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Video: Boat Removed After Running Aground
Three people were rescued on Sunday evening [Feb 10] after the 37ft fishing vessel they were on ran aground off Pear Island, St. David’s, resulting in the boat being submerged. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “Sunday 10th February, 6:37pm. BMOC is currently dealing with the salvage operation of a 37ft fishing vessel which... Read more of this article
Group Attend Rescue Operations Workshop
Representatives from local stakeholder agencies attended a Mass Rescue Operations workshop in Miami recently with “representation by Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre, Airport Operations, Disaster Risk Reduction & Mitigation Team, and Bermuda Shipping & Maritime Authority / Triple I coordinator, allowing better planning for any Mass... Read more of this article
Widower Taking Crash Case To English Court
“The widower of a Christchurch woman killed in a boat crash in Bermuda is trying to get further redress in the English courts,” according to a report from New Zealand’s Stuff. The story said, “Mary McKee was killed on June 1, 2017, after an inflatable boat, on which she was a passenger, was hit at night by a 5-metre Mako speedboat on Hamilton... Read more of this article
BHA Extend Condolences To Hassell Family
The Board of Directors & Members of the Bermuda Hotel Association were shocked and saddened to learn of the untimely passing of 24-year-old Mr. Adrian Hassell. Stephen Todd, Chief Executive Officer of the BHA stated, “On behalf of the Bermuda Hotel Association Board of Directors & Members, we extend our sincere condolences to the family and... Read more of this article
Police Continue Investigating Fatal Boat Collision
The police are continuing their investigation into the fatal boat collision that took place on January 1st and resulted in the death of 24-year-old Adrian Hassell. A police spokesperson said, “At last check this morning [January 3rd] the injured 30-year-old man said to be from Smith’s parish – and believed to be the operator of the powerboat... Read more of this article
Police Confirm Death Of Adrian Hassell
[Updated] The police have confirmed the death of 24-year-old Adrian Hassell following the boat crash in Sandys parish, and said the “powerboat operator was arrested on suspicion of piloting or being at the helm of a boat while impaired and later placed on police bail.” A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service can now confirm... Read more of this article
Police Confirm Man Dies After Marine Incident
The police have confirmed that a male has died following a marine incident early this morning [Jan 1]. A police spokesperson said, “At 4:41am police received a call a from a staff member at Lefroy House Lagoon Road, Sandys requesting medical assistance for a male who came knocking on their door for help. “Details are still unclear, but it... Read more of this article
All Crew To Abandon Damaged Cargo Ship
Local officials continues to assist the US Coast Guard with handling the 250ft cargo ship Alta, which has been adrift since last month, located some 1300 miles southeast of Bermuda with 10 crew on board. Supplies were reportedly running low, and a Coast Guard aircraft arrived into Bermuda last week to refuel before making a food drop to the vessel.... Read more of this article
Fishing Boat Rescued 7 Miles Off Bermuda
A fishing boat was rescued this morning [Sept 29] after the vessel was rendered disabled with two persons on-board, some seven and a half miles off Bermuda’s east end. The rescue occurred after a distress flare was sighted off Northeast Breaker Beacon. A Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson said, “On Saturday 29th September,... Read more of this article
Two Boats Involved In Separate Marine Incidents
Two boats were involved in separate marine incidents, the police have confirmed, one of which saw a woman “arrested on suspicion of piloting or being at the helm of a boat while impaired,” while the other saw three women treated for non-life threatening injuries at the hospital and the suspected driver of the boat “arrested and released... Read more of this article
Husband: Boat Crash Trial Outcome ‘Not Fair’
“It’s not a fair outcome, it was – there was no justice involved in the whole process, I’m pretty disillusioned with the process,” the grieving widower of Mrs Mary McKee said according to a report from the New Zealand media. His comments follow after 27-year-old Andrew Lake was found not guilty of manslaughter following... Read more of this article
Court: Lake Receives Suspended Sentence
[Written by Don Burgess] Andrew Lake received a suspended sentence in connection with the boat collision death of Mary McKee, a visitor from New Zealand who was in Bermuda to attend the America’s Cup. The 27-year-old had been found not guilty of the charge of manslaughter, however he admitted to reckless driving. Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons... Read more of this article
Court: Lake Found Not Guilty Of Manslaughter
27-year-old Andrew Lake has been found not guilty of manslaughter following the death last year of Mary McKee in a boating accident. The jury returned its verdict late this afternoon [Aug 24] following a trial in the Supreme Court. Mary McKee, a visitor from New Zealand, was in a small, semi-inflatable vessel in June of last year, when the boat was... Read more of this article
Court: Jury Sees Video Of Defendant’s Interview
[Written by Don Burgess] “I never saw those points. They didn’t have any lights on, any running lights… I saw them at the last possible second.” Andrew Lake spoke those words to police investigators in a videotaped interrogation the day after his boat ran over the top of a Rigid Inflatable Boat [RIB] that New Zealand visitor Mary... Read more of this article
Fatal Collision: Court Hears Police Testimony
[Written by Don Burgess] “I may have been going too fast.” Those were the words jurors heard from police officers who say Andrew Lake spoke to them after allegedly crashing into a boat resulting in the death of New Zealand visitor Mary McKee on June 1, 2017. Mr Lake has denied a charge of manslaughter in the death of Mrs McKee, who was... Read more of this article
Court: Witnesses Testify In Fatal Collision Trial
[Written by Don Burgess] “I just screamed because there was no way I thought anybody would survive.” Jurors heard that as part of an emotional testimony from a witness of the fatal boat crash involving an America’s Cup visitor from New Zealand. One witness, from California, recounted the details leading up to and after Andrew Lake’s boat, the... Read more of this article
