35' Center Console Aground on Chandeleur Island

See video of the rescue and the beautiful 35 CC left in the
muck --


If you have ever flown over the Chandeleur Island chain at the mouth of the Mississippi,
then you know how large it is. Last month four
boaters in a 35’ center console called
“Sea Cruiser” managed to not only find it 27
miles south of Gulfport, MS, but also
to run up so far aground -- in shallow
water – that they couldn’t get off. The USCG responded to a distress call and in no time the four were hoisted to safety aboard
an HH-65C chopper. We wonder if that nice-looking boat is still there.



Center Console Aground
Powered by three mighty outboards this
335-footer managed to run solidly aground.



Chandeleur Islands 2004
Chandeleur Island in better days. 
Hurricane Katrina gave it a face lift.



Gulf Coast Map
Note its proximity to the Mississippi River spoil.


To see how Hurricane Katrina changed the face of Chandeleur Island
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