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Old 06-09-2022, 17:23   #1
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Yet another casualty in Miami waterways

Yesterday I posted my misgivings of losing engine power while sailing down to the upper Florida keys, and taking the prudent steps to aim at entrances providing a “wide” channel to maneuver in case an incoming fast boat usually driven by a person with little to no training came the other way. That was Sunday.
Little did I know that just a few miles south of where I anchored, and exactly at my original destination, a 32 ft open Robalo with 15 teenage girls and two adults hit marker 15 at the end of the narrow 1.6 mile stretch of Cutter Bank pass. All passenger were thrown out and a 15 year girl died of her injuries.
Apparently another power boat was coming into the pass and the captain may have tried to swerve to avoid collision.
My guess is that both were probably going fast in this very narrow channel, and since it was around sunset, they did not see the other boat until it was too late.

The whole south east Florida waterways are full of these stories overly month.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...265382661.html
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My in purpose anchor trying to be away from any traffic
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