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DutchmanAZ
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Mexican Boat "Erik" Capsizes
I hope this isn't the Tony Reyes. Has anyone heard anyting more about this?
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/mexico/340821-boat-capsizes...
[Edited on 7-4-2011 by BajaNews]
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bigmike
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Tony's boat always leaves on Sunday and this article states the boat left on Saturday. Hope it is not Tony also. Regardless I hope they find everyone.
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DutchmanAZ
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Update to the story
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43629017/ns/world_news-americas/...
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BillP
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The "Erik" sinks in SOC storm
One dead, six still missing
http://news.yahoo.com/tourist-boat-capsizes-off-mexicos-baja...
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Russ
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Dangerous waters. S... happens fast in th summer months.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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That boat looks a bit top heavy.
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fishing boat capsized
Was this the Tony Reyes outfit?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican navy says one U.S. tourist has died after a fishing boat capsized in the Sea of Cortez off the Baja California
peninsula.
Capt. Benjamin Pinera Gomez says the man has not yet been identified.
Pinera said Monday that eight others remain missing of the 44 people on the boat: seven tourists and one crew member.
The boat capsized in a storm early Sunday morning about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of the town of San Felipe.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
That boat looks a bit top heavy. |
Evidently!
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bigmike
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The latest article says it was the Erik. Tony's boat always leaves San Felipe on Sunday, the Erik leaves on Saturday.
Hope they find the 6 missing guys.
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What I am reading is extremely limited on details 
U know the cause of the incident? Txs bigmike
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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An American died and at least six others were missing after a boat carrying U.S. tourists capsized and sank in an electrical storm off Mexico's Baja
California peninsula early Sunday, officials said.
Senior Chief Benny Minton, of the U.S. Coast Guard, told msnbc.com most of the 44 people on board had been rescued, including some who managed to swim
to shore. They then walked to get help as they found themselves in an isolated area about 87 miles south of San Felipe.
There were 27 U.S. citizens and 17 Mexicans on the 105-foot vessel when it sank, he said.
Minton told msnbc.com that six people were missing, but The Associated Press quoted Capt. Benjamin Pinera Gomez, of the Mexican navy, as saying one
U.S. tourist died and eight people were missing: seven tourists and one crew member.
No one knew of the accident until Sunday afternoon, when another fishing boat rescued three people.
Sank quickly
Pinera said the navy continued to search Monday with two helicopters and an airplane.
Minton said the boat "went down fairly quickly" at about 2:30 a.m. PT (5:30 a.m. ET) Sunday.
However, he said "everybody had enough time to put on life jackets and they were pretty close to land."
"Some of the survivors were able to swim to an island or back to the mainland," Minton said. They then had to "walk for a long time before they
reached civilization," he added.
Minton said the U.S. Coast Guard was notified about the sinking at 8 p.m. PT (11 p.m. ET) and a helicopter was being sent from San Diego to help
search for those still missing. It was due to arrive at 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m. ET) Monday.
"It's in Mexican waters and they are the lead agency so far as search and rescue goes in this case," he said.
Minton said the chances of finding the six missing people alive were "still pretty good."
"The sea water temperature there is fairly warm ... they have life jackets on and they can stay floating for a long time. They are not at risk of
hypothermia," he said.
He said some might have made it back to land in a different location to the group that walked to safety and still be lost in the "pretty isolated"
area.
'Floating hotel'
The tourist boat had left the port of San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez — a haven for windsurfers and sports fishermen — on Saturday.
An online advertisement for the boat, the Erik, said it offered six-day fishing trips for $800 to $1,100.
"The boat is your floating hotel and restaurant. The food is excellent quality Mexican and American cuisine, all cooked fresh," it says.
Local officials said the search had been hampered by bad weather.
"We are still looking for the rest of the people," local port official Felipe Vallecillo told Reuters. "The weather is really bad right now, with
strong wind."
Vallecillo said weather conditions were normal when the boat set sail on Saturday.
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Coast Guard to aid in search for six missing in Sea of Cortez after boat sank
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/coast-guard-to...
July 4, 2011
The U.S. Coast Guard stationed in San Diego is set to join the Mexican Navy in the search for six persons missing after a charter fishing vessel sank
in the Sea of Cortez early Sunday.
The Coast Guard will launch an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to join the search in the area near Isla San Luis, approximately 200 miles southeast of San
Diego.
The six were among 44 persons aboard a vessel that sank about 2:30 a.m., according to the Coast Guard. As of 4 a.m., 37 of the 44 had been rescued,
and one body had been recovered.
The Mexican Navy late Sunday night asked for assistance from the Coast Guard, after it had searched with surface vessels and aircraft.
The Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California, separates Baja California from the Mexican mainland.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
| Quote: | Originally posted by monoloco
That boat looks a bit top heavy. |
Evidently! |
the superstructure looks like mostly awnings, rails and cabin area, probably not very dense, so probably not too top heavy.
probably struck something, rock, boat or rogue wave.
44 people is a lot for a 105 ft fishing charter. sounds like floating sardine can. where does this boat fish out of? are they overnite trips?
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was this in the area of Gonzaga bay?
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ABC news says it was near Puertecitos , punta bufeo
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/173953/20110704/boat-dead-dr...
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Tony Reyes runs a really good operation out of San Felipe and this boat, the Erik, has been plagued by problems from it's inception. I used to get
into computer altercations with a guy who went by the name of Mad Hair on Bloodydecks because he promoted this boat so heavily. They ran a real
rip-off operation, stole people's fish, overcharged people who had paid for tickets at the last minute, ran very questionable pangas, had to be towed
in several times due to engine malfunction.
I had a friend who signed up with a big group, paid at one of the sporting goods stores in San Diego and when they got there, they had to pay again.
It was a pretty poorly run boat with lots of problems but it is too bad that they continued to run and fill up with tourists looking for a good time.
Maybe this will be the end of the operation, finally.
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http://www.bajasportfishinginc.com/vessel%20info.html
http://www.fisheyesoup.com/travel_detail/183.html
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I heard from buddies at Alfonsina's this morning that the boat sunk off of Willard Island at the south east end of Gonzaga Bay. They are still
looking for survivors and bodies.
I WX was pretty wild down there on Sunday night....high tide, high wind and certainly some big swells off of Willard Island. That area is known to us
locals as "The wind tunnel" because there are strong West winds off the mountains and onto the sea there pretty often.
I saw the Erik in Gonzaga Bay from our porch down there on our last trip in early May....she sure looked top heavy to me....I'm an old Navy, TinCan,
sailor and Erik didn't look as though it would pass an inspection.
BB
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Unfolding Tragedy in the Sea of Cortez off San Felipe
On the TV right now is news of a sports fishing boat that overturned near San Felipe in the Gulf. Preliminary reports indicate that 17 people were
onboard and they expect a high death count and--since this is a US holiday--most, if not all of the victims, are thought to be Americans. Hope we
aren't minus any members on this board due to this developing tragedy.
[Edited on 7-4-2011 by Bajatripper]
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Thats truly bad news. Sorry to have heard of this happening. 
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