very sad. sunken hatteras

[MarioG]

http://www.local10.com/news/yacht-w...m_source=facebook_WPLG_Local_10_/_Local10.com

Drunk on long Island ice tea's, runs boat onto beach.
Very sad sight

 

[rsmith]

It was the autopilots fault I'm sure!

 

[saltshaker]

Fortunately looks like all he hit was the beach. Drunk and running a big boat can be extremely dangerous.

 

[Pascal]

A 1989 72' according to the USCG database, out of port canaveral

 

[SEVEN]

The coast guard should arrest him and give him a TIME OUT. F'en idiot.

 

[kelpy]

He didn't miss the inlet by much. Almost in front or Rush Limbaugh's home.

 

[Dan Mapes]

http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_id_list?vessel_id_in=946053

Same boat with a prior name;

http://www.bluewatersenterprise.com/luxury-yacht.html


Effing Jackass.

 

[JLR]

Pretty tough inlet to miss if it was Lake Worth inlet.

 

[jim rosenthal]

A damn shame. Hope it's not a write off. Any word on where it was going for haul out and repairs?

Nice looking boat, at least before all this.

 

[SeaEric]

http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/pls/webpls/cgv_pkg.vessel_id_list?vessel_id_in=946053

Same boat with a prior name;

http://www.bluewatersenterprise.com/luxury-yacht.html


Effing Jackass.

So that Whaler on the roof in these pics is the one that's capsized in the surf behind the boat in the news photos. Luckily, insurance covers *most* losses cause by stupidity. If documented, the inebriation may perhaps not play well.

 

[Pascal]

Prior name but the contact on the webpage is the same guy that was arrested...

They're going to have a hell of a time getting it out of there in one piece as it must be filling up with sand from the surf. Still heavy swells and seas of uo to 7' off PB into tomorrow

 

[SEVEN]

I wonder if he will have to go thru the same expensive loops people go thru when they get caught drinking and driving. I sure hope so. Jail time, loss of license, insurance cost quadruple. Etc etc

 

[saltshaker]

I wonder if he will have to go thru the same expensive loops people go thru when they get caught drinking and driving. I sure hope so. Jail time, loss of license, insurance cost quadruple. Etc etc

Don't know Fl law but in many states it's the same as DWI in a car and will go on you drivers license too.

 

[SEVEN]

I hope so.

 

[34Hatt]

Here is our news people doing their Job.

72-foot yacht washes ashore in Palm Beach

60' yacht Washed Up in the Cove.

All on the same page really don't they read the shit they report

Another one

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Beachgoers in Palm Beach were shocked to find a large yacht washed ashore Wednesday morning.

"failed to navigate his vessel into the Palm Beach Inlet and ran the vessel into the beach."

So did he run aground or did it just wash up really guess its the same thing

 

[SEVEN]

You have a great point Dan.

 

[Boatsb]

Here is our news people doing their Job.

72-foot yacht washes ashore in Palm Beach

60' yacht Washed Up in the Cove.

All on the same page really don't they read the shit they report

Another one

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Beachgoers in Palm Beach were shocked to find a large yacht washed ashore Wednesday morning.

"failed to navigate his vessel into the Palm Beach Inlet and ran the vessel into the beach."

So did he run aground or did it just wash up really guess its the same thing

The whole story was emailed. Don't you have it.

 

[rsmith]

Every once in a while we get these boats that run up on the beach coming back from the Bahamas. Usually center consules but bigger sportfish too. Most times with no one on board. I figure guys by themselves go to take a leak in the cockpit fall over and off the boat goes.

 

[capttonyf]

Sad how preventable accidents happen. In the ocean as we all know, accidents happen, and can happen very easily. That to me is what makes preventable accidents such as this one even worse. To think this guy ran the boat aground because he was drunk, and he offers his services to take poeple out in the ocean. Hopefully he is more professional then what it appears here, and wouldn't risk the lives of people chartering his boat. Maybe this was a one time incident that he got caught up in, but for some reason I doubt that.

What a shame, it looked to be a nice boat.

Does anyone know how the salvage rights would work in this case being the boat is beached? Could anyone show up and save the boat and look to get paid big money or does it have to be someone that's hired in order to get paid?

Tony

 

[Pascal]

Since they re advertising a charter business, it would seem that this guy is, or rather was, a licensed captain...

As to salvage right, there is no big money to be made. The boat is toast and worth less than what it will cost to get he off the beach. Sitting even just two day in the surf, the inside must already be full of sand. Sand gets stirred by the waves, comes in with water and settles inside the boat, especially the engine room thru the vents

I doubt they ll be able to put her and refloat her.

Anyone remember the video of the 50 ish sea ray flybridge that beached in th Devils back bone a few years back? They got it out with bulldozers...