2017 Super Boat Key West Boat Crash

During the running of the 37th annual Key West World Championship, Race 3 (Friday), CT Marine 18 comes over the top of CMS 3. Driver and throttleman of both boats quickly reported to be okay.

[@musk__]

the commentators scared me more than the crash

[@mhamedbaba1436]

Hhhhhhhhhhh same thing 😂

[@delmanpronto9374]

the female.

[@CharlieTheAstronaut]

Yeah, what an overreaction... i crashed a boat like that and was not as panicked hahah

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Wanna hear something interesting? Replay that part at 0.25x speed.

[@gracepascoe1571]

Ikr!!! That woman!!

[@montygote9153]

Luckily Geico was there for them to save 15% or more on medical insurance

[@nikolaicruz3971]

Omg I cant 🤣🤣🤣

[@urnotthatguypal4785]

Congratulations you made my day

[@wadeparker8695]

You were just four days quicker than me :-)

[@poopoogamer1232]

Boat insurance

[@poopoogamer1232]

And guess what. It took less than 15 minutes!

[@fishinglurz4194]

0:32 "My wife while i'm driving for no good reason."

[@heneedsomemilk2877]

lol sounds like mine too

[@delmanpronto9374]

@@heneedsomemilk2877 lol bless them both.

[@brentmagazine8496]

Mine is always stomping on her imaginary brake pedal. That or she hangs onto the door handle.

[@BrazyUK]

I fucking LOLL'd so hard.

[@BrazyUK]

My grandmother tends to wave at the inbound threat to her life, as if she had just seen someone for the first time in years....

[@kenfung664]

At least they were considerate enough to do it in front of the crowd

[@cv507]

Are you cureD v v

[@MX304]

If the boat had blown over to the right, it could have easily gone into the crowd.

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

@@MX304 actually no. There was no crowd. I worked security on those docks. No one was allowed out there.

[@MX304]

@@CaptainCraigKWMRZ Then what are all those people standing on the dock just to the right of where the boats collided? Looks like a crowd of people to me.

[@commandingnationsintl7792]

0:30 - 0:32 "Oh, WHAT? Oh,-OhOOH! Oh-No, Oh-No, Aaaahhh!!!" My new ringtone.

[@jango2125]

Lol what the hell was that?

[@TobyCreates]

Oh oh oh ehhhhHHhhhhh

[@dhocris7studio]

Ahhhhhhh is at 0:37 that's climax sound.. Even at the end of the video she gasped

[@568dodo]

@@dhocris7studio 1:07 ohh that's a relief! Ahhhhhh

[@scdevon]

A few more Geico plugs might have prevented this.

[@2esh4]

Netflix: Are you still watching? Someone's daughter: 0:32

[@newbreedian]

Lmaoooo I’m weak

[@davids5006]

My Netflix quit asking that 🤷‍♂️

[@JT_8283]

Lmfao

[@72518felipe]

🤣

[@MrNick-]

0:32 when you poke the wrong hole

[@DavidC1]

sounds like she liked it...poke it again

[@davidneilson3508]

Lol 😝

[@benhaley7557]

@@DavidC1 bro😂

[@karelpgbr]

Haha yikes, but true

[@noname-hh3jp]

@@DavidC1 eww

[@poisenbery]

Her: Stepboat, what are you doing! Her: 0:31

[@aneshsooklal2984]

You win the internet today. 🏆

[@AxeCheeks]

Everybody: "ahhhhhh oh no!" Oh my god!" *secretly thinking* " this is why I'm watching "

[@magnumdongsen2141]

Oh man, how horrible.. Honey can you pass the popcorn and my binoculars?

[@rpfcreates4476]

At first I thought that girl screaming/gasping at 0:32 was the male commentator lmao

[@LunaticTheCat]

Me too🤣

[@colehara]

Who was driving? Stevie Wonder?

[@bobbritt5904]

0:30 And this boys and girls, is why we don't Text and race speed boats at the same time.

