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Originally Posted by CanisLupusArctos
Over the years many boats have hit the granite ledge of Black Cat Shoals. It had always been marked with a red buoy south of the ledge. About 15 years ago they installed a black marker just east of the ledge, after which boaters started going between them. They installed FL #83 next to the red marker - more crashes still. The ultimate irony is that the number of crashes has gone up even more since the start of the boater safety certificates. Not long ago we started seeing jet skis crash.
Among the jetski crashes last year: A kid went over the handlebars and headfirst into about 3 feet of water. The rider actually re-mounted and drove away. A man about 40 hit while carrying a 4 or 5 year old girl on the back. She fell off and lay in the water screaming. He responded by angrily yelling at her to get back on, yanked her out of the water, and sped away.
In the last 5 years, jet-skis (and a few boats) have begun to speed between the rocks and the island, not seeming to care at all about the swimmers, moorings, rafts, and docks just 20 feet away (Nor the granite ledge, for that matter.)
What's up with this trend? The latest was just caught on Cam.
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I can't imagine that anyone is intentionally doing it (maybe teens) but who knows. Perhaps the best thing about your post is you're educating people to the dangers out there....