Friday, February 7, 2014
Hunt for man who surfed on top of outboard motor in pilot-less boat on crocodile-infested river
A boat skipper's unusual navigation technique in Australia's Northern
Territory has landed him in hot water after police obtained footage of
the man surfing on top of the boat's outboard motor.
The young barefoot man on the Honda four-stroke motor appeared to be the
only person aboard the 4m aluminum fishing boat as it passed at speed
between the bank of the reportedly crocodile-infested river and another
boat, missing both by meters.
The man was not wearing a lifejacket or was not using a killswitch cord.
The man who brought the video to the police's attention was stunned.
"I'm totally against that and those bow waves create erosion in the
banks and mangroves are nursery for fish," he said.
"You're also destroying the creek there. It's just hooning at it's best." The
mystery man could be fined $7,200 for reckless driving of a watercraft
and risking injury to others if caught. He could be given an additional
$1,440 penalty if police deem the wash from the vessel posed a danger to
the "safety of a person, boat or structure".
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