[@yumyum2516]

See you in 5 years when this pops up in ur recommended again

[@tru816indo]

Is the woman there for dramatic effect?

[@hipolitoa.gonzalezm.4633]

Yes. She is only for that jajaja. I am repeating the video only for listening her.!!!!

[@tonybanaszak6969]

Yeah sounded like she let 1 loose at the end💩

[@X-hoshaq-X]

That would be called “the hole” ~Opie and Anthony

[@MattH-wg7ou]

They usually are...

[@prabhukiranz]

well they are everywhere..cnt help hahahah

[@KingKuuppa]

Definitely a thumb up for a great video about a woman enjoying herself. I have no idea why those other voices are there and what's with all these boats.

[@Comrade_Harry]

Hah

[@DingoLingo-zs1qp]

0:32 When she ask you “is that the deepest you can go?”

[@kevkamo6289]

🤣

[@davidjackowski4336]

I see what you did there 😏

[@TheRealJaded]

Never heard anything but screams of pleasure as I ram into the cervix

[@ICanSeeYou247]

@@TheRealJaded Assholes don't have a cervix

[@seff1890]

@@ICanSeeYou247 holy shit you killed him

[@ben3989]

The other boat is like “did you hear something?”

[@ViperSRTnACR]

Man that passenger side prop absolutely shredded the top half of their hatch. If you've ever seen or touched those props (cleaver) in person, they're basically razor sharp.

[@TexasGTO]

0:31 when shes getting the good stuff

[@blyndrotor]

Similar thing happened at Coffs Harbour in Australia. 1 boat dropped a prop in front of the other boat, lost speed and other boat ran over the top. It's possible the lead boat drop the right prop causing it to turn right and lose speed. The result would be the same.

[@charmainewebster9722]

I think they had a problem because it. Looked like they were going in and was slowing down

[@rodneycaupp5962]

A lost prop would slow them down and then the turn toward the pit was either intentional, ...or caused by the left prop pushing them hard to starboard.

[@brettgaulke6494]

Makes me think of the sticker my dad has in his boat: "Hang on, I want to try something"

[@colorado841]

This is how someone learned the hard way that break checking a super boat was not a good idea.

[@cj_curles0671]

I saw Miss Geico one time in 2018 or 19 at the Fort Lauderdale Air Show with the Blue Angels, and since then I watched Super Boat Races, I watch it every once in awhile and I love the Wrecks as long as no one’s hurt.

[@mccabe8818]

This boat crash was sponsored by geico

[@DirtyAstronaut]

Underwriting got chewed out 1 hour after this lol

[@emilstender1816]

atleats they saved 15% or more on medical insurance

[@adnanahmed9044]

Thats the most original reaction I have heard

[@BiggHogg870]

Boy if they had landed that. That would've been absolutely badass.

[@Skitzblock]

youtube: wanna see a boat crash? me: nah youtube: it'll take less than two minutes. promise. me: well played

[@unoefxz]

CMS 3 was turning to get off the course directly in the path of CT Marine, That is some screwed up BS as the Marshall should have told them to maintain course.

[@bigstyx]

Do you have a boat so if you did the lead boat is the right away and the boat from behind is the give way. Boating 101

[@unoefxz]

@@bigstyx first off, maritime law doesn't really pertain to racing. Not only have boats but also race them. Exiting the course in a 200mph straight away was a bad move period. The marshalls and their spotter should have given better instruction. PS: giving yourself a thumbs up doesn't validate your comment.

[@Deb526]

CMS driver was a total dumbass if I heard the announcer correctly....turning off the course to go into the pits in front of another driver!

[@unoefxz]

@@Deb526 yes, his boat was broken, horrible move he made...

[@marcmeadows1819]

The driver of the CT marine is my cousin and he said that they had no idea the other boat was going to the pits!! He said those guys should have been all the way to the outside near the seawall or atleast let people know they were pitting and my cousin is a World Champion.....

