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Old 05-24-2014, 09:42 PM
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Don't sail into high tension wires

Wareham Harbor. Nice trimaran hit some wires. Two sailors survived. Boat didn't.

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

Wareham Harbor -- is that in Wareham, MA?
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Old 05-24-2014, 10:02 PM
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Yes.
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Old 05-24-2014, 10:14 PM
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So about how much does one of those cost? Would they have had insurance on it?
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Old 05-24-2014, 10:22 PM
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That will do it. Lightening is cool as well, I have seen a number of boats struck.
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I'm not sure what model it is. Maybe a 28 or 31. Around $100k I think.
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Old 05-24-2014, 11:19 PM
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Did it burn for awhile after being stuck or was this all instantaneous? If the latter, amazing they survived.
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Old 05-24-2014, 11:37 PM
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Small fire initially according to this report:

Boat Hits Power Lines, Bursts Into Flames Near Marion « CBS Boston
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Old 05-25-2014, 12:26 AM
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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.
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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?
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Old 05-25-2014, 03:50 PM
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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.
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Old 05-25-2014, 04:19 PM
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I bet the captain of that raghauler was happy to see all of those stinkpots come to help.
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Old 05-25-2014, 05:01 PM
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51 ft clearance according to someone who looked at a chart. It was a very high tide. Perhaps that played a role.
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Old 05-25-2014, 08:33 PM
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Depending on the voltage carried the lines could arc if the mast gets close.
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Old 05-25-2014, 08:36 PM
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Mast height on an F-31 is a hair over 47'.

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