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A tragic offshore boating accident in the San Diego Bay has the Coast Guard investigating one of its own. As a result of the accident, when happened during San Diego Bay’s annual holiday boat parade and fireworks show, an eight year old boy is dead and two children and three adults have been seriously hurt.
The accident happened when five Coast Guard officers crashed into a smaller boat while responding to an incident. The smaller boat – which was carrying 13 passengers – did not even have time to move out of the way when the crash happened, because the Coast Guard vessel was moving too quickly.
The Coast Guard boat crashed into the Sea Ray, The owner of the 26-foot Sea Ray, Alan DeWeese, lost his 8 year old son Anthony Cole DeWeese in the accident. Two other children had to be taken to Rady Children’s Hospital to be treated for their injuries, and three adults were taken to the University of California San Diego Medical Center for medical care.
According to the Coast Guard, the five officers involved in the maritime accident have been removed from active search and rescue duty. They are continuing their service in an administrative capacity. It has yet to be determined how fast the Coast Guard vessel was traveling when it hit the civilian boat.
