Two Trojans take a dive...

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Two Trojans take a dive...

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It was a VERY foggy day yesterday on the west side of Lake Michigan. I took my vessel down from Kenosha WI to Waukegan IL in the thick pea soup. No radar, but I have a good chart plotter. I stayed well away from shore and took her in slow.

Unfortunately, two others were not as lucky as I... After I got in, I spent the rest of the day setting up my lines. Another Capt. and I saw an F-32 heading out with two beer drinkers standing on the bow. He even remarked.... "They'll end up on the rocks..."

Sure enough, about an hour later, 6 of them came climbing over the breaker wall soaking wet. They went aground on rocky shoals and from what I know, the boat is now on the bottom with just the bimini sticking out. Visibility was only about 100 yards and I could not see the boat from the wall. As the conversations continued, I learned that a 10 meter went aground the day before and it a total loss.

There were no injuries in either incident; thank goodness for that...
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Hmmmm Looks to me like a radar dome hanging off the front of the flybridge :shock:

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Oh man, that's just sad.
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I would not go out in pea soup fog. I have great radar and know how to use it. 3 chart good plotters . I been caught in some bad fog .But I don't leave the dock in it . With the exception to assist .
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My new to me F32 has a chart plotter and radar dome and stuff not connected, I'm clueless but determined to figure it out this year
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agree with Prowlersfish. Getting caught in fog is one thing leaving in fog is not to bright, pun intended.
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That's unfortunate. I never leave if it's not clear. I don't have a radar or the experience to take chances.
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Yea... That will buff right out...

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Captain Francesco Schettino at it again?
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I am puzzled by the duck tape on the hull.

Duck tape is good but it aint that good!
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Look on the bright side, they now have unlimited anchor rode storage.....
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I watched some of the recovery. They lifted it with air bags and towed it over to the crane. The crane would not lift it, and I have seen this crane lift 60+ foot yachts!

Then they backed up a Semi-Truck trailer and got is settled. The truck could not haul it out and they had to call a heavy-duty tow truck to winch it out.
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That's not duct tape - its a lifting strap. I'm a little boggled by their placement, but I'm guessing it was one of those situations where it really didn't matter. My cousin is living in Florida these days, and she (and I ) are baffled by all the people running around down there in boats, not using any navigation/ depth/ radar etc type electronics. Either they don't have them, or they've never blown the dust off 'em.
I have a radar, two GPS units and a compass - and I avoid fog like the plague. I've been caught in it twice, and it is flat out scary - I can't imagine running fast enough to do that kind of damage to your boat when there's next to no visibility. I suppose it was bound to happen to them at some point - natural consequences and all that......
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MTurvey wrote:That's not duct tape - its a lifting strap. I'm a little boggled by their placement, but I'm guessing it was one of those situations where it really didn't matter. My cousin is living in Florida these days, and she (and I ) are baffled by all the people running around down there in boats, not using any navigation/ depth/ radar etc type electronics. Either they don't have them, or they've never blown the dust off 'em.
I have a radar, two GPS units and a compass - and I avoid fog like the plague. I've been caught in it twice, and it is flat out scary - I can't imagine running fast enough to do that kind of damage to your boat when there's next to no visibility. I suppose it was bound to happen to them at some point - natural consequences and all that......
Short form : A CRAP LOAD (maybe 30 - 70% of boaters) don't have a frickin' clue what they are getting in to. Impacts of current???? wake??? wave action??? wind??? I have seen hundreds of people drive $20K - $100K+ boats into the dock because they didn't know any better. At my marina this year, there are a lot of new boaters.

They have money, but no brains. And their action put our lives at risk.
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