BOAT CRASHES INTO JET SKI AT HAULOVER INLET !! EPIC RAGE! | WAVY BOATS

Boat crashes into Jet Ski! Who is at fault here?

I was there watching the 4th of July boating per routine, front row seats watching this happen. It was (per usual) the jet skiers fault. They were messing around in the north side of the inlet inside the entrance doing tricks and jumping over wakes absolutely ignoring traffic rules. The boat was coming in on the right side of the inlet, as he’s supposed to, had multiple boats close behind him and multiple jet skiers crossing in front of his path and messing around him. The jet skier crossed into his path last second and tried to make a turn to portside but couldn’t get out of the way on time. Also, what you don’t see on the video is that the captain had another jet sky and rocks nearby on his starboard side and couldn’t make a big turn to dodge (although you can see last second he did try to avoid once he noticed the jet sky being a total idiot and actually get in his path last second). But I don’t think he actually got hit, might have just been the boats wake, but maybe just grazed him. What’s fucked up is that the lame jet skiers posse ganged up on the boater and when the police got there it was multiple jet skiers words against the captain’s. Bottom line: it’s the larger vessels right of way, he’s on the right side of the inlet, he can’t stop or reduce speed to quickly cause he has multiple large vessels behind him also at cruising speed, also jet sky is on port side of vessel so he has red light (not that it really matters in this situation, but a nice detail) and the jet skiers where fucking around in the inlet where they shouldn’t. Sad that this guy’s 4th of July had to be ruined by typical jet skiers behavior

I own several Jet skis and it was definitely the jet skis fault. These type of riders make us all look bad.

The jet skiers can never seem to simply pass out of or in to the inlet like the boats do. They treat it like their own little water park.

As both a boater first, and someone who enjoys a blast on the jet ski it always infuriates me to see jet skis playing in a busy channel. That’s like doing donuts on the interstate and wondering why you got hit… but to be fair the boat could probably have shed a few knots ahead of coming into a busy inlet.

George is the best cop in bal harbour, hands down. He’s been there for more than 15 years, a true professional at what he does.

These jet ski idiots were doing circles in the inlet jumping boat wakes it is a high-volume channel not a playground and they shouldn't be obstructing the inlet like this and are totally at fault for circling right in front of the boat.

Jet ski was absolutely in the wrong. Dude did a 360 in a matter of seconds and expecting a big boat to stop within that amount of time?

Saw the whole event . Three jet skiers performing some tricks right at the entrance of the inlet . How stupid is that . He was lucky he didn’t die there . Go do tricks somewhere else not in a heavy traffic area . Boat owner has the right of way and was responsible enough to stop after the incident.

I ride through Haulover constantly. A netski trying to jump a wave almost landed in the bow of my boat a year ago. Jetskis should NOT be allowed to hang around the inlet! They should go in and out ONLY! THEY ARE RECKLESS. Boaters should always be conscious while going in and out of this inlet.

Jet skis should be banned inside the inlet unless entering or leaving. No playing in or within 500 yards of the inlet. Jet skiers are a menace.

The Jetski driver and the captain seemed to have a a rather normal conversation, but the jetski driver's friend was yelling and escalating the whole situation, I think. In general, I think the Jetskis were at fault here. You can see that they are moving out of the way, which means they 1. Saw the big boat approaching, 2. they were in the middle of the Inlet, doing idk what, 3. the Jetski that got hit basically turned into the big boat. You can clearly see that he jetski oversteers and then it hits.

I’m just saying that logically any bigger object takes more time to maneuver and stop than a smaller craft. Same applies on most roads. If you’re riding a motorcycle and you cutoff a semi you shouldn’t count on the semi knowing you’re there or taking action to protect you. You have the tools to avoid danger. You just have to apply some common sense

I used to do iet ski tours for a living and you just dont mess around like this. Not through an inlet, nor in a shipping channel, or right in front of basically any other boat. You're the fastest, most maneuverable thing out there but you're also damn near invisible and you have absolutely no protection.

Jet skis should be banned from the inlet. We gotta deal with this knuckle heads all the time

Boat had the right of way, the skies were clearly playing unsafely in a high traffic area.

At least the cops got there quick.

If a bunch of motorcycles were doing donuts and wheelies in a busy intersection and a car struck one of the motorcycles, I'd blame the motorcycle every time. Same logic applies here in my opinion

Jet skis are so quick to move around a big boat is clearly going the direction there heading if you are cutting in and out all over the place that's your problem. Jet skis in the wrong all day.

The JET SKIS are like annoying little PESTS in the inlet...