As a former towboat captain, what that towboat%# captain did was just short of impossible being single handed. Cross wind, outgoing tide, and a narrow inlet= 100 percent on the pucker scale. Although,, at least it was daytime. Sure that captain has been there at night too. Great job skipper!
I still don't understand why they don't have an extra man on the towboats to assist while the captain is trying to navigate and control his boat in situations like this.
This shows that even with twin engines, you can lose power--for several different reasons. Bottom line, you need to be ready if/when you lose power. They had anchor lines out--that's good, that is your first stop--even if it does not totally stop you, it can slow you way down while you work on other things--calling for help, waiting for help--and/or trying to get the engines started. I had this happen when my engine sucked up a plastic bag--the auto system sounded an alarm and shut the engine down--to save it from super heating. Glad the anchor was handy--and so were we at getting it out--NOW. Forget the size of the boat, small, medium or large, you damn well better be ready--the sea, she doesn't care at all if you are not ready. Another thing to have is a few "repelling poles" to keep you off the rocks if you are drifting even with anchor drag. I like to keep a small outboard, as a back-up to the main. But if you go that way, remember to check it each time you go out--is it running? Do you know how to lower it into the water? Silly question? Not, it's not, practice everything, IF you need things, you may not have time to sort it out, or to go looking to find it. I actually watched a guy--expensive boat--and he did not know where his anchor was, in complete hysteria as he "looked for the damn thing". Boating is serious stuff, bet recognize it, and don't forget it, run down your check-list every single time you go. "Relax and have a good time"? NO WAY, always be prepared, always be ready.
I love how people are so fast to judge. That boat wouldve been perfectly fine in those conditions if the engine didnt give out. They dropped the anchors and didnt jump overboard and try to swim, and that is very smart of them.
Caiden coffman I'm not sure if you're familiar with Jupiter inlet just pass them if you watching that video there is a sandbar that builds that boat what a capsized with a 4 and a 1/2 to 5 knot current that day they would have been swept out in a would have been dam near impossible for rescue to get past that Barr at Barr was breaking well over 10' that day on that small craft advisory they were saying it was 14 to 16' And the winds were Pushing them directly into the South Jedi their anchor did not catch it was dragging due to the extreme current that day high winds That boat would have never survive past the sandbar even if It was running
Caiden, it not a matter of the many threads of personal judgements, it’s a matter of the day this occurred, there were small craft advisory’s most of the week. With that said the blooming idiots that opted to enter / exit through this inlet put the live of his passengers, first responders at great risk. I have a 39’ Ft vessel and in tip top shape in every way possible, when you have conditions such as these in this inlet, they need to take their ignorant butts down to Lake Worth / Port of Palm Beach inlet. Thus not risking the lives of many people. Mothers will fail, don’t give a shit how new your lil toy is and that needs to be factored in with any trip you take.
Very dicey. Glad to have come out of that one for sure. Kudos to the recovery team to work under treacherous conditions. Many a sigh of relief was breathed after that.
As in this was your boat? What's up with not knowing the equipment *before* heading out? I'm curious. Even in an old pickup truck multiple tanks means manually operated electrically actuated transfer of fuel between tanks. Glad it worked out! *#NowGoStudy*
I went out this inlet a few weeks ago and came back in right before a storm on a strong out going tide.i just took my time and used the waves rolling in and my throttle to work my way in every asshole in Jupiter with a big boat came flying in the inlet wide open to avoid the storm. they all cursed me and threw shit at me to get out the way(I was already on the side right up near the rocks and i was only in a 16' key largo with a old two stroke 50. Apparently everyone on the jetty was worried too as there was probably 50 people watching and clapping including life gaurds at the ready with floats when I got the boat all the way back in... Jupiter inlet is no joke and can get real sketchy especially for small under powered boats.seeing this video is a big eye opener.
operator of distressed vessel should have had(a lifejacket,pfd) every one sitting down and away from the bow of the boat. Great job by the tow boat operator , it's shameful law enforcement is only staffing one person to their vessels. You also gotta love surfer dude heading over just in case.
Boat has two fuel tanks, the switch was on the auxiliar tank and they ran out of gas on that tank, they didn’t know about the second fuel tank and how to switch over, unfortunately! Good job on the rescue team 👏👏
Next time maybe they will ask dad how the boat operates before they take it out. Lucky for them the Towboat dude knew how to operate his boat properly.
