FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Carrie B cruise became undocked overnight, possibly from severe weather in the area, causing it to drift down the New River in Fort Lauderdale before crashing into multiple docked boats, including a yacht.
Cellphone video sent to Local 10 News shows the large boat drifting down the river, appearing to be unmanned.
“I see a boat coming down the river and I’m like, ‘Wait, what’s going on?’ And I’m like, ‘Wait, no one’s driving that boat. Why is it out here in this storm?’” witness Patricia Carroll said.
It eventually struck multiple docked boats, including a yacht that had two people onboard.
“Carrie B was docked over there, but the line snapped because of the wind,” a woman identified only as Stephanie, who was onboard the yacht, said. “So they had it tied up – everything was fine – it’s just, you know, it’s crazy out here, as you can see.”
The duo said they tied the Carrie B cruise to their boat to prevent it from hitting any others.
“I was asleep and I heard some pounding against the boat -- well, I thought the boat was hitting the dock -- but I come out and the fire department’s here and the boat is just going up and down the river,” a man onboard the yacht, identified only as Todd, said.
No injuries were reported.
The boat was eventually towed back to its dock -- quite a sight for early risers who say that’s not something you see every day
“Nothing as major as the Carrie B in the middle of a storm at 3:30 in the morning hitting these boats,” Carroll said. “No, I’ve never seen anything like it.”