[@richardhowe5583]

At farmers we have seen a thing or two 🤔😂🤗

[@c-peezy5148]

we are farmers la-da-da-da-da-da-da

[@FloridaManConstruction]

Thats hysterical

[@twmpuketa]

Right turn from the left lane getcha every time

[@donaldhamilton5345]

☺️

[@Acrophobia2]

That door on the bottom is 200iq

[@lynda-pd9vl-lol]

Mike . i was there for this. u guys enjoy the rest of ur day. hope Jess is feeling better ❤

[@sanfranciscobay]

Why did this accident happen? The red boat lost their right outdrive and decelerated very quickly and turned to the right without any control. The white boat did not have anywhere to go except into the crowd or over the top of the red boat.

[@jarrett4034]

brown boat turned into pits without warning. basically cut off the white boat, which is why you see the driver throwing his hands up at them when he comes out. complete miscommunication between brown boat and the marshall on if they were ok to slow down to turn into the pits.

[@endlessjah9431]

How do you crash in open water

[@joncalvo3591]

I really like Fast boats. I follow H1 Unlimiteds Big Time. In comparison, I don’t understand how H1 doesn’t get more coverage. As always, when a boat goes upside down, Great to see the pilot is Safe.

[@road3240]

those boats make pretty good ramps

[@hyprmetlfan123]

0:32 POV you're the woman who watch the live accident

[@tuanoful]

Genuinely asking, is there any skill here? or just full throttle on a straight line all the time? where is the excitement? I didn't know this existed, but youtube recommended it

[@aceofspades9785]

What about the other two guys who got their heads chopped off???

[@RightOne40]

the prop didn't make it to the cock pit but that boat did get shredded...

[@mojo9362]

0:30 my man went full on Grand Theft Auto mode

[@jimmipage9987]

Bottom escape hatch? Must be quite common to be upside down.

[@marvindebot3264]

Sailing cats have them as well. Better safe than sorry.

[@fvgc454ss]

Well its a safety precaution. U cant just flip over a 50ft cat. These boats are doing 150+ in the straight

[@fishingguru4914]

There's always a screaming woman after something happens

[@tylerbonser7686]

Accept in your bed.

[@nikmar1338]

@@tylerbonser7686 you just ended this mans entire career

[@DanglingDingleBerry]

@@nikmar1338 Well he would've if he had just been intelligent enough to realize that the word he was looking for was "except" and not "accept".

[@peteh7966]

@@DanglingDingleBerry BINGPOT!

[@troll2637]

@@tylerbonser7686 such a good joke, very badly executed. Pity.

[@CSJiGSaW08]

How about rear turn signal lights? They jumped over because the brown boat cut them off to go to pit.

[@stomper12000]

Not sure as to why the boat in front seemed to be in the path of the approaching boat at speed, but being on the water at high speed racing should be like F1 racing where there should be markers for pit entry or in this case, cones or ribbons to indicate pit entry where the driver behind can have more of an indication of the intentions of the boat in front of him. They can even place flashing light beacons on the rear of boats so that even at bouncing high speeds, the driver behind gets an indication someone is slowing down and can negotiate where he will go or make new rule to pass only on the left/right depending on the direction of circuit when approaching where pit area is located. It's really cool stuff checking out racing at super speeds on the water but there should also be more safety protocols in place to avoid accidents like this one. the course is basically wide open with general width lanes and direction of travel, but it should also have a slow down section, flags, bouys, etc. where drivers know that a boat is approaching the pits or to run slow in the section to avoid accidents.

[@littlenige]

Stomper there are rules already in place and CMS the orange hull did not comply with them. The momentum carried by the white cat meant that even after cutting the throttles they were beyond saving it. They were likely doing around 150mph here, trying to catch the catamaran in front. CMS should have gone to the inside of the circuit and only crossed the racing line after receiving radio approval from race control to do so.

[@dieseldog00]

In support of CMS that's not the first time I've seen boats slow down and go right in to the pit area w/o moving into the inside safety area. SBI needs to express in no uncertain terms that all boats having issues should move over into the center area and wait for permission to cross.

