Eight Saved as Sea Ray Ends Aground at James Island, South Carolina

Eight boaters were saved as a ten meter Sea Ray cruiser ended aground between the Stono River and James Island, in Charleston, South Carolina at about 16:15 of Saturday 27 April.  US Coast Guard Sector Charleston assisted in the incident with a response boat after receiving a call from one of the boaters, and were followed by Barrier Island Ocean Rescue, James Island Fire and Rescue, and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.  Upon arriving on the scene the Coast Guard found one injured boater who they transported to EMS at the Sol Legare Public Boat Landing to be treated.  A commercial salvage crew then ungrounded the vessel, and took it to safety.  The cause of the incident, and damage to the sport cruiser is not reported.

The boat in this accident is a second generation Sea Ray 340 Sundancer as produced from 1999 to 2002.  The second generation 340 Sundancer was a replacement to the second generation 330 Sundancer, and was replaced by the third generation Sea Ray 340 Sundancer.