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Reel Antsy

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New Jersey. Not staying within the channel, reveals this. The boat is a Trojan F-36.

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Never know what lurks beneath the tide.

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Resulting in this.

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I guess you could say he was piling it on.

Looks like an old platform of some sort.

Is this by Leonardo or Pews? Either location has well charted obstructions.
 
Here's a excerpt from one of the anglers on board, from another forum. And, the hazards are marked...on the charts.

"I know the situation well. I was one of the 4 fishermen onboard. We had just returned from a 2 day Canyon trip and decided to stop at the Atlantic Highlands Marina for fuel before heading further to our home port. It was a very high tide and we approached the marina entrance with the red buoy to our right. Unfortunately, we didn't see the other channel markers, which were slightly angled from the other direction. We were at idle speed and just stopped. As the tide went out, we knew what had happened and it wasn't going to be good.

We called TowBoat US and they got us off the boat safely and quickly. Many thanks to those guys. They did a great job. The plan was to wait until the next day and get it picked with a crane. The boat was fine through both the low and high tide cycles. There was no damage to the running gear and it was just stuck on the pilings. Unfortunately, the SeaStreak Ferry uses that marina and threw enough of a wake to rock the boat where a piling punctured the hull and down she went. We got the boat out today, but it's not good.

For those who are being critical of the situation, it was an honest accident. The hazard area wasn't marked nor even visible and the captain missed the beginning of the channel. He made a bad judgement call and paid the price. Fortunately no one was hurt."
 
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Originally posted by Reel Antsy

the hazards are marked...on the charts.

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Sometimes you have to wonder what people mean when they say "not marked." You'd think they mean not on the charts, but it seems like people expect a big flashing sign with an arrow on it that says "Don't Go Here!"
 
From what I gather this happened at the NW entrance to Atlantic Highlands. I have the NOAA S57, NOAA Raster, and Jeppesen charts for this spot. The only charts that show markers are Jeppesen. If you are unfamiliar with the area you could steer for the first marker and find yourself on the pilings very quickly if you do not pick out the second marker in time.

Bingdotcom/maps satellite imagery will let you zoom in enough to see the area. In fact the red markers can be picked out and it looks like two white danger markers are in between the two outer most reds.

I've missed markers and stuck it in the mud also. It sucks. We were lucky. Two days out in a boat can leave you weary.

Edit: My NOAA data for this area was down level. Downloading into new software now...
 
I stopped at AH a few times and always used the eastern entrance.

This is what active captain lists...

"While there is a break in the breakwater on the west end of the harbor, extreme caution is needed in this area as it draws only about 5 feet and there are numerous submerged ruins in the area that often snag careless boaters."

Some electronic charts show markers with a kink at the outer entrance, others don't show the markers but do mention "submerged ruins"
 
So why couldn't somebody slip PVC pipe over those pilings? Buy a few hundred feet of it and cut to a length that makes them visible at high tide?
 
Why can't people study the area before they go there?

Anyway, it's easy to miss a mark when you are tired after a long run.
 
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Originally posted by waybomb

So why couldn't somebody slip PVC pipe over those pilings? Buy a few hundred feet of it and cut to a length that makes them visible at high tide?

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"Somebody"? Are you serious?

The channel is marked, charts show "ruins" or "submerged pilings", isn't that enough?

Accidents do happen and indeed anyone can make a mistake but you can't really expect every single underwater danger to be marked
 
I signed up for AC it is really well done and up to date. Having said that and knowing Atlantic Highlands this was an amateur mistake.
Too bad looks like the boat was in good shape for it's age...
Bill
 
And we are all amateurs. Rookie, is more like it. ;)
 
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