cardude01
Guru
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2012
- Messages
- 5,290
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Bijou
- Vessel Make
- 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
I was reading another thread about a shrimp boat that was lost when it possibly ran into a water spout. A water spout would definitely surprise me.
When we first bought our boat we were cruising to Key West and a huge red blob showed up on the radar that was coming right for us. We could see the lightening flashing in the distance. I remember texting someone on TF asking what to do, and they said turn around and avoid, so I reversed course and it pretty much passed us by.
So my question is, if you are offshore and you run into a big thunderstorm, waterspout, or whatever, what exactly are you supposed to do? What if it can't be avoided?
When we first bought our boat we were cruising to Key West and a huge red blob showed up on the radar that was coming right for us. We could see the lightening flashing in the distance. I remember texting someone on TF asking what to do, and they said turn around and avoid, so I reversed course and it pretty much passed us by.
So my question is, if you are offshore and you run into a big thunderstorm, waterspout, or whatever, what exactly are you supposed to do? What if it can't be avoided?