Showing posts with label Boat Collision. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Boat Collision. Show all posts

February 13, 2025

Two Injured as Boat Crashes in Garda Lake Italy

A man and woman where injured as a seven meter sport boat collided into a rocky beach near the Tower of Benaco, in the Pozzolo area of the Garda Lake, Verona at about 08:00 morning time of Wednesday fourth September 2019.  Italian Carabinieri, Guardia Costiera, and Vigili dell Fuoco attended to the scene, as they where followed by a helicopter from the 118 squad, and two ambulance vehicles.  The 27 year old woman in yellow code was taken to a clinic in Pederazoli, while the thirty year old man was helicopter transported to a hospital in Trento.  Ultimately the cuddy cabin sport cruiser was transported to a nearby boat yard.  The cause of the accident is under investigation.
The boat in this collision is an A. Mostes Venere 23.4 as produced in the late nineties.  The Venere 23.4 was a replacement to the 24 Venere, and was replaced by the 25 Venere.

February 11, 2025

Classic Cruiser Ends Aground Near Ancona

A classic Italian eleven meter sport cruiser with four persons onboard ended aground at the Trave reef, to the South East of Ancona, Italy on the evening of fourteen August 2021.  The sport cruiser called for help on the 112 Guardia Costiera emergency number, and was rapidly assisted by the CP310 boat, which was followed by two other Vigili dell Fuoco fire fighting boats.  The Guardia Costiera rescued the four persons, and then removed the sport cruiser from the reef, as they guaranteed it's buoyancy with floating balloons and towed it at a boat yard to the nearby Marina Dorica, located to the West of Ancona's harbour.  The cause of the accident is not reported.
The sport cruiser in this accident is a Raffaelli Typhoon Middle Day 12mt as designed by its builder Renato Raffaelli and produced from 1985 to 1991.  The Raffaelli Typhoon Middle Day was a larger replacement to the Regal 35 Day and was replaced by the aft cabin Middle Day.

February 5, 2025

Owner Refuses Help as Classic Boat Ends Aground in Latisana

A classic twelve meter Italian build flybridge cruiser with one man aboard ended aground in the Lagoon of Marano, near Latisana, not so far from Aprilia Marittima to the North East of Italy at about 17:00 hours of Wednesday fifth February.  Advised of the accident the Porto Captaincy of Lignano Sabbiadoro and Vigili dell Fuoco went to the area.  But when the response squads arrived on the spot, the German owner refused the help, advising that he was in good health and will wait for high tide, for which the boat will remove itself with less damage then eventual towing.
The classic boat in this grounding is a Camuffo 40 Fly as designed by Marco Camuffo and build in wood lamellar method in the mid seventies.  Camuffo is the most long standing dynasty of boat builders having its origins since 1438, with the current Porto Gruaro near to Venice premises existing since 1843.

November 11, 2024

Explorer Cruiser Collides Into Florida St. Augustine Bridge

An explorer cruiser of thirteen meters in length titled m/y Bright Side collided and got stuck with the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, Florida on the early afternoon of Sunday tenth November.  The explorer cruiser just did not make it because of its mast, but also because it tried to pass under the bridge on a high tide.  Other unconfirmed reports say the bridge also has its air-draft markings damaged following the recent hurricanes and storms, and these have not yet been fixed yet.  As of the early evening of the day Bright Side was still stuck with the bridge. This Bridge of Lions collision follows that of the Nao Trinidad classic Spanish schooner which lost power, and collided with the same bridge thirteen days ago.
M/y Bright Side the explorer cruiser in this collision is a 2005 Kadey-Krogen 44.  Produced from 2002 to 2011 in 26 units, the 44 came out as a replacement to the 42, the model which debuted Kadey-Krogen in 1977, and was replaced and evolved into the 44 AE in 2012.

October 19, 2024

Ten Rescued as Sea Ray Boat Ends Powerless Near Vero Beach Florida

The US Coast Guard has rescued ten boaters as an eight meter in length Sea Ray sport cruiser titled m/y Incommunicado ended powerless and disabled about twenty nautical miles to Vero Beach, Florida at about 23:00 of Friday eighteen October.  The Sea Ray cruiser went powerless as its found itself in a rough sea state with two to three meters waves height.  Five of the people rescued needed medical assistance.  Ultimately the powerless Sea Ray cruiser ended beached the following day at Vero Beach.
The Sea Ray in this incident is a 270 Sundancer as produced from 1994 to 1998.  The 270 Sundancer came out as a replacement to the 250 Sundancer and was replaced by the more spacious second generation version in 1998.

