Does anyone have a copy of the picture Michael is referring to
here?
The Mojo crossing the Moro Bay Bar, California.
John, it is actually Morro Bay, CA. I am located 10 miles south of
there. I'm not sure where you can find a picture, but they run the
picture every now and then in the local newspaper, the San Luis Obispo
Tribune. They are on the Internet.
Comparing the wave to the Mojo, I
would estimate the wave at about 60 to 70 feet. Because of the shallow
water at the entrance to Morro Bay, the wave came out of nowhere,
generated by a storm somewhere out in the Pacific. The boat was heading
out the entrance, not returning.
As I recall, Morro Bay Coast Guard warned him not to go out because of
freak wave potential. The Captain choose to ignore the warning. Only
the Captain died - several months later from complications of ingesting
diesel fuel. He had a boatload of school children (from Fresno I think)
going out to watch whales. It is a wonder that more weren't killed.
Fishermen from the shore jumped into the water and pulled kids out of the
water. Most of them were not wearing life preservers!!!!!!!!!
No more needs to be said.
Patrick
WILLARD 40PH
,,`,,
ALOHA
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001 13:44:44 -0400 John the Civil Engineer
<jnorton@umich.edu> writes:
> Does anyone have a copy of the picture Michael is referring to
> here?
>
> >The Mojo crossing the Moro Bay Bar, California.
John, it is actually Morro Bay, CA. I am located 10 miles south of
there. I'm not sure where you can find a picture, but they run the
picture every now and then in the local newspaper, the San Luis Obispo
Tribune. They are on the Internet.
Comparing the wave to the Mojo, I
would estimate the wave at about 60 to 70 feet. Because of the shallow
water at the entrance to Morro Bay, the wave came out of nowhere,
generated by a storm somewhere out in the Pacific. The boat was heading
out the entrance, not returning.
As I recall, Morro Bay Coast Guard warned him not to go out because of
freak wave potential. The Captain choose to ignore the warning. Only
the Captain died - several months later from complications of ingesting
diesel fuel. He had a boatload of school children (from Fresno I think)
going out to watch whales. It is a wonder that more weren't killed.
Fishermen from the shore jumped into the water and pulled kids out of the
water. Most of them were not wearing life preservers!!!!!!!!!
No more needs to be said.
Patrick
WILLARD 40PH
,,`,,
ALOHA
