Fiesta cruiser shipwrecked, tourist dies

Here I go again. You see a situation here where the boat won't be towed because of rough waters. Why is that a factor to a controlling agent, who will brave the rough waters with 44 passengers aboard? Even with the harbor closed, this person showed no fear. Only lost one life. He must have been in the right or he would, surely, have been reprimanded by authorities. No doubt, a legendary sailor of our own times!!
 

lagrimas85

AKA Carnac
Losing the tide this weekend....it will probably be there another month or so!
An article, I read last week said repairs were being made where the boat sat, so maybe they are going to float it under it's own power. We all read the captain of the port said it was sea worthy, wouldn't it in his opinion still be, if its just a rudder cable, that snapped when he hit the sand bar. Out of town shrimp boats always hit the sandbar, when they pull into port, the entire northwest entry into the port is a sand bar at low tide. But when anybody else hits it they are smart enough to sit and wait for high tide and float off of the sand bar, usually with no damage.
 
Bill...I got up close to it last week...if he means within about a quarter mile of shore...yeah, it may be seaworthy...I wouldn't get on that heap any further!
 

AZ ROB

Guest
CRUISER1.jpg Russ Been there Done that, This was the first time I had ever been on the Cruiser. This thing is in need of a good sinking. Scared me just walking on the deck The floor between the decks was completely eaten away.
 
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reportjones

Guest
Regardless of what they do with the boat, the fact that it was involved in claiming an innocent life should never be forgotten. I walked down and looked at the ship several times last week. I can only imagine the sheer terror some must have felt the night it went to land. It is such a shame that someone had to lose their life.
 
Rosie and Russ mentioned on Rocky Point Ramblings this weekend that another one of the passengers, who had previously suffered from a stroke, had yet another stroke shortly after the Fiesta Cruiser wreck. She didn't come right out and blame it on that night but I'm sure it didn't help. Does anyone else have some information on this gentleman? He was able to function on his own prior to this last stroke, but is now being taken care of in Phoenix. He's not able to get back to Penasco until he can find someone who is qualified to be his permanent care-giver. She may have already started a separate thread on this and I missed it, but if you know someone who would be able to help, I'm sure you could just contact Rosie on here to get more information.
 
The word out is that Sherman has a new boat in port... this is kinda like same PooP different day...
I take that back... it is not in port, I just went and checked... but I did see something about a new boat on the fiestas website and I have heard others who have been in the boating business here in Rocky Point for a long time say that he is getting another boat...
 

Terry C

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http://fiestacruiser.com/Hawaii_Pe%C3%B1asco.htm

This picture shows the Fiesta Cruiser when she was called the Starlet ll working in the waters of Honolulu Hawaii. Shown in the background is Honolulu with the natives in their dugouts approaching the tour boats.

The Fiesta Cruiser was built in New York then was sailed past the Florida Keys through the Panama Canal to Honolulu Hawaii. Two other fishermen and I made the trip from Hawaii to Puerto Peñasco. The winds were manageable varying 15-55 miles an hour.
 

Roberto

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I saw that thing sitting on the shore in the ship yard and wondered what it was all about. Sort of the glass bottom boat I guess. Well run, might be a good addition. Poorly run another disaster waiting to happen.
 
I guess I didn't look hard enough... I was just talking with one of my buddies from la bajada (the ramp) and he told me that Sherman does have another boat here... it's named Los Cabos and from what others have been saying it looks like a converted shrimp boat... I'll try to get photos tomorrow...

Roberto... only time will tell about that eco-viewing platform... if it isn't maintained properly it turn into a rust bucket as well...
 
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