fishin_magician
Well-Known Member
This afternoon I was witness to an altercation in False Creek. I was was tied up to the fuel dock.
A local business's boat in False Creek entered the Creek at 6-7 knots and was kicking up an excessive and annoying wake. Definitely frusterating at the best of times. Since the Coast Guard has left, it has become an epidemic....Jet Skis, Rental Boats, weekenders, recreational boaters...and now commercial operators...
As I was attempting to tie up The offending businesses boat squeaked in behind me, tied up at the fuel dock in clear view along the side from where I was fueling. Couldn't he wait until I was roped off? A couple of minutes later One of the boaters who saw the wake or was affected went up to the business owner about his behaviour and from there it deteriorated into an loud altercation with yelling. From what I heard, the offending business owner in so many words told the boater that he wrong and that he didn't know what he was talking about as he was going 5 knots and the wake wasn't his problem. The boater became pretty upset at basically being told to "**** off" and being told he didn't know what he was talking about and that everyone else rips through the creek committing the same offence. The boater said that he would call the Police so that he can answer to them for his actions. The business owner kept on and told him that "I did nothing wrong". That pushed the dudes buttons and the yelling got loud. At that point the Barge crew got involved and told the boater to leave as they were "trying to run a business" and would be calling the police. The boater left and I then observed the captain of the offending boat start chasing the boater down the dock demanding to know his name, what boat he has and seemed to be trying to entice the the boater into a fight and asked him "What are you going to do about it? call the police? go ahead" and he harassed him all the way down the dock...definitely trying to intimidate him physically.
The barge crew called the police and I told them in that I'm disappointed in the actions of the business owner and the whole commotion I witnessed. The business owner should have conducted himself better and the barge crew should have dealt with the offending business.
It's apparent to me that people seem to think they can do whatever they want and then try to intimidate and bully people when they are clearly in the wrong.
Just a good reminder for all you folks fueling at the he gas barges..it's required that everyone to remember to switch off all electrical and disembark all passengers before fueling. I saw a boat fueling with 2 people on board while I was there and I wasn't asked if I had turned off all sources of ignition either.
Boat safely people...
A local business's boat in False Creek entered the Creek at 6-7 knots and was kicking up an excessive and annoying wake. Definitely frusterating at the best of times. Since the Coast Guard has left, it has become an epidemic....Jet Skis, Rental Boats, weekenders, recreational boaters...and now commercial operators...
As I was attempting to tie up The offending businesses boat squeaked in behind me, tied up at the fuel dock in clear view along the side from where I was fueling. Couldn't he wait until I was roped off? A couple of minutes later One of the boaters who saw the wake or was affected went up to the business owner about his behaviour and from there it deteriorated into an loud altercation with yelling. From what I heard, the offending business owner in so many words told the boater that he wrong and that he didn't know what he was talking about as he was going 5 knots and the wake wasn't his problem. The boater became pretty upset at basically being told to "**** off" and being told he didn't know what he was talking about and that everyone else rips through the creek committing the same offence. The boater said that he would call the Police so that he can answer to them for his actions. The business owner kept on and told him that "I did nothing wrong". That pushed the dudes buttons and the yelling got loud. At that point the Barge crew got involved and told the boater to leave as they were "trying to run a business" and would be calling the police. The boater left and I then observed the captain of the offending boat start chasing the boater down the dock demanding to know his name, what boat he has and seemed to be trying to entice the the boater into a fight and asked him "What are you going to do about it? call the police? go ahead" and he harassed him all the way down the dock...definitely trying to intimidate him physically.
The barge crew called the police and I told them in that I'm disappointed in the actions of the business owner and the whole commotion I witnessed. The business owner should have conducted himself better and the barge crew should have dealt with the offending business.
It's apparent to me that people seem to think they can do whatever they want and then try to intimidate and bully people when they are clearly in the wrong.
Just a good reminder for all you folks fueling at the he gas barges..it's required that everyone to remember to switch off all electrical and disembark all passengers before fueling. I saw a boat fueling with 2 people on board while I was there and I wasn't asked if I had turned off all sources of ignition either.
Boat safely people...