October 14, 2024

Classic Chris Craft Beached In Milwaukee

A classic Chris Craft flybridge cruiser titled m/y Deep Thought ended aground in between Bradford Beach and McKinley Marina in Milwaukee on the afternoon of Sunday thirteen October.  According to US Coast Guard and Milwaukee Police officials the boat ended beached after it ran out of gas. The Coast Guard said that the vessel was a hard aground and no life or pollution threat existed, with a request to remove the classic flybridge cruiser sent to the ownership, who advised that it is working to do this with a salvage company.  Till Friday 25 October Deep Thought was still not yet removed.
The Chris Craft in this beaching is a Roamer 41 Regal produced between 1967 to 1970.  Chris Craft  build a total of 58 Roamer 41 Regals, 31 in steel and 27 in aluminium.  Chris Craft bought Roamer from Michigan in 1957, debuting a renewed Roamer line on that same year, which lasted till 1979 and a total of 1964 Roamers from ten to eighteen meters in size build.

October 12, 2024

Hurricane Milton 2024

Hurricane Milton was an extremely powerful and devastating Atlantic hurricane which became the second-most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded over the Gulf of Mexico, behind only Hurricane Rita from 2005. Milton made landfall on the west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the state's Big Bend region. The thirteenth named storm, ninth hurricane, fourth major hurricane, and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Milton was the strongest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2024 so far and the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area since 1921. Milton formed from a long-tracked tropical disturbance that originated in the western Caribbean Sea and consolidated in the Bay of Campeche on October 5. Gradual intensification occurred as it slowly moved eastward, becoming a hurricane early on October 7. Later that day, Milton underwent explosive intensification and became a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 156 knots. At peak intensity, it had a pressure of 897 millibars, making it the fifth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record. Milton fluctuated in intensity after an eyewall replacement cycle, re-intensifying into a Category 5 hurricane the following day. Increasing wind shear caused the hurricane to weaken as it turned northeast towards Florida, falling to Category 3 before making landfall near Siesta Key late on October 9. Afterwards, Milton rapidly weakened as it moved across the state into the Atlantic Ocean, and became extratropical on October 10 as it became embedded within a frontal zone. The remnants gradually weakened and passed near the island of Bermuda before dissipating on October 12. 
Ahead of the hurricane, Florida declared a state of emergency in which many coastal residents were ordered to evacuate. Preparations were also undertaken in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The hurricane spawned a deadly tornado outbreak and caused widespread flooding in Florida.  Hurricane Milton killed at least 26 people: 23 in the United States and three in Mexico. Preliminary damage estimates are to be at least US$30 billion.
Marina 1 in Punta Gorda, was the most single hit marina with over a dozen yachts sank and or with important damage.
M/y Indigo a 2015 Marlow 88 seems to be the most high profile of the damaged yachts from Hurricane Milton.
Here is three grounded boats, a Chris Craft aft cabin and Hatteras sportfish in Manasota Key.  Two nearby boats a Sea Ray and Post sportfish also partly sank.
More damage from the storm surge at Manasota Key, above and below as boats end on the terraces of nearby homes. 

