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Another ship accident occurred twenty days after the Lady Mary sank 65 miles offshore. The accident involved a scallop boat and a large container ship.
On April 14, an 85-foot scallop fishing boat known as the Dictator, was seriously damaged after an incident with a 965-foot container vessel. The accident occurred 47 miles off the coast of Cape May. Even though the vessel did not sink like the Lady Mary, three crewmembers were injured.
At the time of the vessel collision, the fishing vessel was carrying seven crewmembers and an observer onboard. The Dictator lost its drive train when its stern was hit, which damaged the rudder wheel and shaft. The crewmembers took immediate action and no lives were lost in the encounter.
Rick Curtis, the captain of the Dictator, said that the positive outcome of the accident was attributed to safety training of the crew. He also said that he spotted the Florida, a 965-foot British-registered container ship, going down the side of his boat, causing water to wash over the stern.
Curtis made a mayday distress call right away. Initially, the Florida did not respond and continued on its journey.
According to Curtis, the Florida crew said that they did not see his fishing vessel, despite the fact that there were three people in its wheelhouse.
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