That's the problem with Rich folks in Jupiter they got so much money to buy all the toys but lose all respect and appreciation for them,so much so that they don't even know how to operate all the in's and outs of their own freaking boat. “Just an opinion"
Anchors would have hooked up better and sooner if they had paid out more line. If the anchors are down just in front of the boat every swell lifts them up unless they get hooked on a rock or such.
Jupiter Inlet is like this most of the time. I Jetski there all the time and the inlet inself is an extremely rough area just how you see here all the time. It doesn't mean conditions are like this everywhere else as you see toward the end of the video its smooth as glass and its the same right when you get past the inlet as well. This is somewhat normal conditions for this inlet specifically.
I drive in this inlet a lot and it is very stressful at times. So glad everyone is OK. I cannot tell if there are small children on the boat. I will be honest, there have been times I will turn around if it looks too rough and save it for another day!
As a frequent user of the Jupiter inlet, first kudos to the TowBoat Captain, as to the idiots on the boat, especially the owner, there was a small craft advisory out on the 4th for a reason, you put lives at risk cause of your stupidity, you are very lucky things went the way they did. Check your conditions next time, it’s part of boating and your responsibility as a captain and an owner. Jupiter inlet takes no prisoners!!!
If both engines died it was more than likely a fuel issue... But after watching it, it's apparent that they may of had an electrical issue being the engines weren't trimmed up to get out of the mouth of the inlet at least. More details on this story??
Apparently, the engines last oil changes weren't done by that gal in the bikini. She's going to do all of mine from now on. Have to figure out how to explain this to my woman......
Crossbows are great to shoot a light line over the bow of the boat you want to rescue, They then use the light line to pull over a stronger cable with which to tow their boat.
It is sooooo easy to get in trouble in the waters off South Florida. I've been on many boat trips there (grew up there) and I've seen and experienced it.
We do rescues like this on a regular basis this is only getting a lot of attention because of it was caught on film are rescues that we do are a lot more dangerous and yes we are one man crew sometimes we Run 2 man crews But as you can see no problem getting That line out to the vessel we are highly trained captains
captian john colucci, i have never needed to be rescued, but came very close once. I amazed what you guys do. You and your crew are heroes! Please stay safe!
When you're hanging on anchor the engines act as rudders. With the current running through there if the engines had been turned the opposite direction I think he could have gotten more safe space between the stern and the rocks. Food for thought.
Jupiter inlet, adrift on a Jupiter boat....locally built boat. Bad luck for sure but obviously some kind of failure in the electrical or fuel. Usually when two outboards die at the same time it's due to bad fuel. I have been there myself and it really sucks and very frustrating.
When there are breaking waves at the entrance, it’s called total stupidity th try going out, been through Jupiter several times and treat any entrance w/respect!
Plot twist....Jupiter boat in Jupiter inlet. This can happen and it has happened to the best captains. Happened to me though luckily not in those dangerous conditions. I got a load of really bad gas once knocking out both engines at the same time (new engines) which left me adrift in the channel. Today's fuel efficient outboards take a while to use the fuel in the lines. So I got gas and was able to run at idle for a good 20 minutes before the engines stalled out. I had good gas in the other tank but it takes time to switch tanks and prime the engines and it still wont start up quick. Sometimes it takes turning the engine over for a while to flush the bad gas out letting the good gas in. In that scenario the captain had to make a decision. Either try to get the engines restarted while in a nasty inlet with a boat full of people or try and anchor the boat to save it from being tossed into the rocks or washed out the inlet. Nothing more dangerous than a boat adrift with no power and not anchored in a heavy sea.
Least there is a safety crew there to help in Destin florida. The coast guard nor FWC will assist in boat issues unless they are in the water they won’t off any assistance. And I’ve witnessed it first hand so of course Good Samaritans step in and do the job
The end of the video tells the story, the channel was relatively calm aside from the current, beyond that was a death wish. It appears the boater engines died in the channel and they were being swept out. fortunately, the harbormaster/coast guard was on call.
It was their aux tank ... fuel guage shows how many gallons on the GPS dads boat kids home from college break not use to dads boat that was the storie I got after I got them to the dock
@@captainjohncolucci819 Fuel gauge was showing the main tank, not the aux tank.... I guessed as much. After decades on the water the only way I trust how much fuel is on board now is by actually putting fuel on board right before I go out.
