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[John Jones]

Madeira Beach, Florida - Marine units from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, and the Coast Guard are trying to find the owner of a large boat which came ashore today with the engine running on Madeira Beach.

The 48-foot Sea Ray came onshore at idle speed with no one on board at 15648 Gulf Boulevard.

So far, investigators have only been able to locate a previous owner of the boat.



http://www.wtsp.com/news/topstories/sto ... &catid=250

[seabob4]

We'll see what the news tonight says...looks like she had a good soft beaching...

[gran398]

Hope the news tomorrow is good.

[John Jones]

CG searched all afternoon with no results.  Still a mystery.

[seabob4]

JJ, Scott,
Nasty weather down here the last couple of days.  I can't see a sane boater going out in that , especially since it was all coming in from the west...

Something doesn't smell right in Denmark...

[John Jones]

That was my first thought.  According to a couple of TV reports it came ashore at idle speed.  My thought was that someone set it to head due west and disappear, like maybe an insurance job.  Even if it has an autopilot certain things can cause it to disengage.

[gran398]

Yep you're right guys. Any kind of heavy sea can knock them off...then lets say she came around in the wind...then the following sea got her...then Bingo, she idled right up by herself to ck. out the bikinis.

Hey, maybe we should all be on CSI MIami...you know, the "Toe Show".....

[John Jones]

you know, the "Toe Show".....

     

My favorite show ;)

[John Jones]

http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/l ... ens-082610

[John Jones]

Now it really smells.

Mysterious empty yacht washes up on Florida beach
By Lateef Mungin, CNN
STORY HIGHLIGHTS

    * Sight of empty yacht shocks residents
    * Witnesses say boat's engine was still running and lights on when it hits shore
    * Boat is registered to the federal government

(CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a possible missing boater after an empty yacht mysteriously washed ashore near Madeira Beach in Florida.

The search was suspended Wednesday night, Coast Guard officials said.

The empty 48-foot boat washed up on the beach about 1 p.m. Wednesday, triggering a police investigation and a Coast Guard rescue mission.

The Coast Guard sent out two rescue vessels and a helicopter but was not able to locate anybody.

Adding to the mystery is the fact that the vessel is registered to the federal government, CNN-affiliate WFTS reported.

Also when the ship came ashore the engine was still running and lights were on, witnesses told the affiliate.

The sight shocked some.

"We do not see something like this often. I have lived here since 1958 I have never seen a boat this size beached like this," Rob Klingel told the affiliate.

Danita Gainey who lives in Redington Beach which is near Madeira Beach, said the sight gave her a bad feeling.

"I do not know what to say. I can't explain it. I don't want to say anything bad. It's hard to say anything good when you see something like that," Gainey said.

Deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff's office are investigating the incident and trying to track down the owner of the boat.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/26/flo ... =allsearch