[@dieseldog00]

I agree with emergency flashers on the sterns of the boats to warn the boats behind of issues and SBI should have a general hailing frequency which must always be in operation in all boats throughout the race for instant communication. As to running slow every lap past the pit area son that ain't gonna happen lol. The only way to slow a propeller-driven boat is to chop the throttles and the boat won't lose speed fast enough. Then there's the acceleration issue on the other side.

[@ianmccormick9185]

That was not the situation at hand. The CMS boat lost their right outdrive and decelerated very quickly and turned to the right without any control. The CT Marine boat did not have anywhere to go except into the crowed or over the top of CMS.

[@blyndrotor]

@@ianmccormick9185 I just commented about an event in Coffs Harbour Australia where the exact same thing happened. I speculated that this would be what was happening here. Started crawling through the comments and found yours, looks like I was right on the money.

[@rcgeek8888]

Was that Flo driving!

[@MaxwellMikaTiegerLuna_Smily]

wonder how this can happen ...did the front boat reduce speed suddenly ? otherwise i have not a realy good explenation for this.

[@ridered7262]

That's why you use you're blinker!

[@Rei89CH]

That's why you use you are blinker? Does that make any sense to you?

[@dwightbernheimer331]

Some of these offshore guys prove one thing to be absolutely true... just cuz you have Millions of dollars to throw at something doesn't mean you have the brains and skill to operate it

[@jamescollier3]

That also describes the federal government

[@srt10venomous]

These are professional race drivers in a race,, yeah they are probably all idiots and dont know how to drive,, you know those professional race drivers who do this for a living im sure they are all idiots who dont know how to drive.. LOL Jelly much??

[@marcmeadows1819]

Driver of CT marine is a multi time world champion and doesn't have millions of dollars.....

[@fratermus5502]

Comment needs more commas..... .....

[@abyssous24]

That announcer's scream 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jesusacristo307]

Thats how boat babys are made

[@KevinLuWX]

How is that even possible with so much space in the water

[@willpower6720]

What about the guys who had the props go over their bodies? How are they?

[@Joelontugs]

Nice to c ricky bobby driving again lok

[@sherrysetliff2502]

How do you miss a big red boat with a rooster tail right in front of you?

[@JR113FTW]

go watch a pov, there's a reason everyone wears headsets and has shore comms

[@gc4644]

Lol, this would only happen in Offshore. Watch any Hydro or F1 Tunnel boat racing, and you wont see this type of careless crap. Offshore is waaay over-rated..

[@kleiner6409]

They can’t see anything when there in the rooster tail and they don’t know where they are in the rooster tail cause it’s 70ft long and they were trying it turn out if it

[@christopherandrews4836]

Watch a POV video of in side the cockpit while in the roost of another race boat or two, you can’t see shit. Like mention above, they have comma with spotters just like nascar drivers do while navigating through a wreck.

[@dogmandan79]

That leaves so many more questions to be answered.

[@meneleyr]

Thanks for the lift, brah. Proceeds to catch massive air, and shatters the backboard...ending the game.

[@Rubbernecker]

Jessica Mendoza does boat races now? Another sport l can't watch anymore.

[@cj_curles0671]

Surprised Geico hasn’t used this as an Ad: “We saved this Superboat owner, 15% or More on their Boat insurance, all in 15 Minutes”

[@CSJiGSaW08]

Why would the orange boat pit from the far left???? Totally responsible

[@Deb526]

Agree 100%. Driver of the orange boat must be an idiot!

[@PaddleDogC5]

Hard to say who's at fault unless I could see more from rear. You are responsible for not running someone else over. If you're going into pits you should have slowed up more gradually so you intention is known.

[@whiteoak7401]

Pretty simple a boat exiting the course is always supposed to exit to the left.

[@marcmeadows5973]

My cousin was driving the CT boat, red boat never gave any signs of going right....

