Any News!?! - Venice Capsize
 

I am just hearing the "Looney Tuna" capsized this morning out of Southwest Pass in Venice. All 6 have been rescued, but 3 were injured and medivaced to area hospitals. Can anyone give us more news???? I know these guys from the floaters.

They post on the site!


Just got a text saying they hit a well and boat sank with minutes

thats deep south charters right?

yes

hope everyone is ok. prayers sent

Man I really hate to hear this! Josh is a good captain,my prayers are with him and everyone involved.

Got this off the website...

Hope everyone is ok. Prayers to the people and their families.

i think its brand new the boat that is..

Hit a well.............??
Man that sounds strange. Radar on the boat, distress call at around 8:30 AM, plenty of sunlight, experienced Captain.............

These guys are darn good fisherman and captains...........hope all are going to be okay and prayeres are sent for sure....................

Someone said they were running in a thunderstorm....

Ah........makes some sense now.

Not disparging these guys in any way may...........Cheet happens on the water.

No doubt....does not matter how much experience you have.

Oh crap!! Storm or not, radar should haves picked it up eh?? I could see this happening in the river, but not offshore?

Your radar will "black-out" in a thunderstorm. Radar will pick up a thunderstorm in open water and unless you take the time to stop, and adjust for rain drops, it is usless.

I doubt he made a year with it yet.

Dude......there's so much crap in the water down there! Some above & a ton below!!!! Don't know how many times I've seen pipe etc at or just below the surface down there.

We went on one of the first trips in the new boat in feb. Think he got it in january.

From coast guard report they struck a submerged abandoned well head.
To many of those hazards out there. Someone - the well owner- should have to totally remove or destroy these hazards. It redicilous that after storms destroyed wells & platforms are just abandoned. There needs to b regulations that require proper removal / destruction on these.
Hope Josh & crew are ok & back out on the water soon. Josh is a great guy, hell of a Capt, / guide!!
Prayers sent!

Ok....so it wasn't a rig I'm guessing?? Prolly debris.......we saw trees floating around out there in may from all the flooding up north

ive seen metal portable office buildings floating down river b4!

Not debris it was a submerged well head....nothing he could do...he is a great guy and I have no doubt he will bounce back...prayers are sent for him and the crew....I can't tell you how many boats are towed in every year to BSM from losing a lower unit in the sound...heads and pipes erry where down there and u can't see them alot of the time...

damn, i just saw this big boat alongside hwy 90 getting work done at his mechanics' not too long ago. prayers go out, and glad everyone made it out alive

So sorry to hear of this....I will pray

Let's not go too far w/o any details. I have sent Josh a private message and hope someone in our circle of peeps will send out some "real" details soon. "Wellheads" are not submerged. Not trying to split hairs, but I have not seen any "official" report or pictures to see exactly what it was that he struck.

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hey cajunsaint best avitar ever..lol

Word of mouth from a source in Venice is where I got my info from....not saying I'm correct but it's reliableish...he also mentioned this was from a coast gaurd person....this is all from another captain and my old boss...

WL&F agent said it was a well head....

I know exactly what you are saying, but being in the industry, and working w/ the USCG, most of these "kids" don't know what a well head is! Until I see the pictures of what he hit, I am not making any assumptions.

Prayers to all involved. Hopefully, Josh can get back on the water soon. After talking to him about his boat a while back on the phone, he is very proud of his boat. It's a shame to see this happen but, bottom line, everyone is ok.

I hope they don't Sue him right outta business

U tha man!!! Lol for some reason I can't get the smillies to attach from this pos iPhone

"Wellhead" may not be the appropriate term, but as a surveyor we have had to find many "wellheads" that were submerged. I don't know exactly what they were, but most were 10-20 inches in diameter and solid metal. I can definitely see how one of these things can destroy a boat

No doubt, dink! Hopefully, he has good insurance(I'm sure he does) and articles of incorporation to help him protect personal assets.

Prayers sent to the crew and families!

As far as well heads being submerged....This is true as far as the being underwater,,,, The removed several that were just below the water line out of pelto bay from the hurricane,,,, MMS has been notified of several that were considered dangers and hazards...locations not sure but they are out there and damaged. Wells are still below water lines from Katrina and other Hurricanes

W shouldn't these rigs or trees that are down be flagged some way? I'm not a captain but I would like to know where the debris is???

They have to know where this crap is?

Dang that sucks! hope all is well with the crew and the customers.

Did they hit new debris or something that should have been tagged for lack of a better word?

I've reported the same debris for 4-5 years and it's still there, if it wasn't so big I'd move it my damn self. 30 yrd construction dumpsters, valves, boats,

Man inland Rules are no way like offshore...they play by different rules!!!........ The PNA crew that is on our platform now just removed a bunch of inland wells and they said some were underwater,,,,,

Damn Pox,
Wasn't disrespecting u bro! Just trying to find out why this $h1t ain't flagged???

I'm telling yall I lived down there for 2 years & fished 4 days a week during the winter & 6 days a week after hunting season through the summer, not long after Katrina, there was crap everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How no more people get hurt or tear up boats is an amazement to me! They cleaned up a lot of it, but there's still stuff out there. Have seen abandoned well heads also at water level & below.

????? I wasn't gettin sideways at you lol simma down lol

With the river as high as it has been no telling what he hit. I was thinking about that the trip we made.... the fog was so thick you could not see the bow.

Some of the bays have hundreds of toad stool wells...some out of service for 20 years and god only knows who has the lease on them.....

Sorry dude beer was involved prob here thanks 4 the advice!!

Lol