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Originally Posted by Baja_Bigdog
(Post 4165359)
It is clearly a 29 Outlaw......the only model with those side vents and a rounded windscreen.
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Not to be a complete moron but are you saying that baja tied to the police boat was involved, and that part resting on top of the cruiser is its upper half but jusst sheared off ?or is that another boat on top of cruiser(baja)
The detail is a lul fuzzy in my samsung,
Originally Posted by dockrocker
(Post 4165183)
Another pic, this one shows the Baja. You can clearly see it has twins, so it has to be a 29 or better.
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paintman, I believe that is the case - from eyewitness accounts, the Baja was running 45-55 mph, hit a cruiser or freighter wake (details are fuzzy) and the driver lost control, launching off a wake and landing essentially on top of the cruiser. The flybridge of the cruiser boat was essentially smashed off the rest of the boat.
No one on the Baja was hurt, 2 on the cruiser are dead and 1 is in critical condition. From the Detroit News article: Algonac resident Alan Block, who is a local sailboat racer and senior reporter for Sailing Anarchy, was sailing in the southbound channel and was about 200 feet from the collision when it occurred. “I came to a stop because I knew something was going to happen,” Block said. “There were two large boats — perhaps 40 footers — headed southbound and they were leaving large wakes. One of the boats looked like a fishing vessel and the other was a cabin cruiser with an upper deck. A third boat, a 25-foot Baja, which is a very fast speed boat, was headed northbound in the shipping channel doing about 45 to 50 mph.” According to Block, the Baja failed to slow down for the large wakes caused by the bigger boats. “I watched as the speed boat tried to go around the two boats, moving toward the Canadian side,” Block said. “He hit the wake of the second boat, flew into the air and came down on the second wake. People on his boat were being thrown around and he lost control of the boat.” Block said he watched in disbelief as the Baja hit a third wake and was launched about 10 feet into the air. “It was completely clear of the water,” Block said. “It crashed into the top deck of the cabin cruiser and basically smashed through to the other side. It actually knocked off the upper deck, which collapsed onto the hull of the boat. I’ve lived and worked on the water my entire life, and I’ve never seen anything like this. “It was horrible.” |
Very sad! Sincere thoughts for all family & friends of passed or injured involved.
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i have a sea ray 350 da cruiser and a 38 fountain with big power so i know both sides to power boating.imo the driver of the baja should spend the rest of his life behind bars.the people in the cruiser and their family will be in my prayers.
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I concur!
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Sorry for the family of the deceased. Another related drinking while boating death. You booze on the water eventually someone will lose.
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Obviously someone in their proper state of mind would not put themselves or others in a situation where something like this could occur . More tragic deaths of the innocent and another huge black eye for us . Prayers for the departed .
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With all that damage to the cruiser how in the Hell did the Baja stay in one piece and still be floating? Also none of the pictures I have seen shows any damage to the cruiser just that it Scheared in half? This is unlike any other boat accident I've ever seen. Prayers sent to all family members.
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Originally Posted by JRider
(Post 4165363)
No, that is clearly a Cigarette
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