0:34 a small kid jumps or falls into the water, then quickly three others pull him back into the boat. Lucky the kid did not drown. Several people are still not yet wearing life preservers. 8 or possibly 9 people were in the boat; 1 or 2 might have been adults. 0:53 large teen or adult size person in black still not wearing any PFD, hanging around at and over the bow. All the children were running around as if no one was in charge or they were not paying attention to adult direction, if any. Who is the total amateur “captain” who took all those kids out in that water? Most of the kids initially were wearing no life preservers. When both engines died, the “captain” did not know it was because they were running on an empty Aux tank, and he/she needed to switch to the full Main fuel tank. 1:50 Rescue boat enters scene. Several people are still milling about without life preservers. 2:22 Person in black finally has a PFD, after climbing all over the boat, including up on the fly. 2:50 Towline thrown. Almost missed collecting the line due to so many kids and no adults to receive the line. Again, no apparent adult direction. Final result: a lucky towline rescue, a brave and skilled lone rescuer. Any of those amateur boaters could have gone overboard to their deaths due to the careless boating behavior. Kids were running all over the boat as if it were sitting on the beach, when it was actually dead in the water, next to the rocks, in a dangerous inlet. They were all put in danger by an amateur “captain” who was simply playing at being a party boat chauffeur - load up the boat with 8 or 9 people, it’s all for grins. He/she should get a lot more training and experience before ever going on the water again, especially if he/she is responsible for so many children.
If I had to put money on the cause, I'd bet my two cents that the battery was not housed/strapped/bolted down properly and with a violent boat movement it fell out of place and one or both of the battery leads was ripped off. So why did the engines die in the first place, Sherlock? Good question, how about with the boat movement the skipper fell against the kill switch. Surely he was not so stupid that he ran out of fuel and also was so stupid that he did not know to raise the engines to reduce drag and ease the tow. Moral of the story is we are all guessing and the guys that post these videos should provide MORE INFORMATION PLEASE. Postscript: I lost my two cents! They had fuel onboard but the engines ran dry because they did not know how to switch from the empty auxiliary tank to the main tank which still had plenty of fuel in it!!!! LOL
Didn't get it, he had 2 outboards and they both don't work Then I understood it, He never raised his outboards for less drag for towing. Boating safety 1/3 fuel out 2/3 left to come back in As running time goes for outboards at full throttle. Its 10 time your HP for fuel consumption I.E a 150 hp outboard will use 15 gal an hr full throttle
Is it normal to cross this bar on a heavy ebb? Seams like no one care what the tide is doing. Here in Oregon the Barr crossings are done at slack or on the flood with some exceptions for smaller exchanges or small swell.
To me, this rescue could be simplified - merely grapple the line to the anchor, which was working, then pull that anchor and line to the rescue boat, then pull the boat to safety. Simple, simple, simple.
That week there were 8 to 10 ft swells on top of the 4 to 6 ft waves. We stayed inside on the intracoastal to Stuart. Only an idiot would go out there.
@@truthexposed9916 Haters gonna hate. I saw some kickass American surfers, police, and others prepared to prevent a bad day from getting worse. Dudes in the boat fucked up, but they handled it well and got it anchored. Another guy was trying the swaying helm station attempting to eliminate the causes of power loss. I want to know what backwards shithole you live in and how it would have gone down there?
@@johngarza124Well said. Going by the name and looking at his or her channel you can see 'Truth Exposed' is clearly just a tinfoil hat wearing bigot. On the subject of this video regardless of how they got into this situation, there was some pretty good work done to avert total disaster. (Not an American)
Hell of a save looked like Boats US ? I’m sure the surfer had good intentions thinking he could help but my thought was he and the board was only going to make things worse Making a distressed Captain having to worry about someone in the water with all those propellers going
I take it you're not a boater. The conditions aren't that bad; look at how the boat is riding at anchor, and how the tow boat is handling. If that boat hadn't had a fuel problem it would have been a fun day.
SeikiBrian I've been a boater for 30+ years, including long distance ocean cruising. I even took the Coast Guard boating safety course as a kid. As for the weather, yes I agree it may be fine on inland waters, but this is obviously not the case. Just look at the surf rolling on the bars -- any prudent boater knows better. But, seeing as you are much more skilled than I, go ahead and have fun!
