Royal Purple Poker Run Accident
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Re: Royal Purple Poker Run Accident
Yup. It flipped. I have heard several stories, but only one that sounded plausible from a guy that runs the gas dock nearest the accident site. We drove out and saw the boat before it was recovered. The bottom was still intact, but that was all I could see. A friend of mine was parked in the channel between Maurepas and Ponchartrain when he went by just before the accident (less than a mile). Said he was moving pretty fast, but they didn't see anything unusual. I don't know anything about injuries.
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Re: Royal Purple Poker Run Accident
We were on the side of him in a 26 DCB right before the Maurepas and never saw him turn in then heard about it at the prop stop. Just wondering if everyone was OK?
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Re: Royal Purple Poker Run Accident
I came up on the boat just after it happened. Everyone was OK and did not need assistance. Soon after the police came so we continued the run. Later the owner told a friend that he was entering Manchac pass, got too far to the left (south), turned, hit a cypress stump and rolled. Based on how shallow the water was where the boat ended up they were extremely lucky.
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Re: Royal Purple Poker Run Accident
Originally Posted by Thunderstruck
Everyone was OK and did not need assistance.
Originally Posted by Thunderstruck
Later the owner told a friend that he was entering Manchac pass, got too far to the left (south), turned, hit a cypress stump and rolled.
#10
Re: Royal Purple Poker Run Accident
Just goes to show that there is more to safe boating than just being prepared. Let's hear it for our two safe boaters of the weekend, Racer-x6 and StripPoker388, who were safe boaters all Saturday, because they NEVER LEFT THE PROP STOP.