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The above links are photo's of the boats.
I have to disagree with the assessment of a few following this crash. Mr Bevins (powerboat operator) plead guilty to causing this crash, Thereby saying he was responsible for the crash. He also said at the time of the crash he was "reseting his GPS."
One would have to ask why was he "reseting his GPS" did he just pass a way point and was inputing a new one?
The survivor on the sailboat Mr Hathaway statement was that he heard Mr. Walsh yell "what is he doing." just before the crash. Mr Walsh was at the helm of the sailboat and was killed in the crash.
It has troubled me to hear that some think that the sailboat operator was somehow responsible for his fate, By not keeping a proper lookout.
48 hours ago I made a phone call to to one of the busiest Marine Insurance surveyors here in New York who is a very good friend of mine. I asked him if he knew anything about the crash. He said he had heard some things but nothing first hand. He also said, let me make a couple calls and I will get back to you.
I got the phone call this morning.
The scuttlebutt, is the powerboat would have passed to the stern of the sailboat in a crossing situation left to right. But just seconds before the crash the powerboats course changed and it crashed into the sailboat. This was confirmed by the laptop and Gps track log on the power boat.
It is understood that the powerboats autopilot was disengaged at this time also.
My buddy said, It is clear to those on the "inside" "That power boat drifted off it's course just seconds prior to the crash and the sailboat didn't have a chance."
This makes things much more clear for me.
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