80’ Sunseeker Atlantis sinking off St. Augustine, May 25th 2024

It’s been all over with some details. They hit a steel dredge float with a big sign “stay clear”. The kind of thing visible for a mile and that pops up clearly on radar…. One of the picture show pieces of fiberglass on the float which is about 15x15’

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/arti...escue/77-c5f2d3f2-b104-4650-a6bf-379d1c9f3546

Could not access the link above, but here is the story with the pic too: Two Rescued After Luxury Yacht Sinks Off St. Augustine (maritime-executive.com)

Use a VPN with a US IP Address and it will open

Who was operating the boat? Paid captain or owner? Either way obviously not paying attention.

I see that sign on the square float, but have no idea what a wide view of the area looks like, and where that is in relation to where the boat struck.

That’s what I’m wondering. Only two people aboard. I mean it’s not totally unheard of for a captain to take a single owner out for the day, but being a holiday weekend, it did make me wonder if it was two buddies or even a couple, operating around their hired captain. If so, that’s obviously going to be a problem with insurance.

Probably some steel dredging floats associated those foolish projects (and very expensive projects) of replenishing the beaches along the stretch of ocean.

The ocean RULES!,... and our rising oceans will in short order reclaim those sands.. Meanwhile the general population is funding millions of dollars for a short section of new beach for a few wealthy ocean front owners (who don't want the general public on 'their land'),....that is destined to wash away.

And they expect the insurance companies to pony up when the get washed out by bad weather.

I wonder if that 15 x 15 steel float was anything like a partially sunk container,....those ones that often fall off some of the container ships??. They are not that easy to spot, particularly with certain sun angles.

I saw pictures of a barge and crane on site today