Sinking

RXBOT · #1 (**permalink**) 10-29-2008

A boat called Freefall sank 100 miles of the Atlantic city coast. one dead 2 survive. Rescue swimmer injured but O.K.

sailingdog · #2 (**permalink**) 10-29-2008

Well, no Freefalls listed in the USCG documentation database for the East Coast... so no idea what the boat is. According to this story off the coast guard news site... it was a 44' sailboat.

CBinRI · #3 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008

It was an almost new 44 foot Swan that was recently purchased. These boats are tanks. Must have been just horrible conditions. It was being delivered by an extremely experienced crew, including the gentleman that perished. It just goes to show that it can happen to any boat and crew in the wrong kinds of conditions. The Coast Guard press release said 40+ knots of wind and 40-50 foot seas.

My most sincere gratitude to the USCG and most sincere condolences to the gentleman's family.

bubb2 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008

Update:
https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/651/236966/

AjariBonten · #5 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008

Wow, that reads like an absolutely brutal rescue. It's amazing what these guys can do!

sailingdog · #6 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008

bubb-

I think that's the same story on a different site that I linked to above..

bubb2 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008

Did you look at it dog, not the same!!!

smackdaddy · #8 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008

40'-50' seas. Good lord - that makes me shudder just thinking about it. Very sobering.

God bless them all.

(And they are different stories BTW - much more detail in bubb's)

bubb2 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008

The wind in the wires made a tattletale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And every man knew, as the Captain did, too,
T'was the witch of November come stealing.

When the gales of November come early.

RIP Mr. Phil Rubright

N0NJY · #10 (**permalink**) 10-30-2008

What an unfortunate boat name. Very sad