Seven People Injured in Two Boat Collision at Sandusky Lake Erie

Seven people were injured as two sport cruisers of seven and nine meters collided near the Sandusky coal docks, on Lake Erie at late Friday night of third July.  Sandusky EMS, Margaretta EMS, US Coast Guard, and TowBoatU.S assisted in the aftermath of the collision which left six people with mild injuries, and a person with cuts and bruises. The seven persons all of which were on the smaller boat, where taken to Firelands Regional Medical Center for treatment.  The smaller boat is reported to have had nine persons onboard, with the bigger nine meter sport cruiser was reported to be carrying eight people; seven adults and one child.  It is unclear how the boats collided with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources investigating the accident.

The smaller boat in this collision is a Crownline 242 CR as produced in the early noughties, while the other sport cruiser is reported to be a 31 foot Tiara.