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maxthelab · Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:56 pm Post subject: Capsized boat

Was fishing the north PA jetty today and watching this group of 5, took them almost 30 min. to set anchor, they fished awhile and last I saw they were moving to pull anchor, I turned to cut bait and heard someone yelling "is everyone out" , turned around and saw all 5 climbing up on the rocks plus the dog, and their boat was capsized. Offered them a ride, but told them they would have to swim to me as I was not going to get up near the rocks, they stated they were going to wait on USCG. Boat stayed anchored for a bit (albeit upside down), last I saw she was headed out to the gulf to Davy Jone's locker. Feel so bad for those folks. I don't know what happened it wasn't all that rough and they weren't close to the rocks.[/url][/i]

cuzn dave · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 465

Current was probably not in their favor.
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maxthelab · Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:33 pm Post subject:

This is still bugging me, I know things happen fast out there, but the time it takes to dig out a menhaden and cut it into 4 pieces and a boat is upside down is sobering, hope those folks made it home ok.

Johninaustin · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 1113

Probably tied an anchor off the side of the boat. That will very quickly get you in trouble in any sort of current.

Halffast · Finger Mullet Joined: 20 Oct 2011 Posts: 46

Did they possibly try to use the motor to retrieve a stuck anchor?

maxthelab · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:25 pm Post subject:

Probably so, halffast, last time I looked they were motoring forward to pull anchor, then I turned around and it was all over in a minute or so.