Passed this yesterday, just off of Green 37, a bit north of Statue Mile 930.
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Is that boat outside or inside of the channel?
I hear that even inside of the channel things can go wrong. From the photos you can't really tell, but he looks to be outside of it. Stick to the middle and keep a close look on that depth sounder John.
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Call it curiosity or a deep concern for the safety of other boaters, but I would have dropped sail and motored a bit closer to see if anyone was on board - watching depth of course.
It is difficult to imagine any boat owner would just let his sail flog like that - they could have been hurt down below, or simply abandoned ship.
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I don't think I'd want to get any closer to a grounded vessel then they already are, would contact whatever the local authority (CG, HP, PD whoever) to see if they were aware of the vessel aground. If there is a way to put your own boat in a position of safety, ( other crew to heave to, anchor) and you can investigate by dink, maybe. They took the time to put sail covers on, but didn't secure the jib, it's just a jib, it's already trash, not worth you risking anything even tho' it's hard for a sailor to ignore a flogging sail.
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I will tell you that in S FL you can go from 7 feet to ankle deep in moments. It is not well marked in many places and the brackish water makes it difficult (impossible) to distinguish.
I have never been that hard aground, but I have sure spent many an hours waiting for the tide.
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