My guess is they were considering the distance from the jetty. Too much rode and your swing radius might include the rocks. It's a tough math problem to have to do with lives at stake.
yeah, i've had that happen before, well the switch fell off and it took me about an hour of poking my head into every nook and cranny floating in the wind before i figured it out haha.
From the initial sudden starts and stops of the disabled vehicle under tow, I'm assuming they were on the rocks or at least the outdrives were hanging up on the bottom.
As a former towboat captain, what that towboat%# captain did was just short of impossible being single handed. Cross wind, outgoing tide, and a narrow inlet= 100 percent on the pucker scale. Although,, at least it was daytime. Sure that captain has been there at night too. Great job skipper!
amen
Bruh the skipper put them in danger😂😂 good skipper✌️✌️
I still don't understand why they don't have an extra man on the towboats to assist while the captain is trying to navigate and control his boat in situations like this.
Good job
I am surprised that tow boat operators and LE seem to be alone in these vidoes.
This shows that even with twin engines, you can lose power--for several different reasons. Bottom line, you need to be ready if/when you lose power. They had anchor lines out--that's good, that is your first stop--even if it does not totally stop you, it can slow you way down while you work on other things--calling for help, waiting for help--and/or trying to get the engines started. I had this happen when my engine sucked up a plastic bag--the auto system sounded an alarm and shut the engine down--to save it from super heating. Glad the anchor was handy--and so were we at getting it out--NOW. Forget the size of the boat, small, medium or large, you damn well better be ready--the sea, she doesn't care at all if you are not ready. Another thing to have is a few "repelling poles" to keep you off the rocks if you are drifting even with anchor drag. I like to keep a small outboard, as a back-up to the main. But if you go that way, remember to check it each time you go out--is it running? Do you know how to lower it into the water? Silly question? Not, it's not, practice everything, IF you need things, you may not have time to sort it out, or to go looking to find it. I actually watched a guy--expensive boat--and he did not know where his anchor was, in complete hysteria as he "looked for the damn thing". Boating is serious stuff, bet recognize it, and don't forget it, run down your check-list every single time you go. "Relax and have a good time"? NO WAY, always be prepared, always be ready.
I love how people are so fast to judge. That boat wouldve been perfectly fine in those conditions if the engine didnt give out. They dropped the anchors and didnt jump overboard and try to swim, and that is very smart of them.
Caiden coffman I'm not sure if you're familiar with Jupiter inlet just pass them if you watching that video there is a sandbar that builds that boat what a capsized with a 4 and a 1/2 to 5 knot current that day they would have been swept out in a would have been dam near impossible for rescue to get past that Barr at Barr was breaking well over 10' that day on that small craft advisory they were saying it was 14 to 16' And the winds were Pushing them directly into the South Jedi their anchor did not catch it was dragging due to the extreme current that day high winds That boat would have never survive past the sandbar even if It was running
Caiden, it not a matter of the many threads of personal judgements, it’s a matter of the day this occurred, there were small craft advisory’s most of the week. With that said the blooming idiots that opted to enter / exit through this inlet put the live of his passengers, first responders at great risk. I have a 39’ Ft vessel and in tip top shape in every way possible, when you have conditions such as these in this inlet, they need to take their ignorant butts down to Lake Worth / Port of Palm Beach inlet. Thus not risking the lives of many people. Mothers will fail, don’t give a shit how new your lil toy is and that needs to be factored in with any trip you take.
Very dicey. Glad to have come out of that one for sure. Kudos to the recovery team to work under treacherous conditions.
Many a sigh of relief was breathed after that.
As in this was your boat? What's up with not knowing the equipment *before* heading out? I'm curious. Even in an old pickup truck multiple tanks means manually operated electrically actuated transfer of fuel between tanks. Glad it worked out! *#NowGoStudy*
I went out this inlet a few weeks ago and came back in right before a storm on a strong out going tide.i just took my time and used the waves rolling in and my throttle to work my way in every asshole in Jupiter with a big boat came flying in the inlet wide open to avoid the storm. they all cursed me and threw shit at me to get out the way(I was already on the side right up near the rocks and i was only in a 16' key largo with a old two stroke 50.
Apparently everyone on the jetty was worried too as there was probably 50 people watching and clapping including life gaurds at the ready with floats when I got the boat all the way back in... Jupiter inlet is no joke and can get real sketchy especially for small under powered boats.seeing this video is a big eye opener.
