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Boat sinks along MS coast! Does anyone here know Easton Barrett?
Posted on 6/12/24 at 10:05 pm
Posted on 6/12/24 at 10:05 pm
Biloxi man recounts harrowing hours after boat sank with 5 on board.
Easton = travel ball All-Star name!
TIkTok video
Seems like it was nice weather for fishing (or for an insurance job)!
Easton = travel ball All-Star name!
TIkTok video
Seems like it was nice weather for fishing (or for an insurance job)!
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Posted on 6/12/24 at 10:21 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
What percentage of people boating offshore have an EPIRB?
Posted on 6/13/24 at 5:22 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
4.5 hours to get to them and they were only 16 miles out? The device they had was basically a PLB and not an actual epirb is that why?
Posted on 6/13/24 at 6:33 am to SloaneRanger
I can't tell you how many boats do but several years ago I bought two, one to keep in the console of the boat and one always attached to a life preserver. I only have a 24' bay boat as well not an "offshore" boat.
For those that buy them remember you have about two years on a battery before they need to be changed. I check mine every spring before we start fishing again.
For those that buy them remember you have about two years on a battery before they need to be changed. I check mine every spring before we start fishing again.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 6:46 am to Da Hammer
Curious tot he boat and engines involved and the age of the rig.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 7:50 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
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When the motors stopped at their last reef, no one thought much of it, Barrett said. They turned the keys. But the boat was already sinking. Water rushed in, fast.
Why? Why was the boat sinking?
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Thanks to @YETI for building an amazing ice chest
Posted on 6/13/24 at 8:08 am to baldona
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4.5 hours to get to them and they were only 16 miles out? The device they had was basically a PLB and not an actual epirb is that why?
According to the USCG story they had both an Epirb and PLB. It says the boat went down so fast when they came off plane they couldn't get the hatch open that the Epirb was stored in.
LINK
Link from THT posted by the resident Coastie
Posted on 6/13/24 at 8:21 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
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or for an insurance job
that's what it sounds like...
(thru hull connection failed)
This post was edited on 6/14/24 at 8:53 am
Posted on 6/13/24 at 11:55 am to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
We run with Epirb in boat and I always have my ACR PLB shoved somewhere on the dash. Pretty much for same reason that ended up happening here. Epirb is typically in console and if something prevented us from getting to it I would have PLB as backup.
They do make hydrostatic release kits for some Epirbs though. Mount it somewhere outside of console, and they will auto deploy/release the epirb when submerged in water.
They do make hydrostatic release kits for some Epirbs though. Mount it somewhere outside of console, and they will auto deploy/release the epirb when submerged in water.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 1:26 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
Just curious how you would have felt if your son would have been aboard your boat insured fo 50% of market value & it sunk?
Would it still have been such a ridiculous comment?
Would it still have been such a ridiculous comment?
Posted on 6/13/24 at 2:36 pm to MauldingSr
If he was going to intentionally sink his boat 16 miles out, he wouldn't have brought his friends along unless it was a buddy boat, and #2 he would have had his epirb out if he knew he was about to be floating in the water for any amount of time.
Nothing about this report sounds insurance related.
Nothing about this report sounds insurance related.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 2:39 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
Everyone is happy to be in the picture except the Aftco boys. One of them must be the owner.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 2:41 pm to deeprig9
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If he was going to intentionally sink his boat 16 miles out, he wouldn't have brought his friends along unless it was a buddy boat, and #2 he would have had his epirb out if he knew he was about to be floating in the water for any amount of time. Nothing about this report sounds insurance related.
Ha yeah I agree. Not a lot of guys are spending 10 mins in the water in a life jacket not to mention hours if they have an issue.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 2:49 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
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Seems like it was nice weather for fishing (or for an insurance job)!
Tell me you have never been on a sunk boat without telling me you have never been on a sunk boat.
Nobody is going out 16m and sinking on purpose.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 3:33 pm to Sea Hoss
Sounds like a possible forgotten plug? Center console that flooded quickly after stopping, most boats will drain when running still right? Thru hull issue doesn’t make sense they sank when slowing down unless it was pure coincidence
Posted on 6/13/24 at 8:16 pm to baldona
My guess is broken livewell fitting between thru hull and pump. If it’s cheap plastic like most cheap/old boat, it’s gonna break eventually and when it does it’s just gonna keep pouring water into boat
Posted on 6/13/24 at 8:40 pm to MauldingSr
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Just curious how you would have felt if your son would have been aboard your boat insured fo 50% of market value & it sunk?
I would've felt great joy that he and his friends survived. Everyone realizes how fortunate they are!
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Would it still have been such a ridiculous comment?
I'm not sure what you're asking here...are you asking if I would have made what you consider to be a ridiculous comment?
It appears that you joined TigerDroppings just to reply to my OP. Welcome to the forum! Hopefully some of the outdoorsmen here can take note and learn a valuable lesson without having to be taught the hard way.
I'm curious though...why haven't you answered some of the other questions that have been posed in this thread?
Posted on 6/13/24 at 8:56 pm to Ol boy
It's tough to stay aboard a vessel that has sunk!
Does one that is capsized or swamped count for you?
16 miles offshore in that area doesn't mean 16 miles from land.
Tell me you've never looked at a chart of the MS Gulf Coast without telling me that you've never looked at a chart of the MS Gulf Coast!
bullshite! There have been people that go out much further and set fire to their vessel. You probably wouldn't want to sink a boat in the sound (in the lee of the islands) where the water is much shallower.
Wherever or whenever, you want to make sure you're prepared and conditions are favorable for your rescue but not for recovery of the vessel.
Does one that is capsized or swamped count for you?
16 miles offshore in that area doesn't mean 16 miles from land.
Tell me you've never looked at a chart of the MS Gulf Coast without telling me that you've never looked at a chart of the MS Gulf Coast!
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Nobody is going out 16m and sinking on purpose.
bullshite! There have been people that go out much further and set fire to their vessel. You probably wouldn't want to sink a boat in the sound (in the lee of the islands) where the water is much shallower.
Wherever or whenever, you want to make sure you're prepared and conditions are favorable for your rescue but not for recovery of the vessel.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 9:25 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
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It's tough to stay aboard a vessel that has sunk! Does one that is capsized or swamped count for you?
So your saying after experiencing a sinking that you would willingly sink the boat or go along with your buddy who wanted to sink the boat purposefully in a situation that would put you in the water at drift for hours??!
There’s way easier ways to make a claim is my only thought but hey there are some dumb people maybe they are them.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 9:32 pm to WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot
What's an underground drilling company?
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