Three boats sunk this past week in Oregon. This one. The second caught a commercial crab pot bouy just below the surface with the prop. The rope broke wrapping around and tearing the drive shaft out.
The third was a couple of morons running the Columbia river in 16ft boat near the mouth during a stong ebb flow. A 4-5ft standing wave swamped the boat.
As the question of achoring in the ocean - that is almost un-heard of in Oregon. 95% of our good halibut water is 400-700ft deep and Salmon are all in 400-500ft of water right now. Near shore where the achoring is a possibility we simply back into the drift using a kicker or big motor to keep the lines hanging straight down. Backing down is so simple and it saves the danger and hassle of anchoring
Looks to be 28-30ft boat half sunk 35miles off-shore. Not sure what a 24ft open sled and similarly sized cabin boat could have done to save her but possibly endanger their own hulls trying to keep her from sinking. Even if together, the two boats could have prevented her from sinking, what then, tow her back to shore in what looks to be 4-5ft swells?
Not to crack on your good intentions... as it breaks one's heart to see a fellow mariner lose their pride and joy... but marine history books are littered with example of folks who attempt to save anothers sinking hull only become a rescue case themselves.
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