Grew up there . That inlet eats boats , used to anyway. Usually fishing boats overloaded when I was a kid . Glad this worked out .
Wow, it's about the calmest I've ever seen the Jupiter inlet.
operator of distressed vessel should have had(a lifejacket,pfd) every one sitting down and away from the bow of the boat.
Great job by the tow boat operator , it's shameful law enforcement is only staffing one person to their vessels.
You also gotta love surfer dude heading over just in case.
Boat has two fuel tanks, the switch was on the auxiliar tank and they ran out of gas on that tank, they didn’t know about the second fuel tank and how to switch over, unfortunately!
Good job on the rescue team 👏👏
Geez! One simple bit of knowledge they should have known long beforehand.
Next time maybe they will ask dad how the boat operates before they take it out. Lucky for them the Towboat dude knew how to operate his boat properly.
That's the problem with Rich folks in Jupiter they got so much money to buy all the toys but lose all respect and appreciation for them,so much so that they don't even know how to operate all the in's and outs of their own freaking boat.
“Just an opinion"
That's exactly what killed John Denver as well except he was flying and didn't know where the switch for aux fuel tank was
Way cool ... the difficulty is clear. If you have been on the ocean, you feel it!
Great video. You could see them desperately trying to get the anchor to hook up.
Anchors would have hooked up better and sooner if they had paid out more line. If the anchors are down just in front of the boat every swell lifts them up unless they get hooked on a rock or such.
When I was a little kid my dad used to go fish at Jupiter Inlet. He never let me go with him. Now I know why.
@@FubarGuy666 You seem a little obsessed with gay Freddy.
@@FubarGuy666 He often took me fishing when we lived in Florida. Just not Jupiter Inlet. I'm sure he was concerned for my safety. God rest his soul.
@@paulwatts3009 Well I am glad you had some quality time together and fond memories.
Jupiter Inlet is like this most of the time. I Jetski there all the time and the inlet inself is an extremely rough area just how you see here all the time. It doesn't mean conditions are like this everywhere else as you see toward the end of the video its smooth as glass and its the same right when you get past the inlet as well. This is somewhat normal conditions for this inlet specifically.
I drive in this inlet a lot and it is very stressful at times. So glad everyone is OK. I cannot tell if there are small children on the boat. I will be honest, there have been times I will turn around if it looks too rough and save it for another day!
Jupiter is a pain in the ass on a good day, the tow capt did an amazing job getting that CC out of harm's way and into safe water.
Yep there boyton, haulover. They are serious waters.
I assume a complete failure, meaning electrical as well. Outboards trimmed down while towed is a drag in that inlet...
PLMBAYFLA probably ran out of fuel. Engines down will give them some steering.
Now, that is what you call a "life line". Thank God they were all saved by that brave Samaritan boater.
MODESTO Thank TowBoat.
Absolute amazing job that captain did. Lucky boater.
As a frequent user of the Jupiter inlet, first kudos to the TowBoat Captain, as to the idiots on the boat, especially the owner, there was a small craft advisory out on the 4th for a reason, you put lives at risk cause of your stupidity, you are very lucky things went the way they did. Check your conditions next time, it’s part of boating and your responsibility as a captain and an owner. Jupiter inlet takes no prisoners!!!
If both engines died it was more than likely a fuel issue... But after watching it, it's apparent that they may of had an electrical issue being the engines weren't trimmed up to get out of the mouth of the inlet at least. More details on this story??
Apparently, the engines last oil changes weren't done by that gal in the bikini. She's going to do all of mine from now on. Have to figure out how to explain this to my woman......
Michael Randolf No one is typing a resume calm down man.
may've
Lets see how good you are with a gun when they make you carry them in class
Michael Randolf what a pathetic would-be grammar Nazi you are.
Note that "litterately" would have a double T if the word actually existed.
LOL
That was a close call....another 35 feet and that boat would have battered itself on the rocks. Gods grace at work.
I've fished right there on those same rocks many times as a kid...miss going down there.
Crossbows are great to shoot a light line over the bow of the boat you want to rescue, They then use the light line to pull over a stronger cable with which to tow their boat.
It is sooooo easy to get in trouble in the waters off South Florida. I've been on many boat trips there (grew up there) and I've seen and experienced it.
Great job to the rescuers!!!!
good captain. dropped anchor like a boss.
good job. Seems like 2 rescuers in ONE boat would make that a lot easier though. seems odd they go solo, hard to drive and throw that rope.
