I work on a commercial fishing boat and I almost died on Friday. We were Sea Bass Fishing about 90 miles off the coast of Virginia when a Navy vessel starting practice firing in the area. We all heard three "bangs" then three sonic booms right over head and then three huge splashes in the water a few hundred yards from the boat. As soon as that happened we put the engine (detroit 8v92) to the pins with all the gear still in water and hauled at a swift 16 knots (knots * 1.2 = MPH). As soon as we left they stopped firing. All we can think of is that they mistook us for a dummy boat for target practice and as soon as we started moving they realized we werent the dummy. After a change of pants we started fishing again and began to wonder if it is possible to sue the navy.
I don't think fishing will ever be the same.
I don't think fishing will ever be the same.