Sunken 28-Foot Regal Cabin Cruiser At Public Beach #2

A 28-foot Regal cabin cruiser sank in a boat slip at Lake of the Ozarks Public Beach #2 last week.

Sunken 28-Foot Regal Cabin Cruiser At Public Beach #2

The boat, named Harley's Angel II, was pulled out of the water by Lake Tow and Atlantis Dive & Dock Salvage on Thursday, March 30.

Raising The Sunken 28-Foot Regal Cabin Cruiser At Public Beach #2

The cause of sinking was not made public in this instance, but often a single missing piece can cause catastrophe.

Raising The Sunken 28-Foot Regal Cabin Cruiser At Public Beach #2

photo courtesy Lake Tow

 

In some cases, a missing drain plug can be the culprit. In another instance that proved to be fatal for the boat operator, a boat sank because it was missing one of the engine-core casting plugs, also known as a "freeze plug."

Raising The Sunken 28-Foot Regal Cabin Cruiser At Public Beach #2

photo courtesy Lake Tow

A boat sank in 2015 after the boat lift's hoist arm broke, and the back corner of the boat was submerged.

BoatUS has published a top-five list of reasons boats sink in the spring, based on insurance claim information:

1. Missing or damaged hose clamps

2. Unsecured engine hoses

3. Spring rains

4. Broken sea strainer

5. Leaking stuffing box

The iconic Captain Larry Don sank to the bottom of the shallow waters near Beavers at the Dam in early 2014, after ice damaged the hull.

And the Lake Tow and Atlantis Dive & Dock Salvage teams recently pulled a houseboat off the Lake floor that had simply sprung a leak.

One local boat owner found their boat wouldn’t stay sunk, despite pulling the drain plug and even drilling holes in the bottom. That boat was found floating, upside-down, in October of 2016.

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