Sea Ray Sports Cruiser Ends Aground in Lake Barkley

A twelve meter Sea Ray sport cruiser titled m/y Mama Tried ended aground and beached in lake Barkley on the 29 May.  The causes of the grounding are not reported, though lack of attention during navigation in a delicate spot should be a prime suspect.  This grounding occurred in a tight spot which unites Lake Barkley with Kentucky Lake.  On the second June the m/v Tina Michelle recovered the vessel by towing her back in the water the way it came in, with the sport cruiser being lucky not to have sustained any serious hull damage, probably also for the mud terrain in the area more then other things.

The Sea Ray in this grounding is a 400 Express Cruiser as produced from 1992 to 1999.  In 1994 the 400 Express Cruiser had the kite style windows replaced by three port holes. The Sea Ray 400 Express Cruiser was a replacement to the 390 EC, and was replaced by the 410 Express Cruiser.