Tag Archives: boating accidents
America’s Cup to Remain on Track after Last Week’s Tragic Accident
In light of last Thursday’s events on San Francisco bay, we at BWS would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and teammates of Andrew “Bart” Simpson. Organizers of the America’s Cup said emphatically that the race … Continue reading
Container Ships Strikes Tower in Italy, Killing 7
Seven people were killed and two were missing after a container ship crashed into a concrete control tower in the northern Italian port of Genoa, rescuers said on Wednesday. The tower, which was 160 feet high and looked much like … Continue reading
Siblings Swim for 14 Hours After Boat Sinks in Caribbean
The fishing trip off the rugged north coast of St. Lucia was supposed to last all day, but about four hours into the journey, the boat’s electric system crackled and popped. Dan Suski, a 30-year-old business owner and information technology expert … Continue reading
Man Lost at Sea Found Alive After 27 Hours
A father of two who fell overboard from a tour boat off the coast of Indonesia has been found alive after floating for 27 hours without a lifejacket. Brett Archibald, from Camps Bay, South Africa, was plucked from the Mentawai … Continue reading
Boat Carrying 166 Sinks Off Nigeria
At least 45 people died when a wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized off the coast, a doctor said on Tuesday. The boat left on Friday from the remote town of Oron, in Cross Rivers state, and was heading across … Continue reading
Sailor Washed Overboard Drowns
He just wasn’t clipped on. It happened in Australia, but it could have been anywhere. The two sailors, sailing from Adelaide to Melbourne, were more than half way through their journey. They called in at the coastal town of Port … Continue reading
Uncontrollable Urge Update
The California sailing community has once again been thrown into mourning. San Diego’s Craig Williams, 36, died last weekend during the Islands Race. Williams was crew aboard James Gilmore’s San Diego-based Columbia Carbon 32 Uncontrollable Urge for the 130-mile race from Newport … Continue reading
Barge Strike Causes Massive Fireball
A LPG pipeline in a bayou near New Orleans erupted in a massive fireball Tuesday night after being struck by a tug and barge. The U.S. Coast Guard said that it responded after crews received a report that the 47-foot … Continue reading
Adventure Cruise Ship Damaged After Hitting Rock
An adventure cruise ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions hit a submerged rock on Monday, causing damage to the vessel. The 62-passenger National Geographic Sea Lion was departing an anchorage in the Las Perlas Islands, about 70 nautical miles from Panama … Continue reading
Man Rescued from Sailboat in Ponte Vedra, FL Shares His Story
When Jerry Willis went to sleep Monday night, he prayed for his crew to make it to shore. “I laid down in my bunk and I said, ‘God, help us get out of here alive,’” he said. “Next thing I … Continue reading
Rec Boat vs. Commercial Vessel
This weekend’s collision between a ferry and a 22-ft powerboat in Raccoon Strait is a grim reminder for all mariners to keep a sharp lookout for commercial traffic. The accident occurred around 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon when a 21-ft … Continue reading
US Fish and Wildlife Boat Sinks in Kodiak Harbor
Salvors on Friday attempted to raise a 63-foot U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service vessel that sank overnight while docked at a Kodiak harbor. The Arlluk, a federal research vessel that’s used by two Alaska Peninsula wildlife refuges, was found submerged at 3:30 a.m. in … Continue reading
Sailboat Sinks Near Golden Gate Bridge
Two people were rescued near the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday after a tug or the barge it was hauling out to sea collided with and sank their sailboat, the U.S. Coast Guard said. One of the two rescued in the 3:10 … Continue reading
Navy to Dismantle Ship Aground on Tubbataha Reef, Philippines
The U.S. Navy said Wednesday that it would dismantle a minesweeper that ran aground on a coral reef in the Philippines after carefully studying all options on how to remove the damaged ship. Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. James Stockman said … Continue reading
U.S. Navy Minesweeper Runs Aground
A U.S. Navy minesweeper has run aground on a reef in the Sulu Sea in the Philippines. The ship remains stuck on the reef. No injuries were reported among the ship’s crew of 81 and there were no indications of a fuel leak. A … Continue reading
Drunken Sailor Passes Out, Runs Aground
An intoxicated sailor was arrested Sunday afternoon after he passed out and his boat ran aground off the coast of Laguna Beach, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. Authorities first got the call about a sailboat grounded at Cleo Street Beach … Continue reading
Couple Wakes Up in Sinking Boat
Strong winds made for a rocky and nerve-racking night for many boat owners in Kirkland (and the surrounding Seattle area). But for one couple it was what they awoke to Monday morning that was the scariest of all. A couple, … Continue reading
Bad Company
Until this year, the 1991 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44 Jereve lead the exotic life of a cruising boat with loving owners, sailing between the Med and the Caribbean. So how did she end up washed up on a reef in … Continue reading
Buyer Finds Bargain Sailboat Anything But Ship Shape
A wannabe sailor who took a Greyhound bus from Texas to Connecticut to buy a sailboat he saw advertised online got more than he bargained for Sunday when the craft took on water three miles off Norwalk Harbor and he … Continue reading
Boat Damages Coral in Kaneohe Bay
It happened in Hawaii, but it could have been anywhere, and environmentalists are hopping mad. A 40-foot power boat that ran aground this week in Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii has destroyed 100 coral heads, according to researchers who visited the … Continue reading