[@laverdadesmejor]

This happens every time when you don't use your turn signal.

[@DIOSpeedDemon]

He tried the TOM Crews Throw back the throttle and the guy will fly right by....!!! That only works in AIR and NOT Water.....

[@StephenDoty84]

This sponsorship paid off for Geico over time...

[@DIOSpeedDemon]

THat will NOT BUFF out........

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

I was there. I worked security on those cruise ship docks. Just another day/event in Key West!

[@ChristianRaymondFilms]

Smoked !!! Glad they are ok though. ❤️🇺🇸

[@MrNuthed]

Is that frowned upon to pass like that?

[@riptide7461]

The ladies voice pissed me off

[@chubbybeastfishing]

:31 :31 :31 :31 Now relax and enjoy in a quiet space

[@brucephillip6456]

Yeah, even a caveman can drive it they said...

[@FloridaManConstruction]

Gotta use your turn signals.

[@topvagabonds]

That girl’s “ahh” was priceless.

[@waleedh1745]

Is the red boat good

[@blackdog1485]

He must have been txting, not looking where he is going.

[@smallfaucet]

WTF? Did't that guy SEE THE BOAT IN FRONT OF HIM??

[@jasperdelacruz3444]

Is that boat faster than the boats of thailand?

[@rpierga]

What about the other guys?

[@rlyle5804]

"outta my way, man!"

[@gac4460]

I'm pretty sure the orange boat had his indicator on.

[@1Rubato]

What about the other boat?

[@littlenige]

Lots of propeller and rudder damage caused by the white cat but repairable and the crew were fine.

[@dieseldog00]

Hey littlenige this is catmando from OffshoreOnly long time no see how you doin bro? I missed this race but I'm making plans to attend the May race. It's been five years since I was at a race so the May race will be special. Weird though b/c SBI has never raced at KW twice in one season. As for this accident CT should have seen the spray in front of them and moved to the center of the course for clear sightlines. A very preventable accident. Makes me wonder how long that crew had been racing...

[@littlenige]

I think your observations are spot on Everett. Maybe an inexperienced crew? But for sure not helped by the move by CMS.

[@donaldhamilton5345]

Legond has it ;. He's still going ...

[@frankkreyssig7626]

with it costing millions of dollars to run one of these race boats glad to see where your monthly premiums are going!

[@jsimo1431]

how does that even happen? seriously...

[@charlesrowland127]

Why is the speed lane so close to the spectators??? If that boat woulda went right instead of left ,there woulda been multiple deaths

[@Docstantinople]

Napoleon Dyanmite be like: take it off any sweet jumps?

[@peteh7966]

He got about 3 feet of air that time...

[@tylerbonser7686]

Brake lights must not have been working.

[@pjbiggleswerth8903]

Were looking for someone to crash a multimillion dollar boat. Drive: say no more.

[@SemteVruchte]

Who else is here from the boat who dived?

[@johnbracewell3700]

that boat could of easily ended up in the crowd, the way he ramped!

[@slawdawg23]

Nice to see the first guy out was more concerned about being pissed off and using arm gestures than helping his buddy or telling anyone they are OK. What a douche.

[@_milleredwards]

Boats don’t have brakes, a lot of people forget that

[@surviver5738]

Turn your volumes down before the woman defeans you.

[@kurtkaster5666]

She had to get a massive head rush from that gasp.

[@gypana]

The throttle guy in the white boat went to sleep by the looks of it.

[@user-cc4go1jk9s]

Its the second time CMS fucks up

[@__Paul__]

Geico boat arrives to urgently tell with such glee that their policy has been canceled.

[@Shiviiiiio-0]

Some guys overtake from right,some from left but this guy took things differently

[@auttiebarnard7691]

How?

[@GAGE1959]

Stupid is as stupid does !!

[@realestatephotovideoshawns1177]

I didn’t see a turn signal

[@WhiskeySpruce]

Plot twist: Geico won’t insure any of these boats.