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‘It's just a tragedy': Officials investigate cause of Old Saybrook boat crash

The breakwater where encon officials say a boat crashed the evening of labor day is a part of the investigation. the location has been subject to crashes in previous years including two just last summer., by kevin gaiss • published september 3, 2024 • updated on september 3, 2024 at 8:02 pm.

“It’s just a tragedy, it really is, Kimberly Keinz, of Old Saybrook, said.

She lives across the street from the Harbor One Marina at Saybrook Point. The investigation and search lasted all day Tuesday. She noted the number of sirens and first responders that came to the area after the crash.

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“There was a little chop but not a bad night otherwise,” said a boater, who wished to remain anonymous, who was crossing through that area after a boating trip with family.

He estimated he passed through the same area as the crash about 15 to 20 minutes before it happened.

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“Last night was definitely a dark night,” he said.

According to officials in a press conference Tuesday afternoon, they are investigating darkness as a factor in the crash, though they noted the boat had appropriate instruments.

They are also considering speed as a factor.

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That boater noted he has run boats in and out of Old Saybrook his whole life, and understands the breakwater is hard to see, especially on a particularly dark night.

“The lighthouse and the inner light right behind it, which I think some people may confuse with the inlet of the river that your home and they don’t realize you aren’t home,” he said.

Though Encon police said the channel is properly marked, it's also part of the investigation.

“They are marked, and it's something we are looking into,” Captain Keith Williams with Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police said.

Last year, on Labor Day weekend, four were injured in a similar crash. A boat crashed into the breakwater.

A few weeks before that at the end of July, another boat crashed on a jetty at the mouth of the river. A man was sent to the hospital in that crash.

“It doesn’t happen that often, but we have had a few in the last couple of years,” Captain Williams said.

Some stopping by Tuesday wondered what could be done along the channel to prevent this from happening again. As did the boater passing through ahead of the crash.

“I don’t know if they can do anything to improve that wall to light it up,” he said.

While investigators determine the cause and how to keep these crashes from happening in the future, those stopping by the boat recovery said they are thinking of the family.

“You hate to see any incident, any tragedy where there is loss of life,” Keinz said.

Even though boating season is winding down, officials are still offering the reminder to always have the appropriate life jackets on board and always make sure your instruments are working, and you are familiar with them.

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Oceanco's 127 metre sailing yacht known as Y721 , rumoured to be Jeff Bezos's in-build superyacht, emerged from the shed for the first time this week. BOAT rounds up the best pictures of the project, which will become the largest sailing yacht in the world when delivered in 2022.

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The sailing yacht was glimpsed for the very first time earlier this month after rolling out of the sheds at Oceanco's Zwijndrecht shipyard. The record-breaking black-hulled superyacht is set to feature three masts and a bowsprit.

The scale of the project can be seen in this image against the shipyard workers watching the yacht emerge. While the designers of the project remain a secret, it is known that the yacht is built from aluminium and steel.

Prior to being revealed in October, the hull of the yacht was built in pieces at Oceanco's Zwijnenburg facility before being assembled in Zwijndrecht.

The bow and superstructure of the sailing yacht are clearly seen in this image. While the sale of the yacht was first reported in 2018, no other details about the project have been released until now. The yacht will be the largest yacht ever built at Oceanco.

The striking black shine of the hull is seen from below in this image. A new book published this year appeared to confirm long-standing rumours that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the owner of this secretive 127-metre sailing yacht. An excerpt of the book, named Amazon Unbound , was published by Bloomberg and describes the superyacht as “one of the finest sailing yachts in existence,” with "several decks" and "three enormous masts."

The teak decks of the superyacht can be seen from above in this image. Amazon Unbound also reported that an accompanying support boat is also under construction, though the details of this remain unknown.

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Ella Emhoff attended Collina Strada’s summer 2025 runway show on Friday in New York in a tiny park in the East Village. The presentation, titled “Touch Grass,” married fashion and performance art.

Creative director Hillary Taymour incorporated Sperry’s Authentic Original Boat shoe into the showing, adding her own eccentric touch by covering the beloved silhouette in textural grass clippings.

Like many attendees who sat front row, Emhoff adorned her feet in the slip-on Sperry silhouette in a rich black paired with graphic red and black ankle socks. The fashion week regular went sans-grass clippings, opting for the boat shoe as is. With almond-shaped toes, lace-up closures and leather uppers, the style is all American, making for the perfect footwear pick set against the backdrop of Taymour’s Americana-inspired presentation.

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Paired alongside her boat shoes, Emhoff donned an all-black layered look, courtesy of Collina Strada. The artist’s look was comprised of a ruched asymmetrical mini dress trimmed with black tulle layered overtop baggy black trousers.

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In a press release shared by Sperry, Taymour shares, “Sperry allowed me to reinvent the classic boat shoe with a bold twist by pairing them with layered Collina Strada looks. With the ‘Touch Grass’ theme of the show I was able to create the perfect narrative of what it looks like to mow your lawn on a hot summer day in your Sperry’s.”

“Each season, the visionaries at Collina Strada push the envelope of design, storytelling, and self-expression, and being a brand built on innovation, Sperry is thrilled to be collaborating with this celebrated independent label,” says President of Sperry Jonathan Frankel in a statement.

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