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MisheMokwa · 10-13-2009, 08:18 AM

I own the property that this boat hit. From the marks on the rocks, it appears that this could have been much much worse. The rocks that they hit are just at the end of a small peninsula off the east side of Treasure. There is a black buoy just off the point and a flashing red about 100 yds further out. From the marks that I could see it actually looked like the boat was almost heading diagonally away from the island which means they were at risk of hitting the island proper. You can actually see a big white splotch on the rock just off the end of the point if you approach from the south side of the point. Had they been 10 feet to the left they would have hit a large boulder instead of "ramping up" onto the rocks at the they end of the point. Sounds like liquor was a factor according to folks I talked to. Yes it was dark out but the fact that a flashing buoy was close by is pretty damming in my estimation. Assuming that you have a map of the lake in your boat you can always just go headway to the buoy and figure out where you are. Not sure how fast they were going but it was clearly too fast if they were lost. Glad to hear we didn't have another Diamond Island incident.

MisheMokwa

10-13-2009, 08:18 AM	#12
MisheMokwa Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Treasure Island Accident I own the property that this boat hit. From the marks on the rocks, it appears that this could have been much much worse. The rocks that they hit are just at the end of a small peninsula off the east side of Treasure. There is a black buoy just off the point and a flashing red about 100 yds further out. From the marks that I could see it actually looked like the boat was almost heading diagonally away from the island which means they were at risk of hitting the island proper. You can actually see a big white splotch on the rock just off the end of the point if you approach from the south side of the point. Had they been 10 feet to the left they would have hit a large boulder instead of "ramping up" onto the rocks at the they end of the point. Sounds like liquor was a factor according to folks I talked to. Yes it was dark out but the fact that a flashing buoy was close by is pretty damming in my estimation. Assuming that you have a map of the lake in your boat you can always just go headway to the buoy and figure out where you are. Not sure how fast they were going but it was clearly too fast if they were lost. Glad to hear we didn't have another Diamond Island incident. MisheMokwa