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Sailboat search off Ptown, Wayne Francis of Eastham died in California crash

10/10/09 · 3:57 pm :: posted by CCToday     

Sailboat was capsized by the Provincetown-Boston Ferry


   Presumably the wake from the speeding fast ferry flipped the sailboat.

Cape Cod Motorcyclist Killed
By California Drunk Driver

A motorcyclist killed in a collision with a suspected drunk driver on Carlsbad Boulevard after he completed a cross-country road trip was identified Sunday as a 42-year-old Massachusetts resident.
   Wayne Francis of Eastham, on Cape Cod, died of multiple blunt force injuries after the crash around 1:25 a.m. Saturday crash, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.
Francis and another biker had started their trip on the Cape, said Carlsbad police Lt. Don Rawson. The other motorcyclist was not hit.
The victim was stopped at a red light at Island Way when a vehicle hit the motorcycle from behind, Rawson said.
The alleged drunken driver was identified as Keith Roles, 41, of Poway. He had minor injuries and was taken to Scripps Hospital in Encinitas for treatment, Rawson said.
Roles was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter, and was booked at the Vista Detention Center. He was later released on bond, according to the Sheriff's Department.
Police are still investigating the crash and Roles may face other criminal charges, Rawson said.... News-San Diego.

Coast Guard searching for owner of capsized sailboat two miles from harbor

The Coast Guard is searching for the owner of a sailboat found capsized at about 10:30 a.m., Saturday two miles west of Race Point in Provincetown.

The sailboat, reported capsized by the Provincetown ferry, has a teal hull with a red bottom and is approximately 15 feet long.

It is unknown if anyone was aboard the boat when it capsized.

A Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., and a 47-foot boat crew from Station Provincetown are searching the waters around the boat for anyone who may be in distress. Additionally, the helicopter crew lowered a rescue swimmer into the water. The swimmer did not see anyone in trouble and could not find registration numbers or a name on the sailboat.

Anyone with information about the sailboat is urged to contact Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England at (508) 457-3211.

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10/10/09 @ 8:56 pm
think4urself [Member] writes:
My experience with the SS and HyLine fast ferrys is: the captains don't give a damn about small craft. They are well aware of the impact of their wakes but will blast by within 100 yards of all craft large, small, sail or power. I guess management is holding them accountable to a schedule. I'm surprised there haven't been more reported accidents since there appears to be no law enforcement in the area.
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10/11/09 @ 10:24 am
pamcpt [Member] writes:
I was a passenger on the high speed ferry that FOUND the sailboat already capsized. The crew cut the engines (still a good distance from ptown - which was odd) and I noticed we were approaching something in the distance that I originally (mistakenly) thought was a whale. As we got closer, we saw it was a capsized boat. The crew alerted us that they called the coast guard and we waited for approximately 20' near the capsized boat until the coast guard ship arrived - before we continued to ptown. I can say for certain, that the fast ferry DID NOT capsize the boat. The ferry crew did everything right in slowing early as they saw something in the distance. The Ferry crew prioritized safety in calling it in and waiting near the capsized vessel until the coast guard arrived. Our delay into ptown was not a concern to me or any other passenger as ensuring we helped in any way possible was the most important thing. I am a rower and row most days in a single on the charles river. I do not appreciate boats that disregard safety - but in this case - this boat crew did everything right.
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10/11/09 @ 5:40 pm
lmc035@gmail.com [Member] writes:
It is crazy that these fast ferries don't carry AIS - Automatic Identification System transponders.

For $800 to $4500(Class B or Class A), they could broadcast their info to vessels in the area to avoid accidents like these.
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10/12/09 @ 7:59 am
Monponsett [Member] writes:
It could be Bison Dele.
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10/12/09 @ 12:25 pm
chas_l_b [Member] writes:
I rode the fast ferry for the first time this weekend, and was aboard when it encountered the overturned vessel. I have no allegiance to BHC or the ferry, nor do I often have a need for its service, but I will say that the catamaran had nothing whatsoever to do with the capsizing of the small sailboat--other than to discover it and make sure it was located by the Coast Guard.

I'll also add that the ferry runs with a full-time spotter who's sole purpose is to be on lookout for whales, and it carries at least 3 radar antennae for monitoring surface vessels. It made numerous sharp course corrections to make way for vessels of all size during our trip, and threw a very small wake for a ferry its size.

Being as it is unique in its size and speed in this country (as compared with many European nations, where such service is common), I think we should applaud them, not criticize them. The US could use more hi-speed transit options, not fewer.
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10/12/09 @ 12:40 pm
maverick [Member] writes:
"The sailboat, reported capsized by the Provincetown ferry, has a teal hull with a red bottom and is approximately 15 feet long." Please explain!"

"Capsized by the ferry" or "reported as found capsized by the ferry"?

If it was capsized by the ferry who reported it?
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