16 pulled from sinking boat off Glen Cove shore

"in ankle-deep water on a sinking pleasure boat "

Never mind sinking, how can you even maneuvre a boat in ankle-deep water?

Sounds like this idiot is clueless in boating safety.
The bilge pumps should have kicked in once the exhaust pass thru failed.
If he doesn't have SeaTow insurance he's gonna pay big time.
Thankfully all were rescued.
Coast Guard should take target practice on this idiot's boat and sink it for an artifical reef.

seems like he forgot to!

SpareChange wrote:

"in ankle-deep water on a sinking pleasure boat "
Never mind sinking, how can you even maneuvre a boat in ankle-deep water?

Agreed. Something not floating upright with this story.

I think they meant there was ankle-deep water aboard the boat.

Unfortunatly when you buy a boat they don't check to see if you have a brain. This guy didnt know anything about boats.

SpareChange wrote:

"in ankle-deep water on a sinking pleasure boat "
Never mind sinking, how can you even maneuvre a boat in ankle-deep water?

Newsday's editors are still at the company BBQ.

This guy is a poster boy for a manditory course in boating safety!He had a mob on board and was taking on water but didn't call a mayday! Obviously the boat was overloaded and the exhaust pass thru connection didn't have double clamps that are required for these critical connections! Thanks to Sea tow and the police a tragic incident was avoided! The owner of the boat had better get a clue, or he might not be so lucky next time!

SpareChange wrote:

"in ankle-deep water on a sinking pleasure boat "
Never mind sinking, how can you even maneuvre a boat in ankle-deep water?

HAH thats the funniest thing I've heard all morning. I hope youre joking. You do know this is referring to the water that was taken INTO the boat right?

It must have looked like a Hatian Escape Boat!!! How funny would this have been to see on the water???

Attention all idiots commenting:

You guys have no idea what you're talking about since you were not on the boat. I was on the boat and I saw the great job that the captain and his family did to keep everyone calm and safe. As a matter of fact, the captain did see the bilge alarm going off and that is how we knew that the boat was sinking. This malfunction was not the fault of the owners of the boat.

Please find a better way to spend your days instead of commenting on incidents that doesn't concern you. You have no knowledge about anything that occurred that day.

Thank you.

Boat Passenger wrote:

Attention all idiots commenting:
You guys have no idea what you're talking about since you were not on the boat. I was on the boat and I saw the great job that the captain and his family did to keep everyone calm and safe. As a matter of fact, the captain did see the bilge alarm going off and that is how we knew that the boat was sinking. This malfunction was not the fault of the owners of the boat.
Please find a better way to spend your days instead of commenting on incidents that doesn't concern you. You have no knowledge about anything that occurred that day.
Thank you.

Although these people sound like a bunch of idiots, if a thru hull exhaust pipe seal went, and the auto bilge

(I'd assume a 40 ft sea ray is equipped with a serious auto-bilge considering the price and the mention of a bilge alarm by some so called passenger on here)

just could not keep up with the pace of the incoming water. If thats the case there must not have been much you could do as the motors (in board) would quickly be drowned in water and would be useless. So the boat probably had no power before anyone knew what was happening....

jjjr wrote:

This guy is a poster boy for a manditory course in boating safety!He had a mob on board and was taking on water but didn't call a mayday! Obviously the boat was overloaded and the exhaust pass thru connection didn't have double clamps that are required for these critical connections! Thanks to Sea tow and the police a tragic incident was avoided! The owner of the boat had better get a clue, or he might not be so lucky next time!

As im sure all people who buy 40' yachts inspect all the thru hull devices and there corresponding hoses for double clampings!?!?!

jjjr wrote:

This guy is a poster boy for a manditory course in boating safety!He had a mob on board and was taking on water but didn't call a mayday! Obviously the boat was overloaded and the exhaust pass thru connection didn't have double clamps that are required for these critical connections! Thanks to Sea tow and the police a tragic incident was avoided! The owner of the boat had better get a clue, or he might not be so lucky next time!

Agreed. No bilge pumps, and he had people below in the cabin while the boat was taking on water!!! Clueless boater.

I'll bet watching this character dock the boat would have been very entertaining.

SpareChange wrote:

"in ankle-deep water on a sinking pleasure boat "
Never mind sinking, how can you even maneuvre a boat in ankle-deep water?

The ankle deep water was IN the boat...not under the boat

Boat Passenger wrote:

Attention all idiots commenting:
You guys have no idea what you're talking about since you were not on the boat. I was on the boat and I saw the great job that the captain and his family did to keep everyone calm and safe. As a matter of fact, the captain did see the bilge alarm going off and that is how we knew that the boat was sinking. This malfunction was not the fault of the owners of the boat.
Please find a better way to spend your days instead of commenting on incidents that doesn't concern you. You have no knowledge about anything that occurred that day.
Thank you.

Did your ankles get wet?

Boat Passenger wrote:

Attention all idiots commenting:
You guys have no idea what you're talking about since you were not on the boat. I was on the boat and I saw the great job that the captain and his family did to keep everyone calm and safe. As a matter of fact, the captain did see the bilge alarm going off and that is how we knew that the boat was sinking. This malfunction was not the fault of the owners of the boat.
Please find a better way to spend your days instead of commenting on incidents that doesn't concern you. You have no knowledge about anything that occurred that day.
Thank you.

Nothing like 'Armchair Sea-Captains',eh Boat Passenger?

Rangers Suck wrote:

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HAH thats the funniest thing I've heard all morning. I hope youre joking. You do know this is referring to the water that was taken INTO the boat right?

Comprehension escapes Spare Change.....

Captain Ron wrote:

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Did your ankles get wet?

LOL!!

Why are people with names like these allowed in Amerikwa in the first place? Sounds like it was an overloaded turd world ferry doesn't it?