TripleAstyle1 A
They are not in the rescue business, they are in the money making business .
Agree Triple, one man those boats in those conditions?
We do rescues like this on a regular basis this is only getting a lot of attention because of it was caught on film are rescues that we do are a lot more dangerous and yes we are one man crew sometimes we Run 2 man crews But as you can see no problem getting That line out to the vessel we are highly trained captains
Agree cpt, but accidents do happen, and from a layperson(s) view point, it seems 2 man crew would be safer:)
Well done Skipper!
Is their any way u could send me the uncut clip I'm the rescue captian
John... please call me at 248-546-3641
captian john colucci, i have never needed to be rescued, but came very close once. I amazed what you guys do. You and your crew are heroes! Please stay safe!
A Michigan guy! 🎉
Is that a one pass , one toss captain? If so , nice work
1mollylee yes one toss thanks
When you're hanging on anchor the engines act as rudders. With the current running through there if the engines had been turned the opposite direction I think he could have gotten more safe space between the stern and the rocks. Food for thought.
I bet that chick was screaming from 100 yards away, who can inspect gas tanks. How did she get back in. Phenomenal many lessons thanks for this vid
Great job by the rescuers.
Captain , your responsible for your passengers . Common sense must apply on conditions like that. Lesson learned I hope.
Jupiter inlet, adrift on a Jupiter boat....locally built boat. Bad luck for sure but obviously some kind of failure in the electrical or fuel. Usually when two outboards die at the same time it's due to bad fuel. I have been there myself and it really sucks and very frustrating.
I don't know what that surfer was planning to do, but it was definitely something.
That was an amazing job by all
the pigeon will help! why did they ever leave out with it like that with TOO many people on board.
Why do you say there are too many people onboard ?
worst nightmare. dead in the water with a bunch of squirrels for a fucking crew
When there are breaking waves at the entrance, it’s called total stupidity th try going out, been through Jupiter several times and treat any entrance w/respect!
Was that surfboarder actually about to jump in
those pax on the boat being towed should be well away from the tow rope incase it breaks.
the only thing that i would add is that the passengers that aren't needed should be seated. Other than that, great job for both.
Plot twist....Jupiter boat in Jupiter inlet. This can happen and it has happened to the best captains. Happened to me though luckily not in those dangerous conditions. I got a load of really bad gas once knocking out both engines at the same time (new engines) which left me adrift in the channel. Today's fuel efficient outboards take a while to use the fuel in the lines. So I got gas and was able to run at idle for a good 20 minutes before the engines stalled out. I had good gas in the other tank but it takes time to switch tanks and prime the engines and it still wont start up quick. Sometimes it takes turning the engine over for a while to flush the bad gas out letting the good gas in. In that scenario the captain had to make a decision. Either try to get the engines restarted while in a nasty inlet with a boat full of people or try and anchor the boat to save it from being tossed into the rocks or washed out the inlet. Nothing more dangerous than a boat adrift with no power and not anchored in a heavy sea.
I’m always amazed about how many people are on a lot of the boats. Why would you have 10 people on a 32’ boat? Crazy 😝
Michael Brown dude thats a good sized boat. If the engines didnt go out, he could’ve gotten out and in all day in that boat.
Least there is a safety crew there to help in Destin florida. The coast guard nor FWC will assist in boat issues unless they are in the water they won’t off any assistance. And I’ve witnessed it first hand so of course Good Samaritans step in and do the job
Wow. That looks like a fun place to lose your power.
whoa.... close call for sure.... thumbs up to the rescue...!!! ;-)
The end of the video tells the story, the channel was relatively calm aside from the current, beyond that was a death wish. It appears the boater engines died in the channel and they were being swept out. fortunately, the harbormaster/coast guard was on call.
Edmund Dunn they ran their aux tank dry an it was towboat us that did the rescue
They ran their tank dry? Unbelievable, rule #1 in boating watch fuel gauge and weather / currents.
It was their aux tank ... fuel guage shows how many gallons on the GPS dads boat kids home from college break not use to dads boat that was the storie I got after I got them to the dock
Hi
@@captainjohncolucci819 Fuel gauge was showing the main tank, not the aux tank.... I guessed as much. After decades on the water the only way I trust how much fuel is on board now is by actually putting fuel on board right before I go out.
