited for failure to have a proper lookout, Sgt. Turner said. |
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On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 07:13:17 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote: Mr. Koryak was cited for failure to have a proper lookout, Sgt. Turner said. That's interesting. Around here, you couldn't see the bouys on a fishing net at night - they aren't lighted. I wonder why they didn't cite the commercial fisher for deploying an unsafe net in a waterway. |
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On Aug 7, 7:20 am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 07:13:17 -0400, "Bill Kearney" wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote: Mr. Koryak was cited for failure to have a proper lookout, Sgt. Turner said. That's interesting. Around here, you couldn't see the bouys on a fishing net at night - they aren't lighted. I wonder why they didn't cite the commercial fisher for deploying an unsafe net in a waterway. When the guys are fishing for shad or bunker in the CT river, they are supposed to have a light at each end of the net. Stll tough from a low boat to tell if it is a net light, or a stern light of a vessel moving away. |
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Bill Kearney wrote:
I'll bet they got caught in one of the three fish traps just to the north of Deale. Probably. But then these have been there for quite a while and are well known. Bill, if it was one of those fish traps, everyone I know who fishes the Bay has each end of the traps marked as fishtrap waypoints on their GPS. They also show up on RADAR. |
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On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 22:24:48 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote: I'll bet they got caught in one of the three fish traps just to the north of Deale. Probably. But then these have been there for quite a while and are well known. Last night's weather was miserable on the Chesapeake. I was making a mad dash back from Dobbins to Annapolis when the USCG put out a Securite warning of sudden heavy thunderstorms coming into the Bay not far from that incident. I had my VHF on to hear the warning but had already seen it on satellite weather. The suprise was it turning more northward after having had a mostly easterly path. Go figure, summer weather. We made it back to port just 3 minutes too late and got rather soaked. But as the last line was tied the winds REALLY picked up. So better wet than tossed around trying to dock (or anchor out). The pitiful thing is a slip neighbor picked THAT day to make his first trip out this season in his 30' Baba. Haven't heard from him yet. But I spent the day getting props pulled and discovering the utterly ****ty job the dealer did putting paint on the boat this past Spring. Jackasses at Riverside didn't even get THAT right. Two of them have been there for a long time, but the third was added only a year or two ago. (Of course, my memory may be a little hazy.) I got caught over by Bloody Point when one of those storms came in from the west. I didn't have the GPS then, and didn't trust my knowledge of the Eastern Bay. So, I just headed for Deale, knowing I could get there if I held it on 270 degrees. What a ride! -- John H |
Fishing lines sink boat
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 07:13:17 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote: Coast Guard rescues local musician, friends Clutching a pole to keep his head above water for more than an hour last night, local musician Orlando Phillips kept thinking the worst. He could no longer hear the voices of his brother and two friends, who had also gone overboard when his 25-foot Regal powerboat sank near Herrington Harbour North about 10:30 p.m. The pole and the life vest he was wearing were enough to keep him safe, he thought, but he figured his friends had nothing to hang onto. Luckily, the three men also had life jackets - and a good grip on each other as they drifted more than a mile away from Mr. Phillips. The Coast Guard found the three of them huddled together just after 1 a.m., more than two hours after they had plunged into the bay. Mr. Phillips, 51, who was found by searchers at 11:30 p.m., was overjoyed. "I was convinced they were gone," he said. "I went from devastation to complete joy when they told me they were OK." Mr. Phillips, of Annapolis, had just wrapped up his usual Sunday evening Caribbean-themed show at the Calypso Bay Restaurant and Dock Bar, at 410 Deale Road in Tracys Landing, when he jumped on his boat with his brother, Annapolis musician Gregory Phillips - of the Greg Phillips Trio - and friends Francois Koryak of Glen Burnie and Pantalakis Panayi of Annapolis to take an evening ride. Mr. Koryak, 39, wanted to operate the boat, Mr. Phillips said. So after they got into the open water, he let his friend take the wheel. Minutes after that, the boat's propeller got caught in a commercial fishing net, said Sgt. Ken Turner, a spokesman for Maryland Natural Resources Police. "I had to look for a knife and it took a few minutes to find one," Mr. Phillips said. "After I found it, I started cutting the fish net away. But it was stuck, and the water was so rough that eventually the boat took on water and began to sink." A couple of men started removing water with buckets, while another got on the phone and called for help. "We were bucketing the water out of the boat, trying to prolong the sinking," Mr. Phillips said. "We continued to do that until it just went under." The boat and the band equipment in the bow sank. After he went overboard, Mr. Phillips found a nearby pole and latched onto it for his life. He said he called out to his friends and the group yelled back and forth - until suddenly things got quiet. "They answered for two to three minutes and then I didn't hear them anymore," he said. "I was just hanging onto this pole and I was convinced they were gone. "I felt like if I didn't have this pole I wouldn't make it. So I figured they wouldn't make it. It was total misery." County fire officials, Natural Resources Police, the Coast Guard, Maryland State Police and emergency crews from Calvert County searched the water for an hour before finding Mr. Phillips, according to Sgt. Turner. After being plucked from the water, all Mr. Phillips could do was answer questions and wait. After an hour and a half of devastating thoughts, he was given the good news - his brother and two friends had been found, and everyone was fine. "Just cuts and bruises - we all just had cuts and bruises," he said. "We were all just exhausted too, but really relieved that they got us." Mr. Phillips said his friends weren't too worried about him because he had the pole to hang onto. "But I was worried about them," he said. "The whole thing was terrifying." Mr. Koryak was cited for failure to have a proper lookout, Sgt. Turner said. Thanks for the post. That verifies the nets causing the problem. Hell, a lookout wouldn't be able to spot the damn things if it was raining. I've never seen the flashing lights working. I suppose if they were going only 5mph a lookout could spot the poles in time. -- John H |
Fishing lines sink boat
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Fishing lines sink boat
"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message news:T0Hti.13456 What the hell kind of fishing line would do that? It was a Bayliner. Probably 8 lb. monofilament. |
Fishing lines sink boat
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 07:13:17 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
wkearney-99@hot-mail-com wrote: Mr. Koryak was cited for failure to have a proper lookout, Sgt. Turner said. I'd certainly fight that one tooth and nail. On the other hand joy riding at night is inherently dangerous, even with radar. There is a *lot* of loose fishing gear floating around out there, some of it large floating polypropylene line big enough to disable even a mega yacht. Two years ago a 110 foot Broward got snagged off the South Carolina cost while we were out that way. |
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