Sea Ray Yacht Saved from Sinking Near Bass Island, Lake Erie

A fifteen meter Sea Ray sport yacht titled m/y Double D was saved from sinking as it was cruising about two nautical miles North of Bass Island, Lake Erie on Thursday sixth June.  US Coast Guard Marblehead Station responded to the call after receiving a MayDay call on Channel sixteen, with six persons reported on the yacht.  With help from South Shore Towing and TowBoatU.S, the US Coast Guard started to the de-water the yacht.  Ultimately the yacht was saved and towed to Catawba Club South, were the yacht was then drydocked.  All six boaters were reported saved and had no injuries.

The Sea Ray yacht in this saving is a 510 Sundancer as produced from 2000 to 2003.  The 510 Sundancer was a replacement to the first generation 500 Sundancer, and was replaced by a second generation 500 Sundancer.