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Re: Boating accident
[Re: xrayman67]
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01/07/2020 02:01 PM
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I can't believe there isn't more info on this yet.
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: Boating accident
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01/09/2020 05:50 PM
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s The comments on BVI News almost always break down into racist name calling. It does give some insight into how the islanders think.
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Re: Boating accident
[Re: sleepychef]
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01/09/2020 09:45 PM
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BVI media tends to disapear items that might be contriversial for well connected locals but I don't think this one is going away. The fatality was a well connected New York yachtsman.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Boating accident
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01/10/2020 12:35 PM
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Boat is in Nanny Cay for sale that is listed in online article.
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Re: Boating accident
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01/10/2020 01:07 PM
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The BVI article posted earlier mentioned the yacht "Sovereign"... is this the boat? A large boat to be making a quick turn at full plain with swimmers in the water!
I would guess it was Sovereign's tender.
Last edited by Orange_Burst; 01/10/2020 02:18 PM.
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Re: Boating accident
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01/10/2020 06:27 PM
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So the boat that ran over the swimmers was Sovereign and is owned by the owner of Guana Island and Norman Islands. That seems to be the case. Not too many people have the swag to totally bury a news story. I posted Jarecki's name in the BVI News comments and it didn't make it past the review. We can assume he wasn't driving the tender and probably wasn't even on it. Sad situation but he is responsible for the conduct of his employees driving his equipment.
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Re: Boating accident
[Re: bailau]
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The only change needed is to require boats, tenders and dinghies to be at idle in anchorages, mooring fields and national park areas as they should already be.
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Re: Boating accident
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01/10/2020 11:20 PM
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Just speculation, but I could see this most likely happening to a snorkeler following the underwater topography out to the point, and a boat at speed with local knowledge rounding Monkey Point very tightly. A similar potential danger spot is Treasure Point on Norman Island.
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Re: Boating accident
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There is now a grass roots effort to curb dangerous boat control in North Sound. See Slow Down your on island time on Facebook. If you think you can help please join.
As a personal note I am also trying to determine how to slow down drivers on Virgin Gorda. It is beyond crazy how cars speed, pass on curves, cut other cars etc The root cause is total lack of police attention to this problem Time for them to buy speed detection devices, use them and stiff fines.
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