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Old 09-27-2016, 08:24 AM
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To all my South Florida Boating Brothers out there...make sure you give these jetty's a wide berth...especially at night. They project out into the ocean nearly a mile from the mouth of the inlet at the southernmost tip of Miami Beach.
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Viewing pictures (shown on the last page of this thread), does not look like the distance you mentioned. In the interest of learning (and safety), please help in explaining the length of the each jetty.
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Old 09-27-2016, 08:28 AM
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Video of boat on trailer after recovered:

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Old 09-27-2016, 08:28 AM
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My rule is all lights off ( except NAV lights ) when on plane. Having the cockpit lit up with bright LED lighting as was seen in photos of boat on jetty, dramatically reduces night vision. RIP
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Old 09-27-2016, 08:29 AM
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The issue is that the jetty is low in the water and you can see lights that are pretty low on the horizon right behind it. So, most people think they must have a clear path between themselves and the low lights in front of them. I have also heard that the reason for not coming up with a lighting system for a lot of the big jetties is the fact that most of them have claimed lives at one point or another and lighting them would be an admission of guilt. Then, the lawsuits would start flying.

I do think that there should be some kind of lighting system in place on the jetties. How about a strip of flashing lights that's rolls to the end like approach lights on an airport?? Something like this to the last part of the jetty....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbWf_llE_vY
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Old 09-27-2016, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 302Sport
The issue is that the jetty is low in the water and you can see lights that are pretty low on the horizon right behind it. So, most people think they must have a clear path between themselves and the low lights in front of them. I have also heard that the reason for not coming up with a lighting system for a lot of the big jetties is the fact that most of them have claimed lives at one point or another and lighting them would be an admission of guilt. Then, the lawsuits would start flying.

I do think that there should be some kind of lighting system in place on the jetties. How about a strip of flashing lights that's rolls to the end like approach lights on an airport?? Something like this to the last part of the jetty....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbWf_llE_vY
On the east coast of S Florida there are rules on ocean side lighting (too bright and it distracts turtles trying to leave nest). They go towards the light (which to them they think is the moon out over water). Light up the jetty too bright and the turtles might get lost.

After this accident, there might be enough resources to get something changed. Also consider that inlet was used for decades for high speed "night runs".....no GPS, no lights etc. I would chalk this up to a 24 yr old kid in a fast center console that made a bad mistake.
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Some insight into the final hours before the accident:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/the-tra...023645408.html
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
Gnarly for sure.
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Old 09-27-2016, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by ROTAX454
Viewing pictures (shown on the last page of this thread), does not look like the distance you mentioned. In the interest of learning (and safety), please help in explaining the length of the each jetty.
This is from another site, but a pretty good view.
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Old 09-27-2016, 10:10 AM
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RIP More insight
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