NYCkayaker FLEES SCENE Fw: Tanker collision

Thu Aug 6 16:06:29 EDT 2009

Actually it's a little funny you refer to "stealth qualities". Back in my Hudson days, both kayaking & sailing, there was a certain kind of ship I used to be particularly concerned about at night, and I actually called them "stealth tankers". Tankers tend to be painted black & dimly lit & I used to spot them not by watching for lights, but by watching for a moving patch of blackness on the shoreline, where the bulk of the tanker was blocking the lights of the city. 

You could usually spot that a long time before you could make out red or green bowlights. 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve McAllister <brooklynkayak at gmail.com>
>Sent: Aug 6, 2009 3:10 PM
>To: William <haawill at yahoo.com>
>Cc: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker FLEES SCENE Fw: Tanker collision
>
>> Cargo ship? Flees? LMAO
>
>Yes, he knew that because of his stealth qualities that nobody would
>be able to find/catch him:-)
>
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 8/5/09, Marcella <mdb at xyzzy.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Marcella <mdb at xyzzy.com>
>>> Subject: NYCkayaker Tanker collision
>>> To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
>>> Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 10:56 PM
>>> Has anyone else seen this article or
>>> heard anything about this?
>>>
>>> http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/05/2009-08-05_drama_on_the_hudson_cargo_boat_flees_scene_after_ramming_.html
>>>
>>> Sailboat captain saves 4 after cargo ship rams speedboat on
>>> Hudson and
>>> flees scene
>>>
>>> Read more:
>>> http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/05/2009-08-05_drama_on_the_hudson_cargo_boat_flees_scene_after_ramming_.html#ixzz0NMrhBV1L
>>>
>>> A cargo ship slammed into a speedboat carrying four people
>>> along the
>>> Hudson River early Wednesday, triggering a dramatic rescue
>>> by nearby
>>> boaters.
>>>
>>> "They're angels," said Daniel Rechelbacher, minutes after
>>> he and his two
>>> friends and the boat captain were plucked from the Hudson's
>>> choppy waters.
>>>
>>> The high-seas drama began about 1 a.m. as Rechelbacher, a
>>> Manhattan salon
>>> owner, and his pals were enjoying a late-night dinner
>>> excursion on the
>>> Hudson.
>>>
>>> What started as a serene meal descended into chaos when
>>> Rechelbacher
>>> spotted a black cargo ship barreling towards their 40-foot
>>> long speedboat.
>>>
>>> The ship, which he said was about 250 feet long and 50 feet
>>> tall, had no
>>> lights. "It was pretty f---ing scary," Rechelbacher said.
>>> "It was coming
>>> up on us so fast."
>>>
>>> Rechelbacher, one of his friends and the captain jumped
>>> into the Hudson
>>> and narrowly avoided getting run over by the ship,
>>> witnesses said.
>>>
>>> It smashed into the side of the motorboat, crushing it,
>>> witnesses said.
>>>
>>> The cargo ship kept going.
>>>
>>> "It literally ran right over the other boat," said Avram
>>> Ludwig, 47, who
>>> witnessed the frightening accident from his nearby
>>> sailboat.
>>>
>>> One of Rechelbacher's pals, a female, remained aboard and
>>> was tossed
>>> around the boat during the collision, sustaining several
>>> cuts and
>>> contusions.
>>>
>>> Rechelbacher and the two others in the river clung to his
>>> capsizing ship
>>> as Ludwig's sailboat rushed over to save them.
>>>
>>> "We told them to swim over to our boat," Ludwig, who was on
>>> the boat with
>>> five friends, said.
>>>
>>> "We pulled them out of the water." Ludwig's friend, Elisa
>>> Pugliese, said
>>> it was a miracle they were so close to the accident. "We
>>> were their only
>>> hope," Pugliese, 38.
>>>
>>> "There were no other ships in sight. I can't believe on the
>>> entire Hudson
>>> River we were as close as we were. We could have been
>>> anywhere."
>>>
>>> With police and the fire department on the scene, Ludwig
>>> sailed his boat
>>> to Pier 40 near Houston St.
>>>
>>> Police towed the capsized boat to Jersey City. Rechelbacher
>>> and his two
>>> friends were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital.
>>>
>>> The captain was unhurt. After emerging from the emergency
>>> room about 5:30
>>> a.m., Rechelbacher and his two pals appeared dazed, but
>>> were doing okay.
>>>
>>> Rechelbacher said he still couldn't understand how the
>>> operator of the
>>> cargo ship failed to spot their boat.
>>>
>>> "He's in a ship and he can't see a 42-foot white speed
>>> boat?" he said.
>>> "It's ridiculous!"
>>>
>>> Read more:
>>> http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/05/2009-08-05_drama_on_the_hudson_cargo_boat_flees_scene_after_ramming_.html#ixzz0NMrYm8Sk
>>>
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