0:34 a small kid jumps or falls into the water, then quickly three others pull him back into the boat. Lucky the kid did not drown. Several people are still not yet wearing life preservers.
8 or possibly 9 people were in the boat; 1 or 2 might have been adults.
0:53 large teen or adult size person in black still not wearing any PFD, hanging around at and over the bow. All the children were running around as if no one was in charge or they were not paying attention to adult direction, if any.
Who is the total amateur “captain” who took all those kids out in that water? Most of the kids initially were wearing no life preservers. When both engines died, the “captain” did not know it was because they were running on an empty Aux tank, and he/she needed to switch to the full Main fuel tank.
1:50 Rescue boat enters scene. Several people are still milling about without life preservers.
2:22 Person in black finally has a PFD, after climbing all over the boat, including up on the fly.
2:50 Towline thrown. Almost missed collecting the line due to so many kids and no adults to receive the line. Again, no apparent adult direction.
Final result: a lucky towline rescue, a brave and skilled lone rescuer.
Any of those amateur boaters could have gone overboard to their deaths due to the careless boating behavior. Kids were running all over the boat as if it were sitting on the beach, when it was actually dead in the water, next to the rocks, in a dangerous inlet.
They were all put in danger by an amateur “captain” who was simply playing at being a party boat chauffeur - load up the boat with 8 or 9 people, it’s all for grins. He/she should get a lot more training and experience before ever going on the water again, especially if he/she is responsible for so many children.
You forgot to mention the atrocious conditions. They should never have even been out there on that day!
If I had to put money on the cause, I'd bet my two cents that the battery was not housed/strapped/bolted down properly and with a violent boat movement it fell out of place and one or both of the battery leads was ripped off.
So why did the engines die in the first place, Sherlock?
Good question, how about with the boat movement the skipper fell against the kill switch.
Surely he was not so stupid that he ran out of fuel and also was so stupid that he did not know to raise the engines to reduce drag and ease the tow.
Moral of the story is we are all guessing and the guys that post these videos should provide MORE INFORMATION PLEASE.
Postscript:
I lost my two cents!
They had fuel onboard but the engines ran dry because they did not know how to switch from the empty auxiliary tank to the main tank which still had plenty of fuel in it!!!! LOL
boat has two tanks and they ran one out of gas and didn't know how to swap over to other tank..... buys 150k boat cant use it lololol
Dry tank open engine sucks air not fuel from full tank. Happens alot.
Reasons to know your boat - Chapter One.........they were wearing life jackets however, have to give them credit for that............
Great job. Everyone safe.
Armchair captains with there canoe license!
Didn't get it, he had 2 outboards and they both don't work Then I understood it, He never raised his outboards for less drag for towing. Boating safety 1/3 fuel out 2/3 left to come back in As running time goes for outboards at full throttle. Its 10 time your HP for fuel consumption I.E a 150 hp outboard will use 15 gal an hr full throttle
Probably Pulled his kill switch out by mistake and didn't know it.
I did that once during docking manuver. Not fun.
Im glad that all but one had a life jacket.
Water in the fuel will shut you down every time!...I know from experience!
Ditto bra
Waoo los felicito. Muy buena acción rápida de los guarda costa.
I'm glad no one got hurt.
Is it normal to cross this bar on a heavy ebb? Seams like no one care what the tide is doing. Here in Oregon the Barr crossings are done at slack or on the flood with some exceptions for smaller exchanges or small swell.
To me, this rescue could be simplified -
merely grapple the line to the anchor, which was working, then pull that anchor and line to the rescue boat,
then pull the boat to safety. Simple, simple, simple.
Happen to watch that bird land straight down on the rock. 1:05
I used to a man from Jupiter, the biggest bastard that ever lived.
That week there were 8 to 10 ft swells on top of the 4 to 6 ft waves.
We stayed inside on the intracoastal to Stuart.
Only an idiot would go out there.
Dutch Madness
Well they are Americans, so they ARE idiots anyway.
@@truthexposed9916 Haters gonna hate. I saw some kickass American surfers, police, and others prepared to prevent a bad day from getting worse. Dudes in the boat fucked up, but they handled it well and got it anchored. Another guy was trying the swaying helm station attempting to eliminate the causes of power loss. I want to know what backwards shithole you live in and how it would have gone down there?
