The Sarasota , Florida Police Department made a daring ‘leap of faith’ to stop an unmanned boat traveling 40mph after the driver was knocked off the boat. Sarasota PD worked with Sea Tow who deployed a high-strength synthetic ‘Plasma Rope’ which is so strong it is often used in place of wire ropes.
This incident occurred earlier in the week just off Marina Jack in downtown Sarasota, which actually got its name (in part) from my paternal grandfather, Jack Anderson, who owned and operated the marina with his business partner Jack Graham (two Jacks!) before I was even born… It’s a small world, isn’t it?
It occurred when a larger vessel crossed in front of the boat and he hit the wave at an awkward angle. When boating along, it is ALWAYS advisable to wear a bracelet attached to the engine’s kill switch or have a Bluetooth device attached to the kill switch…