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OYSTER BAY – A sailboat navigating the Oyster Bay Lagoon entrance ended up on the reef recently and sank rather quickly. Tourists at the Oyster Bay Beach Resort were quick to capture the horrifying moment and shared the pictures exclusively with SXM-Talks.
Pictures courtesy of Diane Quinlan.
Does anybody know the value of that sailboat that sank ?
Does anyone have any more info on this? Was it a charter, private; uncharted reef, human error, etc. And more importantly did everyone get off safely (I heard they all did evidently from a couple who saw a lot of it happen from shore).
We believe it was a charter, human error as reef is well outlined on navigational charts and the bouys markings where the boat needs to stay in between. Everyone got off safely.