September 29, 2024

Hurricane Helene 2024

Hurricane Helene was a large, deadly, catastrophic, and fast-moving tropical cyclone that was the strongest on record to strike the Big Bend region of Florida. The eighth named storm, fifth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Helene developed gradually from a mid-September disturbance in the western Caribbean Sea within a broad area of low pressure known as the Central American gyre. By September 24, the disturbance had consolidated enough to become a tropical storm as it approached the Yucatán Peninsula, receiving the name Helene from the National Hurricane Center. Favourable conditions led to the cyclone's gradual intensification, and it became a hurricane early on September 25. More pronounced and eventually rapid intensification ensued as Helene traversed the Gulf of Mexico the following day, reaching Category 4 intensity on the evening of September 26. Late on September 26, Helene made landfall at peak intensity in the Big Bend region of Florida, near the city of Perry, with maximum sustained winds of 120 knots. Helene would weaken as it moved quickly inland before degenerating to a post-tropical cyclone over Tennessee on September 27. the storm then stalled over the state before dissipating on September 29.  In advance of Helene's expected landfall, the governors of Florida and Georgia declared states of emergency due to the significant impacts expected, including very high storm surge along the coast and hurricane-force gusts as far inland as Atlanta. Helene also caused catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding, particularly in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Hurricane warnings also extended further inland. As of September 30, a total of 120 deaths have been attributed to Helene.

As boating goes Helene seems more to have affected mostly smallish boats, also because the storm surge which at its peak elevated up to six meters, happened rather in land then by the coastal area.  Above is Maxum 3100 SE which ended aground, with other boats and into a block of of apartments in the big bend region of Florida.
Here is a CandL Marine Corp from Taiwan 38 model from 1981 which ended aground and blocked between trees in Sarasota.

September 19, 2024

23 People Saved as Carver Boat Runs Aground in Boston Harbour

 
Twelve adults and eleven children were rescued as a thirteen meter Carver cruiser titled m/y La Bella Vita ran aground at Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor on 18:00 of Wednesday eighteen September.  The flybridge cruiser was carrying the Sommerville youth hockey team for a good time cruise when it collided with the reefs near Rainford Island, ripping a hull breach with the collision, and started to sink.  Boston Police intervened to the La Bella Vita distress call, as all persons onboard were rescued with only one adult injured.  Sea Tow was later called to the scene to recover the boat, with no success, and then decided to stabilize her in the spot.  Massachusetts Environment Police is investigating the cause of the collision and sinking.
M/y La Bella Vita is a 1999 Carver 456 Aft Cabin Motor Yacht as produced from 1999 to 2000.  The Carver 456 first debuted as the 455 Aft Cabin Motor Yacht in 1996, as a replacement to the 440 Aft Cabin, and was replaced by the 466 Motor Yacht.

September 10, 2024

Two Injured in Lake Higgins Powerboat Collision

Two persons were injured as a nine meter powerboat collided about one nautical mile offshore to the North West shore of Lake Higgins on the afternoon Monday ninth September.  The two occupants were thrown off the powerboat as it lost control and spun off, and then sustaining some important damage from stern to midship.  Other boaters were unable to help the boaters, as it seems they were unable to board a boat, with Roscommon County Marine Patrol coming to the scene with a borrowed pontoon boat.  Following this the patrol lifted the boaters from the water and took them to shore, who were then assisted by Emergency Medical Services as they suffered broken bones from the impact with the seabed.
The boat in this collision is a Sunsation 32 Dominator as produced the noughties.  Founded in 1982 in Algonac the original Chris Craft home, by Wayne Schaldenbrand who debuted with the 16 Sunburn model.

August 26, 2024

Two Injured as Sport Cruiser Ends Aground in Alleghany Reservoir

A husband and wife were injured as there seven meter sports cruiser ended colliding and beached at Kinzue South of the Alleghany Reservoir, Alleghany State park, Pennsylvania on the night of Sunday 25 August.  The two people are reported to have dropped some friends before the collision, and during navigation hit some rocks, which led to them going unconscious, with the boat ending running unattended until it collided again and grounded.  After the collision both husband and wife were a air lifted to a hospital in grievous condition, with the boat reported to have received a lot of damage.  
This story was broken by Terri Davis Peterson on the Boat Fails Facebook Group.
The boat in this collision is a Rinker 266 Fiesta Vee, as produced in the end of the nineties.  The 266 Fiesta Vee came out as a replacement to the 265 Fiesta Vee and was replaced by the Rinker 270 Fiesta Vee.

