Hatteras Yacht Partially Sinks in Middle Bass Island

Heavy winds hindered and grounded a seventy five feet Hatteras motor yacht on Middle Bass Island on Lake Erie on the morning of twelfth September.  The cause of the accident are unknown but reports are claiming that the yacht lost its power and ended grounded and with this doing damage to the hull bottom beneath the engine room.  Unfortunately the yacht has also discharged some oil pollution from its fuel vents.  The owner was assisted by the Marine Coast Guard Safety of Detroit, Toledo section.  The Hatteras yacht was salvaged on 17 September.

The yacht in this accident is a Hatteras 75 Cockpit Motor Yacht as produced from 2000 till 2003.  The Hatteras 75 Cockpit Motor Yacht, also known as the 75 Series for its two variants, the other being the Sports Deck version without the lowered aft cockpit deck, also had four different lower deck layout arrangement choices.