Boat Collision - vicinity of Thomas Pt Light

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While transiting the Bay, north of the Rt 50 Bridge, at approx 1pm, heard a distress call for a collsion involving a 40ft'er (vessel's name was Tiger Stripes.)

with a 19ft boat near Thomas Point light. The Last communication heard was the Coast Guard authorized a medevac of the injured.

Anyone operating in the vicinity able to weigh-in on the subject?
 
We had just passed TP headed north when we heard the call... we were up just passed the last anchored freighter actually. When passing TP I didn't notice anything unusual... must have just happened shortly after we went by.
 
We also heard this on the VHF while on the upper bay. Didn't hear anything about the outcome. On the way back at about 4:30, we also heard another USCG report that there was a missing jet skier who hadn't returned, or was overdue.
 
The guy in the 40 footer must have been in a bit of shock. The CC asked twice what color his vessel was and he said a "40 Tiara". When asked about injuries he said one person "had a few cuts on his arm". At least he was able to read of his lat and long well enough for the CC to locate them fairly quickly.
 
From the Saint Marys Today paper:

Man injured in collision of two boats in Bay

BALTIMORE - A Coast Guard crew from Station Annapolis, Md., med-evaced an injured man following a boating accident near Thomas Point Lighthouse Sunday.
Injured was Jesse Lee Rhode, 45, from Upper Marlboro, Md.

At about 1:30 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Baltimore watchstanders were notified via marine band radio by a person aboard the Tiger Stripe, a 40-foot pleasure craft, reporting that they were involved in an accident with a 19-foot pleasure craft in the vicinity of Thomas Point Lighthouse in the Chesapeake Bay. Approximately 10 minutes later, a 25-foot response boat crew from Station Annapolis was on scene and medevaced Rhode back to the station where he was met by local emergency medical personnel.

A Maryland State Police helicopter crew landed at the station and transported Rhode to Baltimore Shock Trauma with injuries to his arm and hand.

Maryland Natural Resource Police has the lead in the investigation.

The Coast Guard encourages the use of marine band radios as a way to quickly and effectively call for help if an emergency situation should arise while on the water. By improving your communication capabilities with rescuers, your chances of getting the assistance you need in a timely manner is greatly improved.
 
Well, Tiger Stripes must not have received much damage... they were at Hemmingways for dinner last night.
 
UPDATE found on Maryland Natural Resources Police website.

Anne Arundel County – On Sunday, August 17, at about 1:30 p.m., the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) investigated a boating accident near Tolly Point on the Chesapeake Bay.
Robert J. Doub, 73, of Baltimore was operating his 40-foot cabin cruiser when he allegedly struck a 14-foot vessel in the stern. Doub’s vessel continued over the stern and exited the port side of the 14-foot vessel.

The passenger in the 14-foot vessel, Jesse L. Rhode, 45, of Upper Marlboro was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore with non-life threatening injuries. Neither the operator of the 14-foot vessel nor Doub and his passengers sustained injuries.

NRP charged Doub with negligent operation of a vessel, failure to maintain a proper look-out and failure to properly overtake another vessel. As per U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Rules, every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing and any vessel overtaking any other shall keep out of the way of the vessel being overtaken. A court date of Nov. 4 has been scheduled for Doub in Anne Arundel County District Court.

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maryland State Police assisted NRP with the incident.
 
The 40ft driver was charged by the DNR with ? overtaking a vessel,,failing to have a proper lookout,, and negligent operation. He was also charged with negligent operations by the Coast Guard, which involve seperate court proceedings.
 
Sounds like a geezer with the autopilot on while paying no attention to the conditions ahead. Good to hear the injuries were so limited (and no fatalities).
 
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