Ran Aground - Welch Island

[Slickcraft]

This was low speed, no injuries, no fuel spill. We heard the crunch and felt a tremor in the camp at about 9:30 last evening. A couple out for a slow evening cruise simply made a mistake in the dark.

MP arrived at about 10pm, they had been busy with two other accidents and there were no injuries here. MP stayed with the couple till Sea Tow arrived at about 11pm and then after ST left at about 11:30 MP took the couple away, I presume to their island camp based on direction. Very good of the MP to have stayed with them. (We did offer our camp to warm-up but they stayed with the MP officer on the boat).

The 30' boat is resting on ledge the entire hull length.

MP did attempt to pull the boat off the ledge but nothing doing. The ST guy assessed the situation and said he will come back in daylight to: inspect the hull and maybe try using airbags.

I don't think it will be easy to get off the ledge. Hopefully the hull has not been compromised. In any case it will have been an expensive cruise, we did feel bad for them.