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  1. twnich, Aug 26, 2010
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    REDINGTON BEACH — About noon Wednesday, Gene Borg was sitting at his table, eating a bowl of cereal and fruit.

    Out in the gulf, something caught his eye.

    Amid crashing waves and a high tide, a 48-foot yacht was creeping toward shore.

    The boat crawled through the churning waters, perpendicular to a stretch of beach near Gulf Boulevard and 158th Avenue. It passed buoys marked for swimming.

    "I'm thinking hey, he's getting kind of close. I thought, he's got to turn," said Borg, 68. "But it didn't turn. It just came straight onto the beach."

    Borg rushed out of his house. His wife, Diane, called 911. When authorities got on scene, they realized they had a mystery on their hands.

    The yacht's engine was running. But no one was aboard.


    http://www.tampabay.com/news/public...iously-washes-ashore-on-madeira-beach/1117473
  2. NYCAP123, Aug 26, 2010
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    Now about that discussion on why it's not prudent to run solo.:(
  3. Marmot, Aug 26, 2010
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    Bring that one up next time you're in a fisherman's bar in Ketchikan, Sitka, or another of the Southeast Alaska ports where the hand trollers congregate.
  4. NYCAP123, Aug 26, 2010
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    Fishersmen and cruisers have a totally different mindset, and Alaskans are a breed onto themselves (way tougher than this old man); just watch the Deadliest Catch. God bless them. Cruisers are generally concerned with getting home and not breaking the boat. Fishermen just want to know where the fish are running. :)
  5. K1W1, Aug 26, 2010
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    Hi,

    Found this comment under that Newspaper Article:

    islakirk wrote:

    I am from the Tampa Bay area and now live in Isla Mujeres, Mx. I believe this is the same yacht that was reported missing in Cancun recently; The local paper "Por Esto" (www.poresto.net) had a article on it. Its a 2005 48 Sea Ray Sundancer serial #serp6249f405. It was/is registered to a Millet Arturo Reyes and owned by Felipe Hernandez Enriquez per the story. Both to be considered shady characters. It disappeared from a marina in the Cancun Hotel zone between saturday & monday and easily could have made it there in 3 days. Could someone pass this info on to Florida authorities ?


    Anyone here know what the serial No of the boat that came ashore is?
  6. C4ENG, Aug 26, 2010
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    This news is now coming on the CNN HLN channels. I am sure the authorities will have it figured out in no time.
  7. Pascal, Aug 26, 2010
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    well, maybe the captain got busy with the attractive first mate... that's a greater risk than running solo :)

    always funny to read a headline about a yacht and seeing the picture of an express cruiser!
  8. captainwjm, Aug 26, 2010
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  9. wscott52, Aug 26, 2010
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    Darn! You beat me to it!
  10. Loren Schweizer, Aug 26, 2010
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    Same boat? Coincidence? Mistaken length?


    (12 of 20) Vessel Name: MAKIN WAVES USCG Doc. No.: 1168681
    Vessel Service: RECREATIONAL IMO Number: *
    Trade Indicator: Recreational Call Sign: *
    Hull Material: FRP (FIBERGLASS) Hull Number: SERF0331J405
    Ship Builder: SEA RAY BOATS INC Year Built: 2004

    Length (ft.): 44.8
    Hailing Port: HARBOUR ISLAND FL Hull Depth (ft.): 7.3
    Owner: J MARK ABERNATHY
    909 HARBOUR BAY DR
    TAMPA, FL     33602 Hull Breadth (ft.): 13.8
    Gross Tonnage: 30
    Net Tonnage: 24
    Documentation Issuance Date: April 19, 2010 Documentation Expiration Date: May 31, 2011
    Previous Vessel Names: CAPRICHO
    SEA RIDER TWO
    Previous Vessel Owners: J MARK ABERNATHY
    JOSE C LORENZO
    WILBUR MOORE JR.
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  11. Capt Bill11, Aug 26, 2010
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    Based on the Mexican flag, it turning out to be the one "stolen" in Cancun makes the most sense to me at this point.
  12. twnich, Aug 26, 2010
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    More info, looks like it may be out of Mexico. I understand the weather was pretty poor yesterday in the Tampa area, no good reason for this boat to be out in the Gulf.



    "The leads they were following on Thursday all pointed to Mexico.

    The owner of the 48-foot yacht may be Arturo Millet Reyes of Mexico, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. He bought the vessel locally in 2008. Deputies said they were told the owner may have been taking the boat to Mexico.

    But deputies are also following leads that the yacht was reported stolen from a marina somewhere near Yucatan, Mexico. Local authorities said they've been in touch with officials in Mexico about the boat.

    The Sea Ray Sundancer was beached near 15648 Gulf Blvd. around noon Wednesday. Its motor was running and no one was aboard. Deputies searched the area, fearing someone might have fallen overboard.

    The U.S. Coast Guard assisted, searching farther offshore. Wednesday's search was called off in the evening because of bad weather and darkness.

    The yacht, Making Waves, is based in Jupiter and has an expired Florida registration. But it has current Delaware registration and U.S. documentation. A Mexican flag was flying at the bow, with a U.S. flag at the stern.

    According to the Mexican newspaper Por Esto! (That's Why!), a 48-foot Sea Ray Sundancer was recently reported missing from a local marina. It was registered to Arturo Millet Reyes, the newspaper said. He may also be the president of the Mérida Fútbol Club, a professional soccer team which belongs to Liga de Ascenso, the second level of that nation's soccer league.

    Deputies contacted the yacht's previous owner in Tampa, who told them he sold the boat to Reyes in 2008 and that he believed Reyes was taking it to Mexico.

    But authorities have not found anyone who may have been onboard the boat."
  13. Yacht News, Aug 23, 2012
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    Not sure if this washed ashore, probably ran ashore! This one is a Pershing 115' apparently ran aground back in July and was recently salvaged. The express yacht hit rocks in the Adriatic while cruising the notoriously shallow area in the bay of Budva enroute past the Montenegrin island of St.Nikola. Apparently she was moving at around 10-knots when she struck ground.


    She is now undergoing provisional repairs at Bar in order to enable her travel to a shipyard in Ancona in Italy. Reportedly the salvage operation cost 180,000 euros.

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