Jetboat capsizes on the Hudson killing two

[zipper]

Jetboat with 12 on board capsizes, killing two. 7-Year-Old Among 2 Dead After Boat Capsizes in Hudson River With 12 People On Board

Boat capsizes in Hudson River off Manhattan

A 47-year-old woman and her 7-year-old relative from Colombia were killed when their charter boat capsized on the Hudson River. Three people were critical. Investigators are trying to figure out why the boat overturned.

www.fox5ny.com

 

[Bluewater272]

According to authorities, the two were trapped under the 18-foot vessel after the boat capsized near Pier 79.

Sounds like way too many people on a small boat.

 

[zipper]

Sounds like way too many people on a small boat.

Yes, one report said 18’, another said 27’. The capsized hull with all the survivors clinging to it looks bigger than 18’, as there is unseen LOA underwater.

 

[tdonoughue]

Either way, it was out during a small craft advisory. Very sad.

Be careful out there, people. Seas don't forgive.

 

[Neutron]

Twin engines, definitely brp reverse buckets. From scale to the surroundings it looks to be in the 23 to 25ish length. Watch the video of them towing it.
Was stated the owner who was following on a jet ski was pulled from water too. Lots of weird conflicting info

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

The article says 27’

 

[TimW451]

AR240

Investigators: Doomed boat on Hudson River was likely overloaded

Investigators say the vessel's owner and the man who operated it may face criminal charges stemming from Tuesday's accident.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Neutron]

AR240

Investigators: Doomed boat on Hudson River was likely overloaded

Investigators say the vessel's owner and the man who operated it may face criminal charges stemming from Tuesday's accident.

www.cbsnews.com

The new reporter says 12 to 18 feet. The boy was trapped under.

 

[RobbieO]

So sad. A lot of accidents and drownings here in CA this year. There have been like 13 drownings here in the last month. People refusing to wear lifevests. SMH

 

[fatboyroy]

The new reporter says 12 to 18 feet. The boy was trapped under.

In the video it Looks like it buried the bow in the wave u can tell the jet sprayed up (the stern lifted) before sinkinghttps://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/new-video-shows-moment-boat-capsized-on-hudson-river/

 

[zipper]

The boat was named "Stimulus Money", homeport Elizebeth, New Jersey.

Woman and child killed in Hudson River boating accident identified

The dead, 7-year-old Julian Vasquez and 47-year-old Lindelia Vasquez, were part of a group of family members who boarded the boat in Elizabeth, N.J.

abc7ny.com

 

[rkluck]

So sad! They said it was a 27' Yamaha.

 

[Crob83]

So sad! They said it was a 27' Yamaha.

It was an AR240, well maybe. The picture is an AR240, but the article says 27 ft

 

[Cambo]

My guess is it was a service like boatsetter that allows owners to rent there boats and the operator was not experienced and went way to fast in choppy water and buried the nose. In the video you can see white caps and when it flipped the jet thrust shot about three times the length of the boat so it was most likely at full throttle. Speed thrills but it kills that is very sad news for all involved. When there are white caps at most I’m at 18 to 25 mph and when there are wakes from large boats you need to be carful.

 

[adrianp89]

My guess is it was a service like boatsetter that allows owners to rent there boats and the operator was not experienced and went way to fast in choppy water and buried the nose. In the video you can see white caps and when it flipped the jet thrust shot about three times the length of the boat so it was most likely at full throttle. Speed thrills but it kills that is very sad news for all involved. When there are white caps at most I’m at 18 to 25 mph and when there are wakes from large boats you need to be carful.

It said the captain was licensed. Could be inexperience with a jet - or just bad luck. (large wake of another boat in a SCA) Also could be the fact at least 13 people were on board. Even at a 27' that is a lot of people.

 

[zipper]

The video above shows an AR 240 being hauled out of the water.

 

[adrianp89]

The video above shows an AR 240 being hauled out of the water.

Assuming the other numbers are correct 13 people on a AR 240 is past the limit.

 

[I_squared_r]

In the video it Looks like it buried the bow in the wave u can tell the jet sprayed up (the stern lifted) before sinkinghttps://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/new-video-shows-moment-boat-capsized-on-hudson-river/

You're right. It looks like they stuffed the nose by putting it in reverse while at speed or too many people in the bow. I know my AR192 the bow is dangerously close to the water if theres 3 passengers up front and nobody in the cockpit.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Just like many stories the reporters can’t get the info correct…. How hard is it to google AR240 and get the specs.

The one thing I didn’t see mentioned that, at least from what I saw, all the orange PFD’s floating in the water and I didn’t see people wearing them. As the USCG has stated many times, 80% of drownings were preventable had the persons been wearing a pfd.

Ive been built up my cash of self inflating PFD’s, I wear mine anytime I’m on the mains, and any time I have passengers and we are cruising on the mains everyone has one on, I take a few minutes to adjust the straps on each person, they are Super comfy and unobtrusive, I often forget I have mine on. Stories like this just reinforce my adamancy that all my passengers wear them while underway.

 

[zipper]

Just like many stories the reporters can’t get the info correct…. How hard is it to google AR240 and get the specs.

The one thing I didn’t see mentioned that, at least from what I saw, all the orange PFD’s floating in the water and I didn’t see people wearing them. As the USCG has stated many times, 80% of drownings were preventable had the persons been wearing a pfd.

Ive been built up my cash of self inflating PFD’s, I wear mine anytime I’m on the mains, and any time I have passengers and we are cruising on the mains everyone has one on, I take a few minutes to adjust the straps on each person, they are Super comfy and unobtrusive, I often forget I have mine on. Stories like this just reinforce my adamancy that all my passengers wear them while underway.

I/we wear inflatables also. In order for them to be considered a PDF, they need to be on a person, not at their feet. Don’t forget to check the cartridge.