Jet skier injured in smash as water speeders keep CICG busy
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coast Guard dealt with a total of seven incidents last Sunday, 28 August, which was described as a busier than normal Sunday by the CICG. One person was injured and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after two personal watercraft (PWC) collided in one incident.
The CICG said that preliminary enquiries do not suggest that alcohol was a contributing factor but do suggest that one of the operators was riding in a dangerous and unsafe manner. However, they did not say if that was the rider who was injured.
In a drug-related incident, the rider of a jet ski tried to flee from officers, which resulted in the jet ski being seized, and coastguard officers also recovered a small porting of ganja. In addition, there were four instances where vessels were stopped for exceeding the five-knot limit within 200 yards of the shoreline, and one vessel was found to be fishing within a Marine Park.
The CICG urged people to exercise caution and good judgement when operating jet skis and other vessels on open water, especially within 200 yards of the shoreline; to always ensure that vessel speed is no more than five knots (no wake should be seen behind your vessel) when less than 200 yards of the shore line; and to never operate any type of vessel when under the influence of alcohol or any other substance which can impair judgment, vision, or response time.
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I’ve recently seen some of what looked like Red Sail staff in front of Westin riding aggressively and doing ‘tricks’ inside the markers (seems like they take advantage of the breaks in between bookings or when moving jet skis to other hotels). At least it looked like redsail staff with no life vest and red rash guards on.
In fact I was paddle boarding in the area one Sunday, passing by a guy swimming in the water who had to yell for his kids nearby to come in closer because he was worried they were going to get run over by some reckless idiot (again who shockingly looked like a Red Sail staff member) riding backwards doing crazy turns etc.
Shut this down NOW Coast Guard before some innocent person dies at the hands of these jackasses
I own a jet-ski and i am very careful and follow the rules everywhere i go. not all of us behave reckless and ride senseless. i see it all the time and all i can do is shake my head. if you dont know how to sensibly operate machinery like that. you should be behind one let alone own one. i apologise for their behavior, it should not be like that. nut when something happens to them i do not feel sorry for them. i had to get out of they way of a few of them. so i know.
R.S.S pays such $hit wages to their beach staff I’m not surprised they try to squeeze in a bit of fun to their work day, but should do it responsibly & safely.
I told my husband not to buy any more useless jetskis for our son – such a waste of space and time! Money pits are what they really are gal cachoaw!
I am convinced that when a person gets on a jet ski it causes they to go insane.
They’re just dumb boy racers..
Last time I was at Public Beach, it was a group of local girls riding the jet ski into the marked swimmer areas.
US Tourist become retarded just by looking at them.
Nope. Local operators and renters are complicit too
Cruise shippers will read the contract and sign it, listen to the safety talk and then as soon as they sit donw hit 50mph from the beach.
They just don’t care.
It happened 4/10 rentals when I worked for Red Sail and Beach Club growing up.
They apply the same logic in town walking into the road into traffic.
Its like they leave their brains on the ship.
have to have $hit for brains to even go on a cruise…YUCK…
Cayman is quickly becoming a S&%T Hole!
For the locals and lower wage workers, yes.
For the upper middle class locals and expat workers and the wealthy, no.
Time to start keeping a log on every crap thing the minister of tourism does or fails to do.
He really is shockingly bad. Jamaica in the ‘70s.
I’m not sure if this relates to the story (8:43) below 9:13, but just in case for clarity, ‘the then Minister’ referred to wasn’t Mr Bryan.
Surely our coastguard is actively checking watersports operators to see if they are licensed and insured? They’re part of our world class civil service after all!
Under what law do they require insurance?
Having insurance will not make private jet skiers owners or employees working for a jet ski company operate their jet ski safely.
There needs to be enforcement on the water near public beach to ticket and fine them all for speeding or driving recklessly or feeding the fish in a protected marine zone.
The coast guard should set up shop on 7 mile beach on the weekends and enforce the no motorized vessels in the prohibited zones. Issue fines to the operators and renters of these foul jet skis.
never happen, makes way to much sense and would be actual work for the Coast Guard crews. I spent 4 weeks on a major lake in Ontario and was stopped twice by the police for routine inspection which includes boat license and insurance.
You must have been pleased to leave Canada with that type of harassment.
This “harassment” is common in non banana republics and saves lives.
Yeah. The harassment in Canada with people enforcing the laws rather than giving people a bly is shocking. Not an example we want to follow at all.
I watched repeated violations of Jet Skiers INSIDE of markers at a high rate of speed in front of Sunset Cove Condos this past July. This was from my window. It was horrifying to see snorkelers out, with floats, some with flags, and the jet skies flew past between the snorkelers and the shoreline; all inside of the markers.
Happens every weekend and holiday, often with minors piloting these dangerous machines in waters designated for swimmers and snorkelers.
Jet skis on seven mile beach should be banned. Total noise pollution.
Time for a true story about this nonsense.
A watersports operators boat whilst underway was hit at speed when swerving by one of these public beach rentals with the rider and passenger (cruise ship guests) being flung over the back of the boat about 20’ away. It was extremely fortunate that nobody was injured considering the boat was extensively damaged.
The police were called, the PBeach Jet ski operator had no insurance and I believe didn’t even have a trade & business license. The attending officer moved to have the PBeach operator and the jet ski rider agree to pay for the damages of the boat with cruise guest writing a promissory note to the effect he would pay his share of the agreed costs. The damaged boat chap protested that as soon as the cruise guest was back on his ship nobody would hear from him again. The cruise guest assured the officer he would, the officer was satisfied but before the promissory note was signed the attending officer was called to another incident and the cruise guest saw the opportunity, scarpered and of course never replied to any phone calls or communication once home. When the damaged boat operator presented his case to the police that as predicted the cruise guest would not answer calls or communication the police said there was nothing they could do. Without needing to be said the public beach operator never came up with his part and the damaged boat operator was left with an approx $10,000 repair. The damaged boat operator reached out to the then Minister of Tourism highlighting the problem and potentially further problems as the public beach operators were operating on crown land unregulated, no insurance etc. Consistency kept its course, nothing was heard from the Minister of Tourism. So when I read this latest incident, am I surprised, no not really, because once again nobody in the position to do anything about it ever does a f****** thing.
That’s so typical of this banana republic. smh
Sue CIG and Minister of Tourism. They allowed it to happen.
Actually, more beneficial may be to sue the police and dci for their abject failures to enforce laws and protect the public. A complaint to the ombudsman and ACC would also be a good idea. Any concept of the rule of law around here is a charade. #Leggewasright.
What we have here is a classic example of poor policing – it was plainly obvious that the cruise guest was going to leave without signing anything !
I would also be willing to bet that the jet ski operator with no insurance or licence was a Caymanian – typically showing the ‘my island I can do what I want’ mentality. Never would an expat watersports business be allowed or attempt to operate in that manner…
Do you include Jamaicans in your definition of expat?
Banana republic wildin’ out!
@12:14 – it is our island, and we can do what we want. If you don’t like that, why are you here?