James Lockyer Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Hi, Did anyone hear or know of a motor boat that hit the rocks near the 2 red marker posts around Studland yesterday? The boat was significantly damaged and it was in a very near miss with 2 well marked divers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Sorry I've not heard about this but would be interested if anyone else does know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Presumably the training bank but i've heard nothing about it too Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lockyer Posted August 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 One of the divers was hit by the boat but was very lucky to get away with bruises but it could’ve been fatal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Bloody Hell ! Lucky indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedger Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Twas one of my mates and his son diving. had to dive out the way......... son torn up on the rocks with ripped wet suit and bruised leg. Very lucky inches from serious disaster. They were well marked and right on the training bank. Q FB Anyone who dives Studland training bank be careful, myself and my son were nearly hit by an extremely careless boat owner yesterday evening, ignoring my marker float, totally ignored the red marker posts warning of the shallow reef, we both had to jump out of the way as his boat ground across the top of the rocks. It wasn’t as if it was a cheap couple of grand boat, I’m talking £70-100k yacht. I’ve dived that mark regularly every summer for the last 10 years and have had a few close calls but that was beyond stupidity. it was absolutely horrific, my boy had to jump out the way otherwise he would have been right under the hull, managed to get away with just a ripped wetsuit and grazes on his leg. Maverick Martin and Jim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Glad you are all OK, there are some right wa@#ers out there who have more money than common sense. Wonder what his insurance will make of it.......if he's insured that is !! Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Martin Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Wow that's bloody awful. Pleased to hear they are both ok albeit shaken. I also seriously hope the yacht owner is hauled over the coals and set light to. Jim and niggle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Trap II Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/6/2021 at 8:09 PM, Wedger said: Twas one of my mates and his son diving. had to dive out the way......... son torn up on the rocks with ripped wet suit and bruised leg. Very lucky inches from serious disaster. They were well marked and right on the training bank. Q FB Anyone who dives Studland training bank be careful, myself and my son were nearly hit by an extremely careless boat owner yesterday evening, ignoring my marker float, totally ignored the red marker posts warning of the shallow reef, we both had to jump out of the way as his boat ground across the top of the rocks. It wasn’t as if it was a cheap couple of grand boat, I’m talking £70-100k yacht. I’ve dived that mark regularly every summer for the last 10 years and have had a few close calls but that was beyond stupidity. it was absolutely horrific, my boy had to jump out the way otherwise he would have been right under the hull, managed to get away with just a ripped wetsuit and grazes on his leg. never ceases to amaze me the amount of people with more money than common sense. Glad to hear you were both relatively unharmed. I will never forget seeing a 40ft sunseeker grind over a pebble bar that i was standing on in chichester harbour. We were out fly fishing the harbour, standing on the bar, when this sunseeker came hammering through the harbour at a big speed, straight towards us and ran straight over the gravel bar and just kept going like nothing had happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaffa Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Quote I will never forget seeing a 40ft sunseeker grind over a pebble bar that i was standing on in chichester harbour. We were out fly fishing the harbour, standing on the bar, when this sunseeker came hammering through the harbour at a big speed, straight towards us and ran straight over the gravel bar and just kept going like nothing had happened. He was probably training for a drive on the Shotover Jet My adrenalin junky boat trip I just need to up my engine power by 600hp to get close. Did this in 2005 Great fun ...bought my boat following year 🤣 Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 There should be an offence similar to Dangerous Driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 More: Jim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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