Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: A Tuna Tale
Posted by ioptfm on 07/27/08 - 6:44 PM
#2
That is the wildest story I've ever seen! I seen them on the discovery channel and cannot imagine being in that situation...............They were all extremely fortunate to get out of there with no damage
Posted by HarleyFXDL on 07/27/08 - 9:47 PM
#3
Sure makes for some good reading. The pictures really made the story.
Posted by Fishmore on 08/26/08 - 7:21 PM
#4
Interesting story but it never should have happened. The Senor Hefe crew was not watching thier radar or they would have at least seen the Siener that was towing the pen. Heck, they could have run over another boat instead of a tuna pen.
According to thier own account they were only about 200 meters from the Seiner when they hit the pen so they could have just as easy hit the Siener. A steel ship of that size puts a nice image on the radar. They should have seen it from miles away and struck a new course farther away from the other ship. Actually they admit that they never saw it. Now proper lighting is important but at night the radar watch is much more important. So who ever was on watch must have dozed or just was not paying attention. They were very lucky that things turned out the way they did.
Posted by Blue_Northern on 08/27/08 - 6:33 AM
#5
I read this story some time back and can only say those are some lucky individuals! I wounder what the expense was for running into that pen? Seems the boat owner or captain would be held liable for the damages????
Posted by CES on 08/27/08 - 8:43 AM
#6
Wow, great story and documentation. Lucky guys.
Posted by Binkie on 08/27/08 - 4:25 PM
#7
Brings to mind the expression "shooting fish in a barrel"
rich
Posted by Vamanos on 11/01/08 - 9:33 PM
#8
I have been at sea at night and came across these guys towing the pens @ 1 to 2 knots trrought the tuna grounds. They are not very well lighted if at all and there are no radar reflectors. the pens are well behind the seiners and the seiners look like the are just drifting.
This is no excuse but they are in places where sportboats arive before greylight and shutdown and drift.
Vamanos