Another, what where they thinking...

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http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2012/06/jamestown-man-t.html Check out the photos in slideshow
 
Wow! I bet he had to change his shorts. Don't get too close to the shore!!!
 
Phew! When I saw the link was from the Providence Journal, I thought the "What were they thinking" was going to be about them selecting Miss Rhode Island as the Miss USA winner.
 
DAMN! Whoever said the sun never sets on the Bertram Empire was flat out wrong in this case.
 
According to another article I saw they were delivering the boat to Newport for the owner and ran out of fuel. If correct bad decision running that day as well as not calculating fuel use and range correctly.

John
 
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Originally posted by SLW

That is (was) a Blackfin.

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Well damn my damn! DAMN! Whoever said the sun never sets on the Bertram Empire was flat out wrong in this case.
 
If you think the brand of boat would have made a difference on those rocks, somehow I don't think so. Lets not get too wrapped up on the marketing brochure. Marketing works a bit too well sometimes.
 
running out of fuel on a delivery... nice! another article said the two guys on board were from Florida...
 
Wondering where exactly they ran out of fuel. Otherwise, they should have been well clear of Beavertail heading to Castle Hill from where they were coming.
 
My guess is that they ran out of fuel between Beaver tail and Brenton Reef, in the channel and where carried on the rocks by the wind/wave. It s pretty deep there in the channel, up to 100' so the odds of the anchor grabbing are very slim
 
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