@@johngarza124Well said. Going by the name and looking at his or her channel you can see 'Truth Exposed' is clearly just a tinfoil hat wearing bigot. On the subject of this video regardless of how they got into this situation, there was some pretty good work done to avert total disaster. (Not an American)
@@truthexposed9916
If America sucks so bad, why does everyone want to come here?
If you are here & don't like it, get the fuck out.
8-10 ft swells on top.of 4-6 ft waves? What the hell are you talking about?
As swell is a wave.
pretty hard to lose power on newer dual outboards. i say operator error.
Gabriel S. Could have been electrical or fuel related. Otherwise losing both would be very unlikely.
playinh with madness.. responsible sailing is a serious job.
Twin engines and they lost both. Not good.
Hell of a save looked like Boats US ? I’m sure the surfer had good intentions thinking he could help but my thought was he and the board was only going to make things worse Making a distressed Captain having to worry about someone in the water with all those propellers going
Nice save
What the heck, thought suki are suppose to be super reliable. Now I'm afraid to buy a 300
Stick with a merc or yamaha
Suki's need gas to operate just like all other outboards .
How do you stall two independent power plants at the same time.
Run out of gas?
Fuel problems
He looked heavy.... wonder if he got wrote up ?
I've been in and out of Jupiter Inlet more than 500 times since 1972
Was he out of gas , he's got two motors ?
Definitely out of gas
That current is insane
Always has been there.
That inlet is the devil.
That's literally my history teacher lol
Great job coast gaurd,,
Jason Compton sorry bud coastguard was not their that was tow boat us
You mean these things take gas?!
What earthly reason does someone take their family out into those conditions?
The conditions aren't that bad; I've been out in far worse. Of course, I check my fuel level before leaving, and take other sensible precautions.
SeikiBrian Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. It's a risk/reward equation.
I take it you're not a boater. The conditions aren't that bad; look at how the boat is riding at anchor, and how the tow boat is handling. If that boat hadn't had a fuel problem it would have been a fun day.
I also take it you're not a boater... Or know anything about the weather. It can change at the drop of a hat. Give them a break
SeikiBrian I've been a boater for 30+ years, including long distance ocean cruising. I even took the Coast Guard boating safety course as a kid. As for the weather, yes I agree it may be fine on inland waters, but this is obviously not the case. Just look at the surf rolling on the bars -- any prudent boater knows better. But, seeing as you are much more skilled than I, go ahead and have fun!
A surfer saves the day....AGAIN....
wha happened to the twin engines? Both went bad at the same time?
Looks like jet ski wave jumping weather to me
Hhmm 2 engines that stalled out ? Or ran out of gas ?
Badass BoatUS Capt
What a terrible place to lose power.
Thank you U.S. Coastguard
That's not the Coast Guard
I am Floridas thoughtiest swimmer. I could swim threw that easily
There are way too many people on that boat
Finally @ 3mins someone noticed the anchor was still down.Oops
working2Bselfsufficient they could not pull it up by hand so I pulled an the anchor did not release so I instructed them to cut the line
captian john colucci Thanks for the info.Always hard to tell exactly what happened when wind is a whipping.
Anchors not holding, not enough rode played out need 7:1
My guess is they were considering the distance from the jetty. Too much rode and your swing radius might include the rocks. It's a tough math problem to have to do with lives at stake.
Do you not see how close they are to the rocks? How the heck can they have 7 to 1 and not hit the rocks?
Its 2 to 1 not 7 to 1.
What were the name of the teen boys who were lost 2 years ago?
Agent0range67 Austin and perry
WOW, that was intense.
Nice anchor
Great job coast guard
what other way is there to lose power to 2 completely separate engines besides running out of fuel?
nocoolname32 someone turns the battery switch off.
yeah, i've had that happen before, well the switch fell off and it took me about an hour of poking my head into every nook and cranny floating in the wind before i figured it out haha.
they'll run on their own without electrical power...mine will
yeah, i have an i/o and there is a battery cut off, not sure if the motor dies if it gets turned off, just know it won't start.
On today's boats it could be any 1 of a gazillion electronics issues.
Why did she jump out?
The little tug...with twin outboard motors
Boatus
@@nelsongonzalez9612 i know that. But look at that thing...
From the initial sudden starts and stops of the disabled vehicle under tow, I'm assuming they were on the rocks or at least the outdrives were hanging up on the bottom.
run out of fuel ............................
Someone needs to fire their mechanic asap
Problem is they probally don't have a mechanic