| Title: | SAILING |
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Associated Press Tue 29-JUL-1986 08:58 Ninth Rescue Coast Guard Suspends Boater's License After Ninth Rescue MIAMI (AP) - A boater's chronic calls for help have finally exhausted the patience of U.S. Coast Guard officers, who arrested him after his ninth rescue in as many months. James Carolyon, 43, was arrested on charges of interfering with a boarding officer after he called for rescue Sunday, said Petty Officer Luis Diaz. The captain of the Sea Lyon was released on $10,000 bond Monday after a hearing at the U.S. Magistrate's office in Orlando. He could face up to a $5,000 fine if convicted on the felony charge, plus three years in prison. Sunday night, the Coast Guard's Ponce de Leon station on Florida's northeast Atlantic coast received a message saying the 54-foot sailboat had hit a reef and was taking on water and its captain was disoriented. The cutter Point Charles and a second vessel rushed to the scene, rescued Carolyon and four boatmates, patched the leaky boat and pumped it out, Coast Guard spokeswoman Brandy Ian said Monday. As they towed the Sea Lyon back to port, crewmen recognized Carolyon's name. A computer check allegedly found he had been rescued nine times since November, each time complaining of a leaky boat and disorientation. The Coast Guard informed Carolyon his license was suspended pending further investigation. When he was informed, he became angry and had to be handcuffed and taken into custody, Ms. Ian said. ``He will no longer be able to take his boat out until he has been investigated,'' said Ms. Ian.
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| 383.1 | Sorry, Charlie | DONJON::DELUCO | Thu Aug 14 1986 16:04 | 3 | |
Sounds like this guy either likes men in uniform, is starved for
attention, or is too poor (or cheap) to fix his boat.
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| 383.2 | Suspicious | IMBACQ::SIEGMANN | Fri Aug 15 1986 10:07 | 4 | |
More likely using the call as a ruse to get the Coasties away from
the area...
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| 383.3 | Seagoing vice.. | RDF::RDF | Rick Fricchione | Tue Aug 19 1986 12:49 | 6 |
.2 hit it on the head. Sounds like he likes them becoming the
U.S. Coast Not-Guarded for a little while for Miami Vice type reasons.
Rick
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| 383.4 | SWSNOD::RPGDOC | Dennis the Menace | Mon Oct 27 1986 16:43 | 41 | |
Associated Press Mon 27-OCT-1986 04:37
Private Rescues
Rescues Of Stranded Boaters Turning Private - And Expensive
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Stranded boaters who call on the Coast
Guard for help sometimes get more than they bargained for these
days - big bills. Because of budget cuts and shifting priorities,
the Coast Guard sometimes sends private boats. And the towers are
operating in a seller's market.
``If you're broken down on I-275, and a tow truck comes by and says
he'll take you to the next exit for $500, you'll say, `I'll wait
for the next tow truck, Buster,''' said Coast Guard Lt. Bill Baker.
``But on the high seas, it does not compute,'' Baker said. ``If
you're in six-foot seas, and a tow boat comes by, you can die or
let this guy tow you.''
Six-foot waves were crashing over Marshall Ogle's crippled sailboat
near Pinellas Point one day near dusk last week when he had to call
for help. The mast was broken and the boat was stuck on a sand bar.
The Coast Guard sent a commercial tow boat. The captain helped
Ogle, then handed him a bill for $4,000.
``Sure I was glad he was there. But I feel like I sold my soul to
save my life,'' said Ogle, 46. ``Face it, all our life-saving
services on land are public - the police, the fire department.''
When boaters radio the Coast Guard for help, the dispatcher's first
asks if anyone is injured, said maritime lawyer Kenneth Gale
Hawkes. ``Say `No,' and it's the kiss of death. That means a
commercial tower is coming.''
Boating industry analysts say the number of towing-for-profit firms
in Florida have doubled in the past two years, but that the
specialty remains in its infancy. Matthew Schmahl of Marine
Surveyors, a company that investigates insurance claims by boaters,
said tow skippers are in a good position because people who need
help can't haggle over prices. Tow captains normally make boaters
sign a contract on the spot, so that a client can't change his mind
about paying when he gets on land.
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| 383.5 | TOUGH BUSINESS | USSCSL::PASCUCCI | Wed Oct 29 1986 11:03 | 10 | |
I recently had a conversation with the owner/operator of a tow service.
Point #1. He rarely has a signed contract, tough to get in heaving
seas.
Point #2. Liability insurance is unheard of. Tow boat operator
to insurance rep. "I go into water 3-4 feet deep to tow a stranded
boat that may be damanged and leaking, the boat may be on the rocks
because the skipper is intoxicated." Do I really have to type the
insurance reps. reply?
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