Wednesday 13 March 2013

Moby Dick 2.0: Black marlin sinks fishing boat off the coast of Panama

 

By | Daily Buzz – Thu, 31 Jan, 2013
Fisherpeople: when you’re trawling for big scaly creatures that live in the ocean, make sure they haven’t been hitting the fish equivalent of P90X.
Yes, this may be difficult because how are you supposed to know which enormous black marlins have been working those muscles so hard they can single-handedly sink your entire charter boat off the coast of Panama and which have totally been slacking?
You can’t. Because this actually just happened to an unlucky captain who, according to Marlin Magazine, unwittingly picked the wrong craniate to rumble with during a fishing expedition last week.

Though few details are available, it’s believed by people who actually know the first thing about fishing that the captain began backing down on the fish when the marlin started taking line. He then threw the boat into reverse and in order to chase his big game.
Someone on the magazine’s Facebook page suggested the captain fell down as he was “backing down on the fish at full throttle” lost control of the boat and caused it to fill up with too much water. The marlin got away.

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Thankfully, the entire crew was reported to be safe. The boat, on the other hand, is now sleeping with the fishes. And the Miami Marlins wish they had this much game.
On a more serious note, the humans in the story are very lucky to be alive. And though the marlin escaped, it’s likely that it may succumb to its injuries after its violent tussle with a fishing hook. It’s also possibly still tethered to the boat’s net. Both potential fates are horrible and sad and call for more responsible big-game fishing practices.

Or this entire photo set could be Photoshopped, as a number of readers believe, and we’ve all been taken for a whale of a ride.
(Photos courtesy Marlin Magazine)
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  1. Rina Millie3 May 2013 at 22:14

    oh GOD, that's so scary. that's the reason i always go for the best boats whenever i go on fishing. i prefer Yacht Charter Dubai over all other boats.

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  2. Unknown12 November 2014 at 19:04

    As some think the Marlin did not take down the boat. The transom is 3 feet high from the waterline with a 13 ft. beam and a stepped hull does not play into what happened. The engine room was not filled with water considering the engines were still running. There was not a cracked exhaust, loose hose, the boat is equipped with bilge pumps, alarms and a lower helm station. This boat has been chartering in these same waters and conditions for over two years and has backed down on hundreds of Marlin without issue or concern.
    Direct from Panama I was told that the sea conditions were not as calm as they seem to be in the pictures and the Captain was an experienced Captain. The seas were full of big swells and large waves. A large wave came over the transom and with the anglers all being in the starboard corner the boat leaned and the Captain in the tower lost his footing while the boat was still in reverse another wave came over the transom. At this time the captain slipped and believed to still have his hand on the throttle putting the boat in full reverse burying the transom into the next waves and swells. You can see how this might happen as you know when fighting a fish the Captain is facing aft with his hand on the throttles and when slipped the last thing your hand is holding onto is the throttle controls.








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