August 22, 2024

Ferry Ship Collides with Moored Boats in Sorrento

The ferry ship m/v Isola di Capri of the company Caremar, collided with a couple of sport cruisers at Marina Piccola in Sorrento, on the late afternoon of 22 August.  The ferry ship is reported to have had problems with its throttle response while doing a manoeuvring operation in Sorrento, and ended colliding with an eight meter Colombo sport cruiser first, which took the worst of the collision, and a twelve meter sport cruiser later.  In a video posted on Facebook the Colombo sport cruiser looked like it was ran over and sank, but somehow I was advised that it remained afloat. In the video is also seen a Riva sport yacht which just manages to escape the accident as it was risking being hit on its starboard side by the ferry ship which looked out of control.  No one seems to be injured in this accident, with the Guardia Costiera of Sorrento opening an enquiry on the collision.
The Colombo in this collision is an eighties produced 29 Racing, with the sport cruiser next to it looking to be a Mochi 33 Open also from the same period, with the escaping Riva being a 52 Rivale.

Hurricane Ernesto 2024

Hurricane Ernesto was a moderately strong Atlantic hurricane that caused significant flooding in Puerto Rico before striking Bermuda as a hurricane. The fifth named storm and third hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Ernesto developed from a tropical wave east of the Leeward Islands. The storm moved towards the Antilles, impacting several nations. Ernesto then turned north, where it reached Category 2 strength, before making landfall in Bermuda as a Category 1 hurricane on August 17. Ernesto then weakened back to a tropical storm before intensifying back into a hurricane and brushing Atlantic Canada, becoming extratropical by August 20 and dissipating by August 22.  Hurricane Ernesto caused 24 million US dollars in damage and caused three indirect fatalities.
As boating goes Hurricane Ernesto has caused damage to Great Harbour Bay in the British Virgin Islands to some boats as pictured.  The three boats damage in this bay were a Bertram 33 Sport Fisherman which a was TowBoatUS boat, Bertram 38 Mk.III, and an eighties first generation Ocean Yachts 50 Super Sport.

August 20, 2024

Boat Collides Into Channel Marker in Richardson Bay

A traditional looking Sabre cruiser of fourteen meters in length titled m/y Wasabi collided with a channel marker referred to as a dolphin piling near Sausalito at the entrance of Richardson Bay, California for a story which was publicized by Latitude 38 on 25 October but apparently happened on the night of the nineteen August, as a Notice of the channel marker damage and not working was posted on the twenty August.  The traditional cruiser apparently crashed into navigational light #2 a dolphin marker which marks the entry into Richardson Bay.  Those onboard avoided major injuries, with the Sabre cruiser knocking over the pilings and launching the birdcage with markers and light onto the foredeck, and sustaining important bow damage from the collision, but still managing to make it to the marina on its own power.  
The traditional cruiser in this Sausalito collision is a 2015 Sabre 48 Salon Express.  Announced first as the 46, Sabre debuted the 48 Saloon Express in 2011, with a Fly Bridge version coming in 2016.

August 18, 2024

Sport Cruiser Ends Aground in Port Camargue

A nine meter sport cruiser with six persons ended aground at the entrance of Port Camargue, in the Montpellier region to the West side of South France, on the night of Saturday seventeen August.  The sport cruiser was assisted by the fire fighting emergency services who came to the scene to help the six boaters.  Five of the six boaters had light injuries from the impact of the sport cruiser, who is reported to have crashed into the marina break-water at planning speed.
The sport cruiser in this collision is a Four Winns 288 Vista as produced from 2004 to 2009. The 288 Vista came out as a replacement to the 298 Vista, with the model replaced by the V285.

August 17, 2024

Hingham Sea Ray Cruiser and Sailboat Collision Injures Two Persons

A collision between an eleven meter Sea Ray sport cruiser and a six meter sailboat in Hingham Bay, off the coast of Grape Island in Weymouth, Massachusetts on 12:30 of Friday sixteen August left two persons injured.  The two injured persons where on the small sailboat, which partly sank as it crashed with the Sea Ray sport cruiser titled m/y Medona.  Both boaters on the sailboat, a man and a woman were taken to South Shore Hospital suffering from propeller strikes on there body, with the woman injuries being very serious.  The US Coast Guard responded to the collision with SeaTow coming later to the scene, and working to refloat the small sail boat. An investigation on the collision is ongoing.
The Sea Ray in this collision is a 380 Sundancer model as produced from 1999 to 2003.  The Sea Ray 380 Sundancer came out as a replacement to the 370 Sundancer and was replaced by the 390 Sundancer.

