Keep an eye out…
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/1030609-bil-overdue-out-port-canaveral.html
I really hope they find these guys. I read they located a tackle bag and cooler that belonged to the boat. It sounds like they are on the right track.
Prayers for those guys and their families. I work with a guy who went to school with one of those guys wife. Amazing how small the world is.
BadBob
Polar 1910 BB 150 Johnson
“Convict Hunter”
If you ain’t the lead dog then the scenery never changes
I’m praying for them and those searching for them.
Sea Hunt 212 Triton
“Head East”
About 100 pages with people updating it…
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/1030609-bil-overdue-out-port-canaveral.html
SeaPro 220CC
Dixie Craft-custom flats boat
https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/search-for-boaters-extends-into-south-carolina
SeaPro 220CC
Dixie Craft-custom flats boat
Read the thread…
If these pics are real, the CG should be all over it…at least review the buoy cam pictures to determine if it is fake or authenticate it!!!
https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/1030609-bil-overdue-out-port-canaveral-151.html
The ENTER-NET Fisherman
Check this out:
Go to
https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=41013
Then follow these directions:
Link to source: EDIT: Look at the picture number, go open the current photo on the buoy page, replace last 4 digits with 0010 in browser bar.
(The link to source is the buoy 41013)
It will give you the picture from that time (0010UTC).
You cam clearly see it expanded:
The ENTER-NET Fisherman
Some things to consider here. 1) Frying pan shoals and weather buoys are attractive for fishermen. 2) Since they are attractive, boats moving through this area are moving at low speeds or bottom fishing. 3) Since they are attractive, the traffic is usually increased in these spots. 4) The photos are still shots, not videos. 5) The resolution is poor. 6) It is reasonable to assume boats seem to be disabled because of the nature of a still shot photo. 7) Maybe the most important point - since these areas inspire traffic, if a boat was actually in distress, it would likely be seen or heard by a near-by mariner and reported to appropriate authorities. 8) Finally - keyboard warriors calling in every picture of a boat they see at a buoy is a distraction to the search effort.
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Originally posted by flywattSome things to consider here. 1) Frying pan shoals and weather buoys are attractive for fishermen. 2) Since they are attractive, boats moving through this area are moving at low speeds or bottom fishing. 3) Since they are attractive, the traffic is usually increased in these spots. 4) The photos are still shots, not videos. 5) The resolution is poor. 6) It is reasonable to assume boats seem to be disabled because of the nature of a still shot photo. 7) Maybe the most important point - since these areas inspire traffic, if a boat was actually in distress, it would likely be seen or heard by a near-by mariner and reported to appropriate authorities. 8) Finally - keyboard warriors calling in every picture of a boat they see at a buoy is a distraction to the search effort.
“8) Finally - keyboard warriors calling in every picture of a boat they see at a buoy is a distraction to the search effort.”
This key board warrior says, “IF YOU SEE SOMETHING…SAY SOMETHING…”
I looked up the buoy cam shots off 41013 specifically because it’s a choke point. When I saw the post on THT and the response a poster had calling the Coast Guard over the pic of what appears to be a boat down in the stern with a doughnut shaped object trailing…I followed the directions of another poster and “LEARNED” I could retrieve prior buoy cam pictures…imagine that.
I verified the questioned buoy cam shot was legit. I posted it here for enlightenment… I didn’t call the Coast Guard and scream the sky is falling.
What I did notice is the GaDNR was quoted in saying they went 72 ish miles offshore searching…
The South Ledge is 72 miles from Savannah…80+ miles usually to the 100 fathom curve to get to the “Flotsam” that is most often present in the main push from the Gulf Stream…so