Boat damaged during arrest of Boston bomber

[wingtime]

OK Thank god they caught the SOB.  But my question is... now what for the poor guy who's boat he decided to hide in?  That thing was riddled with bullet holes and at least one flash bang grenade was tossed into it.  I hear it was a classic 22' Seahawk and was the owners pride and joy.   Not including the damage I'm sure it will be held for evidence for a LONG time.  So now what?  Will his insurance pay for the damage?  Or will they get out of it under a act of terrorism clause?  Or what about the police?  Will they pay for the damages?  I heard there are some funds that were set up to help buy the guy a new boat.  This will be interesting to see what happens.  It could have easily been one of our members boats.

[Blue Agave]

I can't imagine the insurance wouldn't pay.

[jdupree]

Being a prior Law Enforcement Officer and can speak from experience, this gent will be lucky if he ever gets this boat back again.  I know how long we had to hold items as evidence that had no where near the magnitude of this.  

Most of the times items were released when the trial was completed and a sentence handed down.  As you know, that can take years in some cases.  The fact that the Feds are involved in this who knows.

I could not advise on the civil end because that is a mess as far as insurance goes

[Curious]

Interesting set of circumstances.  If you watch the Mass State Police helicopter video that's out there online and look at the pictures that are now available, it appears to be a full inboard (not an I/O), with a raised engine cowling in the center of the deck.  During the initial encounter, the terrorist shot at the cops through the shrink wrap and the cops shot back.  A lot.  The little prick must have turtled up behind the engine block because he didn't get hit.  I'll try to upload some pics.

Here's the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWcOEnXHfKo

[Curious]

You can see the bullet holes in the port side amidships and towards the stern:

http://media.king5.com/images/0420bosto ... _boat2.jpg

Anyone know the history on these boats?  Can't seem to find anything online about Seahawk boats.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/media/ ... boston.jpg

http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/ ... E93J1QMF00

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets ... allery.jpg      

Looks like a great old classic, beafy hull.

[Blue Agave]

Being a prior Law Enforcement Officer and can speak from experience, this gent will be lucky if he ever gets this boat back again.  I know how long we had to hold items as evidence that had no where near the magnitude of this.  

Most of the times items were released when the trial was completed and a sentence handed down.  As you know, that can take years in some cases.  The fact that the Feds are involved in this who knows.

I could not advise on the civil end because that is a mess as far as insurance goes

JD could very well be correct, but I don't see how the boat is "Evidence". The boat was not used to commit the crime nor was it a getaway vehicle, it just happens to be the place where the Perp was apprehended.  Any explosives and/or weapons found at the location can be processed and locked up in the evidence room.

[CLM65]

I heard people are sending him money from all over the country to repair/replace his boat.  Heck, he may end up with a Yellowfin, or if he is really lucky, an Aquasport!

[wingtime]

The boat was used in a crime...  Assault and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer to name a few.   Trust me they are not going to leave anything to chance on this deal. That thing will be held as evidence for a long time...   He's not boating in that thing for a long time!

[jdupree]

The boat was used in a crime...  Assault and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer to name a few.   Trust me they are not going to leave anything to chance on this deal. That thing will be held as evidence for a long time...   He's not boating in that thing for a long time!

Bingo   That boat was in the center of the crime scene.  Suspect's DNA, fingerprints, additional explosives he had in the boat if I am not mistaken.  

I went to many "homicide" scenes in my time.  If a subject is shot in the living room for instance, the whole house and property is a crime scene and everything therein is secured as possible evidence.  As Bruce said, this is now an additional crime which took place in the boat.

[love2fish]

Would be pretty funny if his next boat is called "States Evidence" or something funny like that.

Wish it woulda been a paper-thin aluminum boat or something that offered that POS no protection.

[wingtime]

Looks like there is a online fundraiser going on to help the guy get back on the water.  In the FLIR video you can see at lease four flash bang grenades going of trashing the dash and windows.  You can also see all the bullet holes in the port side of the hull.

[GoneFission]

Being a prior Law Enforcement Officer and can speak from experience, this gent will be lucky if he ever gets this boat back again.  I know how long we had to hold items as evidence that had no where near the magnitude of this.  

Most of the times items were released when the trial was completed and a sentence handed down.  As you know, that can take years in some cases.  The fact that the Feds are involved in this who knows.

How is that different from a Wilmington rebuild?          

[gran398]

Being a prior Law Enforcement Officer and can speak from experience, this gent will be lucky if he ever gets this boat back again.  I know how long we had to hold items as evidence that had no where near the magnitude of this.  

Most of the times items were released when the trial was completed and a sentence handed down.  As you know, that can take years in some cases.  The fact that the Feds are involved in this who knows.

How is that different from a Wilmington rebuild?          

"That can take YEARS in some cases"


   

[icemanbryan]

I sent him some bucks to the cause.
Maybe he will end up with something nice.
I would be really bummed if they impounded mine for sure.
Yes, you can purchase another one but, it takes years to get them fine tuned.

[slvrlng]

Just saw on the news last night that the name of the boat is "SlipawayII". Hmmmm. Small earth!