Miss Chris assists sinking boat in rips(pics)

[azad]

An hour into the trip Capt. Chris recieved a distress call of a sinking boat in the rips.
He left the the fish to see if he could assist.JUst so happenened we and the Coast Guard arrived at exactly
the same time.I believe Sea Tow salvaged the boat.
Glad everyone is safe.Thank you US Coast guard ,thank you Capt . Chris.

[bass on the brain]

I was on the Miss Chris on sunday and witnessed the event 1st hand,out of the 50 boats that were out there that day only 2 boats responded,pretty sad...At least the captian had channel 16 on (i found out later)and was paying attention,seems like EVERYONE out there is to worried about what ripp they are going to go thru when maybe they should be more concerned about SAFTY and looking out for each other.Hats of to the captian of the MissChris for being aware,and being willing to aid in assistance when needed...it says alot!!!

[Let's Talk Fishin']

I'm realatively new to the area, and haven't experienced the fall Striper run, but I am wondering if this many boats going down is a usual occurance during fall Striper in this area. And this could be a dumb question, but what is sinking these boats, is it water coming over the stern while drifting. Please advise.

[BT3100]

Originally Posted by Let's Talk Fishin'

I'm realatively new to the area, and haven't experienced the fall Striper run, but I am wondering if this many boats going down is a usual occurance during fall Striper in this area. And this could be a dumb question, but what is sinking these boats, is it water coming over the stern while drifting. Please advise.

It is the combination of poorly maintained vessels coupled with lack of experience and disregard for safety. And yes this happens each year, this year seems worse than others.

[striper2278]

Originally Posted by bass on the brain

I was on the Miss Chris on sunday and witnessed the event 1st hand,out of the 50 boats that were out there that day only 2 boats responded,pretty sad...At least the captian had channel 16 on (i found out later)and was paying attention,seems like EVERYONE out there is to worried about what ripp they are going to go thru when maybe they should be more concerned about SAFTY and looking out for each other.Hats of to the captian of the MissChris for being aware,and being willing to aid in assistance when needed...it says alot!!!

I would have been the first one there...I was only fishing about 1/2 mile away...but wasn't scanning on 16(Because my radio was turned down)so I didn't hear the call. Alot of people actually turned there radios off...There is alot of chatter in the fall in CM! These guy's were lucky!


See everyone, Capt Chris is a really good guy!

[BW23]

If you have a VHF you MUST monitor CH 16 by law and you must aid and assist if possible !

Glad everyone is safe !

[Captain's John & Diana]

My wife works at the local hospital and over the years most of the anglers that had problems in the Rips were taken there with cold related injuries. I do not remember any fatalities thank god but it has happened time and time again mostly in the fall. Even a few charter captains I know ate it in the Rips and they knew what they were doing and you can put me in that category years ago when my wife and I used to bucktail Prissy Wick all the time on a 20 foot boat. We took one monster wave as we got too close to the high spot and it almost swamped us and scared the heck out of us. It was a drop dead calm fall day and the wave came out of nowhere and almost got us. Watch those days with tide against the wind. We were dumb and reckless back then and had gotten cocky and disregarded how dangerous the big rip can be on a small boat and almost paid the price for it. After we started fishing larger boats I could not count the times I put my keel into the sand trying to get as close to the high spots as possible but at least on a big boat it can take the waves as long as you keep your bow into them but still not a lot of fun.
If the big rip is nasty do not push it and try some of the other Rips that are less hazardous such as the far end of the big Rip, North Shoal, Middle or Overfalls as they do not create waves not quite as nasty as the shallows of the big rip. That is what we used to do years ago when running small boats but Overfalls can also get bad when the winds is howling so beware and respect the Delaware Bay both in the spring and fall as she does have one nasty side as most of you know. No striper is worth capsizing for.
Back when we used to have those big stripers in late May and early June on the Rips it was always fun fishing them at night but we mostly stayed away from the big Rip but on occasion we did fish it in pitch black conditions and having a good plotter with track lines was the key. It was scary hearing the sounds of the rips but not being able to see anything until you were right on top of it on those dark nights. You just have to respect the Rips no matter what size boat you fish on and there is no shortcut but they sure can provide some great action on stripers when they are hot and I think the next few days should see some banner catches with the hard running full moon tides but think safety first.

[Hardtop]

As mentioned above we sure seem to be invincible when we are young. Keep an eye on the moon phases. That tide gets moving and those rips get nasty with all the water rolling over those bars.

Out of curiosity compare your drift speed during a full moon tide and a trip this coming weekend.

[Davy Navy]

Hard to believe a Charter Captain does not know better.

[phish4fun]

Originally Posted by bass on the brain

I was on the Miss Chris on sunday and witnessed the event 1st hand,out of the 50 boats that were out there that day only 2 boats responded,pretty sad...At least the captian had channel 16 on (i found out later)and was paying attention,seems like EVERYONE out there is to worried about what ripp they are going to go thru when maybe they should be more concerned about SAFTY and looking out for each other.Hats of to the captian of the MissChris for being aware,and being willing to aid in assistance when needed...it says alot!!!

you need to remember also,too many props in the water with people in the water can do more harm then good. we saw a boat go over in the bay this year between #1 and ep tower. we called it in to the coastguard. another boat closer was able to pull all 3 guys to safety. the coastguard chased us away from the scene.didnt need all the boats around the problem.kudos goes out to capt chris and the coast guard.
the boats around that scene probably saw the miss chris was able to help and didnt need to interfere.just my guess.

[joshB]

Thanks for the pics. glad those guys are OK. Just made one of the pics my screensaver, to remind me I'm mortal!

[c-witch]

How do you even come on here and Say I would have been there but I wasnt scanning channel 16? I hope someone is scanning if you ever need help.

[striper2278]

Hold up fellas! I'd be the first to help anyone. At the time my radio was turned down...That's what I ment! Take a deep breath now!

Now I'm the bad guy I guess!

[striper2278]

Originally Posted by c-witch

How do you even come on here and Say I would have been there but I wasnt scanning channel 16? I hope someone is scanning if you ever need help.

I guess you would be since you work for sea tow. As I said, the radio was turned down at the time. I don't think I have to explain myself to much more!

[striper2278]

Originally Posted by Davy Navy

Hard to believe a Charter Captain does not know better.

This one does, and knows alot of other stuff too! Quit the nit picking!