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kerry 05-24-2014 09:42 PM
Don't sail into high tension wires
 
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Wareham Harbor. Nice trimaran hit some wires. Two sailors survived. Boat didn't.

Mölyapina 05-24-2014 09:56 PM
Holy cow! Good thing they made it...

Wareham Harbor -- is that in Wareham, MA?

kerry 05-24-2014 10:02 PM
Yes.

Mölyapina 05-24-2014 10:14 PM
So about how much does one of those cost? Would they have had insurance on it?

Hatterasguy 05-24-2014 10:22 PM
That will do it. Lightening is cool as well, I have seen a number of boats struck.

kerry 05-24-2014 10:22 PM
I'm not sure what model it is. Maybe a 28 or 31. Around $100k I think.

t walgamuth 05-24-2014 11:19 PM
Did it burn for awhile after being stuck or was this all instantaneous? If the latter, amazing they survived.

kerry 05-24-2014 11:37 PM
Small fire initially according to this report:

Boat Hits Power Lines, Bursts Into Flames Near Marion « CBS Boston

cmac2012 05-25-2014 12:26 AM
Seems like a hazard to have high tension wires over a waterway and not too high. I mean those masts couldn't have been all that high.

t walgamuth 05-25-2014 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by cmac2012 (Post 3333370)
Seems like a hazard to have high tension wires over a waterway and not too high. I mean those masts couldn't have been all that high.
Exactly. Who'd expect them over water?

cmac2012 05-25-2014 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth (Post 3333394)
Exactly. Who'd expect them over water?
The video (link, post #8) shows them hanging over the mouth of a river, looping down sort of low. I guess power lines will cross rivers and frequently but something seems off here.

sloride 05-25-2014 04:19 PM
I bet the captain of that raghauler was happy to see all of those stinkpots come to help.

kerry 05-25-2014 05:01 PM
51 ft clearance according to someone who looked at a chart. It was a very high tide. Perhaps that played a role.

Hatterasguy 05-25-2014 08:33 PM
Depending on the voltage carried the lines could arc if the mast gets close.

kerry 05-25-2014 08:36 PM
Mast height on an F-31 is a hair over 47'.


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