CPseudonym
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Gots to close the watertight doors, too. Before the water gets too deep.
And hope to heck all the penetrations where properly sealed. Anybody remember a nearly new boat named Yogi?
Gots to close the watertight doors, too. Before the water gets too deep.
And hope to heck all the penetrations where properly sealed. Anybody remember a nearly new boat named Yogi?
And hope to heck all the penetrations where properly sealed. Anybody remember a nearly new boat named Yogi?
Wonder if my boat insurance covers undersea towing.
39 posts and nobody knows what happened. Since we're speculating, I'm betting it had something to do with their anchor.
Exactly an oversized anchor with too much chain just drove the bow under.
I don't know why Psneeld ever reads threads about boat sinkings, rescues, or sea tragedies, the wild speculation always annoys him. I think he secretly likes to be exasperated.
I have this vision in my head of a CG helicopter hovering over a raging sea, boat swamped to the gunwales, just a little burgee poking out of the water on the otherwise sunken bow, big walls of green water crashing on the boaters swimming in the spray and foam (while holding little Fifi the wet Pomeranian aloft). The swimmers are waving their arms to drop life rings or the rescue basket or something and Psneeld leans out of the helicopter and shouts "We can't be certain if you need rescue right now because we can't speculate about your swimming endurance! Tread water a little longer so we can calibrate the rescue protocols to your precise level of distress!"
Usually the towing requires the owner to be on board.....so have at it guys...
Many good accident investigations are pieced together from interviews with crew, passengers, yardworkers, builders, etc.... even with no hard facts...
Or the captain to have a commercial policy.
Actually the tow boat went out to it and hooked up but soon cut the line. He had other help on the way but it sank too fast.
Not sure how that would matter...With Sea Tow, the commercial policy is different from recreational in that there is a charge associated with all towing...not free for members like recreational. And in that case, the boat is covered under either policy if owned/registered to the card holder. Pretty sure BoatUS is similar.
If talking Professional Mariner Card like for a delivery captain...then they would definitely have to be aboard.
Gets weird with bigger boats...technically Sea Tow wont always cover stuff too big (65 ft plus).
Plus I wasn't entirely correct about the aboard comment...you are correct that the vessel is covered without the owner aboard in most cases...with BoatUS it would be commercial boat named as opposed to a person, Sea Tow it might be either/or depending on the coverage...
Regardless I think the tow memberships have been an incredible improvement for recreational boating and I'm happy to have all the tow boats around.
I prefer the Canadian Coast Guard and the RNLI model.