August 15, 2024

Ferragosto Storm in Tuscany Coast, Worst Damage in Baratti

A summer storm of strong short intensity hit the Tuscany Coast with the worst of the damage coming in the Gulf of Baratti, Piombino, Italy on the early afternoon of the festive Ferragosto day, of Thursday fifteen August. With this sudden storm some half a dozen boats anchored or swing moored in the Gulf of Baratti ended beached, creating a bit havoc to the beach and to the surrounding areas.  This Summer storm which hit all the Tuscany coast from Pisa down to Piombino lasted for about an hour, with with speeds at thirty knots, and gusting up to forty knots.  Some other sail boats are also reported beached and partly sank in the area, while a nine meter classic Azimut sport cruiser with five persons onboard had to be rescued after it lost power near Cecina, with the Guardia Costiera rescuing three of the five persons and then helping in the towing to a safe harbor.
In Baratti the grounded motor boats are a mid to end nineties produced Gobbi 23 Sport as pictured above, and a classic Cantieri di Pisa Polaris of 13,20 meters as produced from 1961 to 1963 and pictured below.
Below is a classic eighties Azimut 28 which is assisted by the Guardia Costiera after it lost power near Cecina to the South of Livorno.

August 14, 2024

Formentera August Storm Grounds Boats in La Savina

A DANA which is not a storm name but a Spanish acronym for isolated depression at high altitude, hit the Balearic islands, with its stronger epicenter forming on Formentera, South to Ibiza at 10:20 hours on the morning of Wednesday fourteen August.  The storm which was stronger then forecasted had an average wind speed of fifty knots, with gusts touching one hundred knots of wind.  La Savina which was the most interested area boating wise, tossed and grounded a dozen boats around, with some boaters needing an emergency rescue to escape from the wreckage.
The most high profile grounding in this storm was the 2007 build Wally 100 s/y Wally Love which was also heavily listed to its starboard.  Of the motor boats aground videos showed a nineties build Sealine 310 Ambassador, and a late eighties Sunseeker 43 Thunderhawk.  While other videos showed an Azimut 43S, Benetti 35M Classic, Cranchi 41 Endurance , and a Zaniboni 38 Escalibur escaping from the storm.

August 7, 2024

Two Boats End Beached in Emilia and Fabio Tropical Storms

Two boats of ten meters and eight meters respectively ended beached and aground near Cabo San Lucas on the aftermath of Tropical Storms Emilia and Fabio on Tuesday sixth August.  The smaller boat ended beached and partly capsized, while the larger boat was partly beached and had its starboard bow hitting the rocks, as crew where trying to remove her from the dangerous spot.  The causes of the grounding are not reported with social media posts blaming both boaters for ignoring the weather forecasts warning, as Cabo San Lucas harbour was also closed on the previous Monday night.
The big boat in this grounding is a Bertram 35 Mk.ii as produced from 1981 to 1986 to a design of David Napier.

August 6, 2024

Two Injured in Azimut Yacht Small Boat Collision Near Savona

A collision between an eighteen meter Azimut flybridge yacht and a seven meter traditional cruiser, about half a nautical mile off the coast between Savona and Albissola at 15:20 hours of Tuesday sixth August injured two persons.  The dynamics of the collision are not fully reported, though the boaters of the small cruiser, a husband and wife ended both injured, with the man ending in the water and with grievous code red injuries.  The Azimut yacht involved in the collision assisted the distressed boaters of the smaller cruiser, with the Guardia Costiera m/v CP 863 intervening later with a medical team, and then taking the two injured boaters to a hospital in Pietra Ligure and Savona.  The small traditional cruiser partly sank with the collision and was then refloated, and along the Azimut yacht have been taken into custody for investigation on the collision by the Savona Captaincy.
The Azimut yacht in this collision is a 60 Flybridge model which debuted in the 2017 to a design of Stefano Righini, and came out as a replacement to the previous 60 model.
The traditional cruiser in this collision is a Ligurian gozzo Sciallino 23.  The 23 is a long standing model in Sciallino line up, which was first produced in wood, and then renewed to a fiberglass build with an updated design in around the mid nineties.