A Little early for a cocktail!
http://westislip.patch.com/articles/6-hurt-in-early-morning-boat-crash-off-captree
http://westislip.patch.com/articles/6-hurt-in-early-morning-boat-crash-off-captree
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Am i reading that right? The article says a 22 foot with 2 people and a 25 foot with 4 people on board, then says 2 adults and 4 children needed medical attention. Does that mean that both boats had kids out on the water at 3:15 AM and crashed into each other? Wow, it really has been a tough week on the GSB for boaters.
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Dan looks like we both had the same point, guess thats what happens when you distracted while replying at work. lol
Seems like maybe Newsday has a different version
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/six-hurt-in-boat-crash-off-captree-1.3027209
six on 25 footer and two on 22 footer.
Seems like maybe Newsday has a different version
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/six-hurt-in-boat-crash-off-captree-1.3027209
six on 25 footer and two on 22 footer.
Paul I too was thinking the same as you and Dan 
Driving a boat while under the influence is bad enough, doing it at 3am in the morning and having children on board is suicide. I hope the law comes down on him like a ton of bricks. This could have been a real tragedy.
Driving a boat while under the influence is bad enough, doing it at 3am in the morning and having children on board is suicide. I hope the law comes down on him like a ton of bricks. This could have been a real tragedy.
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The op was not intoxicated. Only the one without kids was. Nothing wrong cruising at night if not drunk.
Cruising at night can be fantastic, but it does scare me sometimes and I don't do it very often.
I returned to my dock from over by the Amityville/Massapequa border at about 11:00 PM Friday night.
There was a full moon and the bay was like glass. Visibility was as good as it gets out there.
I came back at a nice easy pace, but saw several others running up on plane. One with no lights on at all, and a second with just an anchor light on.
The first guy I heard coming and saw the water ahead of me moving before I saw him coming at me from the east. The second guy I saw sooner because of the anchor light, but wasn't sure what it was until he got closer to me.
It was still a real nice ride though.
You always have to watch out for the other guy when out there, but even more so at night. The risk of crossing paths with someone who has been drinking too much probably increases a bit when it gets dark.
I myself do enjoy a cocktail or two on the boat, but as hard as it is to hold off at a gathering, I do wait until I'm safely tied up for the night to indulge.
I returned to my dock from over by the Amityville/Massapequa border at about 11:00 PM Friday night.
There was a full moon and the bay was like glass. Visibility was as good as it gets out there.
I came back at a nice easy pace, but saw several others running up on plane. One with no lights on at all, and a second with just an anchor light on.
The first guy I heard coming and saw the water ahead of me moving before I saw him coming at me from the east. The second guy I saw sooner because of the anchor light, but wasn't sure what it was until he got closer to me.
It was still a real nice ride though.
You always have to watch out for the other guy when out there, but even more so at night. The risk of crossing paths with someone who has been drinking too much probably increases a bit when it gets dark.
I myself do enjoy a cocktail or two on the boat, but as hard as it is to hold off at a gathering, I do wait until I'm safely tied up for the night to indulge.