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Princess 60 Captain Found Guilty in Killing Fisherman in 23-foot Steiger Craft Off Watch Hill

We all know how easily this sort of tragedy can happen. And how easily it can be avoided. On Sept. 22, 2015, Cooper Bacon, 76, a Coast Guard licensed captain from Cape May Court House, New Jersey, was driving a new Princess 60 from the Newport, Rhode Island, boat show down to the Norwalk, Connecticut, boat show. Also on board was mate William Noe, 3rd, of Woodbine, New Jersey. It was 10:30 in the morning on a sunny, clear day. At the same time, Walter Krupinski, 81, a rod and reel commercial fisherman from Stonington, Connecticut, was heading home after…

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Miami Pitcher Jose Fernandez Was High, Drunk and Speeding When He Drove His Boat into a Jetty, State Report Says

At 3:02 on the morning of Sept. 25, Miami Marlins star pitcher José Fernandez, 24, drove his 32-foot SeaVee at a high speed into a jetty at  the north side of Government Cut. The impact killed him and his two companions, Eduardo Rivero, 25, and Emilio Macias, 27. Now a 46-page accident report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spells out the details of the tragedy: Fernandez was high on cocaine, legally drunk and was driving at a WOT of 65.7 mph. “Fernandez operated the (vessel) with his normal faculties impaired, in a reckless manner, in the darkness…

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112′ Ferretti Custom Line Yacht Sinks in Mallorca Harbor

Ouch. This does hurt. The story is that a severe wind roared through this harbor in Mallorca, Spain, breaking a dock line on Paradise, a 112-foot Ferretti Group Custom Line yacht built in 2003. The boat, with a composite hull, then slammed into the dock and started to sink. Paradise had been for sale for 3.4 million Euros. Read the story here: https://yachtharbour.com/news/34m-yacht-sinks-in-mallorca-1525?src=home_page_latest_main

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“Nap Time” Cruiser Runs into Ferry While Captain Using the Head

You’ve got to see this. Nap Time, a recreational cruising boat, runs into the starboard side of a huge Washington State ferry going from Tacoma to Vachon Island in broad daylight, while the ferry is sounding its horn. Hard to believe. Yes, the boat on the right has the right of way, but it’s supposed to give way to a commercial ferry, no? And what was Nap Time’s captain thinking? Well, it turns out, according to a local TV station, that Nap Time’s captain, the only person on board at the time, was below, using the head. Still, a great video:…

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Baseball Star Jose Fernandez Dies in Miami Boat Crash

This is just a tragedy in so many directions. Jose Fernandez, a 24-year-old star pitcher for the Miami Marlins, was killed early Sunday morning when the 32-foot SeaVee he was riding in with two friends hit a jetty marking the north side of Government Cut in Miami. The Coast Guard found the boat, turned over on top of the jetty, during a routine patrol at 3 a.m. Sunday. A spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the boat hit the jetty at speed, probably 50 mph or so, and the three men, whose bodies were found…

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