Sinking boat towed into Stuart, FL

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Does anybody know what happened to this boat in the Stuart area. I was on a boat in the Manatee Pocket, when this boat was towed in by two TowBoatUS boats. The Coast Guard and the local sheriff's departmetn was also escorting. The boat was listing badly and bow down when under tow. It is not very visable, but there is a person on the bow holding on to the output of a crash pump. They managed to get it hauled at Hinkley yard before it sunk.
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Dont know what happened but must have been a sight to watch.[:-cry]
 
The crash pump was clearly not keeping up. The Manatee Pocket is only 6 - 8 feet deep. I thought that it was going to sink before they got it hauled. I figured that they could not have towed it very far. It must have had a bulkhead that was keeping the water forward, hence the bow down. It was sad to see.
 
nothing on the USCG site yet

http://www.d7publicaffairs.com/

they often have articles and pictures on various rescues.

sicne it was bow down, that would indicate the damage was at the bow, probably hit something resulting in a BIG hole for crash pumps not no be enough. a mechanical issue (lost shaft, ripped rudder,... ) would have resulted in the boat bieng stern heave and the gas pumps woudl have been able to keep up.
 
A co-worker told me today that he was testing a radio on that day and he heard the Mayday call. The boat was coming in the St. Lucie inlet on one engine when it quit. The "captain" was cussing and screaming that he was being pushed by the waves onto the jetty.

Maybe he ran out of fuel? Both engines rarely run out at the same time, but they usually run out within an hour of each other.
 
fuel contamination could kill both engines within a short time of each other... suspecting either contamination or low tanks woudl have made me call seatow or USCG to stand by at the inlet just in case...
 
can anyone make out the boat? looks new withthe vert port holes
 
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