A bad day of boating
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It's a 42' Fountain Spt Fish/Go Fast with three 275 OB's. Outfitted to the nines! It was my next door neighbor last season. The owners may not have been aboard at the time this happened, so we are told, and the only person recovered as of this afternoon was a youngster who is hurt pretty badly. Spoke with one of the owners and it is a bit of a mystery.
http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080630/NEWS03/806300338/1019
A massive search yesterday morning on the Hudson River involving marine units and helicopters finally ended after authorities learned the boater had swum ashore.
Lennon Duffy, 26, of Upper Nyack had head and face injuries after the 38-foot boat he was piloting capsized in the Hudson River north of Nyack.
Duffy swam ashore after the accident and walked home, said police Detective Lt. William Barbera of the Rockland County Sheriff's Department. He was transported by Nyack Ambulance to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for treatment.
Police and rescue crews from both sides of the river were called at 6:01 a.m. for a report of a boat accident with no visible victim.
Emergency crews found the boat bottom-up along the rocks in the vicinity of Nyack Beach State Park and Rockland Lake, but they saw no people, Barbera said.
Marine units from Rockland, Westchester and state park police departments and dive teams from the Piermont and Irvington fire departments conducted a search.
Thomas Krasinski, the owner of the boat, told authorities he didn't know who may have borrowed the vessel, which was valued around $300,000.
Duffy, a friend of Krasinski's nephew, was tracked down through Duffy's vehicle registration. Duffy's car had been left in a nearby parking lot, Barbera said.
Officers spoke to Duffy at his home, where he told them the accident occurred around 11 p.m. Saturday. He said he had two passengers on the boat, but wasn't sure if he had dropped them off, Barbera said.
Duffy's condition was serious enough that the officers asked for immediate medical attention.
Two helicopters and several agencies were called in to search for the two passengers, but the search was called off after sherriff's detectives learned the passengers were alive and unhurt. They were dropped off before the accident and didn't witness it, Barbera said.
Toxicology tests are pending, standard procedure in cases like this, Barbera said.
Lennon Duffy, 26, of Upper Nyack had head and face injuries after the 38-foot boat he was piloting capsized in the Hudson River north of Nyack.
Duffy swam ashore after the accident and walked home, said police Detective Lt. William Barbera of the Rockland County Sheriff's Department. He was transported by Nyack Ambulance to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla for treatment.
Police and rescue crews from both sides of the river were called at 6:01 a.m. for a report of a boat accident with no visible victim.
Emergency crews found the boat bottom-up along the rocks in the vicinity of Nyack Beach State Park and Rockland Lake, but they saw no people, Barbera said.
Marine units from Rockland, Westchester and state park police departments and dive teams from the Piermont and Irvington fire departments conducted a search.
Thomas Krasinski, the owner of the boat, told authorities he didn't know who may have borrowed the vessel, which was valued around $300,000.
Duffy, a friend of Krasinski's nephew, was tracked down through Duffy's vehicle registration. Duffy's car had been left in a nearby parking lot, Barbera said.
Officers spoke to Duffy at his home, where he told them the accident occurred around 11 p.m. Saturday. He said he had two passengers on the boat, but wasn't sure if he had dropped them off, Barbera said.
Duffy's condition was serious enough that the officers asked for immediate medical attention.
Two helicopters and several agencies were called in to search for the two passengers, but the search was called off after sherriff's detectives learned the passengers were alive and unhurt. They were dropped off before the accident and didn't witness it, Barbera said.
Toxicology tests are pending, standard procedure in cases like this, Barbera said.
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We've "clipped" the channel there every time we go through. I guess he thought he was only skimming the surface and it was safe to completely cut the channel. So which marker is that in the for ground?
Fortunately everyone is ok. Rough lesson here if it sinks in.
Fortunately everyone is ok. Rough lesson here if it sinks in.
This is the first I have heard for this even though Im sure there have been others but the bridge is a yearly event. Most of the time its auto pilot that turns out to be the cause. Common sense will prevent most of the accidents. In this case the driver was extremely lucky. He not only survized the accident and did not kill anyone else, he also survived the swim and did not drown in his injured state. I guess someone was looking out for him.
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Mike - are you estimating that he hit Rockland Light??
Thats what happened. From what I understand the owners son was out with some people. Ahis friend dropped them off in Haverstraw and ended up out there again. The driver remembers nothing from the accident. His face was injured and lost some teeth.
I finally had a chance to stop by and see the aftermath. What a shame. This boat is toast. I seriously doubt it is repairable. Hard to find any spots where there is no damage, even the aluminum structure for the top is destroyed.
Here is another thread about this boat... http://www.boatered.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=116768