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08-22-2008, 12:29 AM
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Boat hits Pier AGAIN! Frankfort Version
Hard to believe, but its absolutely true! With the fiasco in Ludville last night, dad & I decided to give ol Bankfort a try.
10 pm just like clockwork here comes the boat. Dad followed the lights (from the south side of Elberta) and it looked as if he didn't have a clue the pier was even there. The driver turned at the last second to avoid the collision he didn't see coming...smack dab in the middle of the Elberta pier. Everyone fishing on the Frankfort pier heard the crash. The boat appeared to be completely out of the water on the rocks. This time the occupants didn't appear to be as lucky. After we called 911, the Coast Guard and police arrived, and the parametics were there as well. Don't know the outcome, but it appeared that this time there may have been injuries.
We left due to the high winds and the failed cooperation of the fish, but the authorities were still working either on the boat, or on the people that were still on the boat.
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08-22-2008, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Blueump
Hard to believe, but its absolutely true! With the fiasco in Ludville last night, dad & I decided to give ol Bankfort a try.
10 pm just like clockwork here comes the boat. Dad followed the lights (from the south side of Elberta) and it looked as if he didn't have a clue the pier was even there. The driver turned at the last second to avoid the collision he didn't see coming...smack dab in the middle of the Elberta pier. Everyone fishing on the Frankfort pier heard the crash. The boat appeared to be completely out of the water on the rocks. This time the occupants didn't appear to be as lucky. After we called 911, the Coast Guard and police arrived, and the parametics were there as well. Don't know the outcome, but it appeared that this time there may have been injuries.
We left due to the high winds and the failed cooperation of the fish, but the authorities were still working either on the boat, or on the people that were still on the boat.
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........this is just getting out of hand.
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08-22-2008, 04:40 PM
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I can see it soon, next thread topic- How to fend off boats running at the pier.  Hope they're ok
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