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Old 11-09-2024, 07:52   #1
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38' motorboat collides with 21' sailboat

https://www.yahoo.com/news/da-woman-...172707916.html

It happened in an area very close to my winter boatyard. Lots of speeding powerboat yahoos there. Not too many sailboats though.
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Re: 38' motorboat collides with 21' sailboat

happened a month ago. the woman finally succumbed to her injuries.
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Re: 38' motorboat collides with 21' sailboat

So sad.

We heard the mayday call from the people on the power boat saying they had hit a sailboat. They also said they were getting injured people onto their boat. It seems the authorities and rescue got there pretty quickly.

From the tv report:

“The sailboat had capsized and the motorboat somehow attached and hung up on the sailboat,” Ahlborg wrote in the affidavit.

Ahlborg said the motorboat captain was bringing his vessel back up to speed after leaving a “no wake zone” when he spotted a small fishing boat crossing in front of him less than a mile away. At the same time, Ahlborg said the captain was “trying to pay attention” to the speed of another vessel he was traveling with.

“When he turned his head back, he saw the sailboat, but it was too late,” Ahlborg stated in the affidavit. “He tried to turn hard to the starboard side but could not avoid the collision.”

I was hit by a power boat while sailing and was lucky to survive. No one was looking ahead at the time. The picture of their profiles is burned in my brain.
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