The boat jig strike went down at the Cortez bank , 17 passengers were rescued by another sport boat in the area.
Thank God everyone is safe.
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Thank God everyone is safe.
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Jig strike sinks
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My understanding is, they let down the anchor....When the anchor caught, the whole front of the boat ripped off......
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JesusMy understanding is, they let down the anchor....When the anchor caught, the whole front the boat ripped off......
This is what the Capt. said on Instagram. They hit something under the surface and it caved in the bow. My dad has been a Capt. on fishing boats for years. I asked him about this and he said he's seen shipping containers, telephone poles, logs, etc. any of which could sink a boat the size of Jig Strike
Wow, really scary stuff. Have seen Jig Strike many times offshore. My wife and I were on our boat on the inside of San Clemente Island Monday heading north. If I recall correctly, the Coast Guard put out a couple of broadcasts of a partially submerged boat west of SCI. Maybe that was the remanence of Jig Strike.
Thanks for posting. Can’t believe this was the first of hearing about it sinking.
Several videos of it online, here's one... Great job by the other sport boats in the area getting everyone rescued with no injuries.
I'm impressed with that life raft. Much larger than I expected. Ed F
I work with two guys that were on that trip. Said the boat went down quickly and crew acted fast. Luckily other boats were in the area and it was day time.
I can't imagine how bad that might have been if it had happened at night when people were in their racks
It is remotely possible that the boat actually ran aground on Cortes Bank. It comes up very close to the surface. "...The shallowest peak, the Bishop Rock, rises to between 3 and 6 feet (0.9 and 1.8 m) from the surface, depending on the tides."
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortes_Bank )
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortes_Bank )
Interesting. I know surfers go out there. Never heard of a boat hitting the top of the bank.
I was also at the Cortez Bank on the Ranger 85, along with a bunch of other fishing boats, when this happened. The story over the radio was that they were at anchor like everyone else. Can't imagine what those guys went through as it was happening! Somehow, by the time we got back Monday morning, the news was that they were underway and hit something. I talked to someone later that day that said they were going to try to raise the boat for insurance purposes.