I'm a former cops reporter now working as an editor for TV Web sites and Mad Mariner, so I admit I miss chasing stories.
But when Mad Mariner's publisher, Glen, asked to me to track down the source of those amazing pictures accompanying today's story about a million-dollar Carver taking a freefall, I was pretty skeptical.
The pictures were so stunning they reminded me of those fake wave pics that made the inbox rounds after the 2004 tsunami. I doubted they were real.
 When a quick check of Google turned up a whole lot of nothing, I got determined. Those pictures had to come from somewhere, Photoshopped or not.
 I spent a good hour Googling every key word in the email that got passed to us. Finally, typing in something obscure like "turnbuckle yacht fall" led to Cargolaw.com's rendition of the incident, which finally led to Carver Yachts and spokesman Dick Nocenti.
He was impressed we'd called to ask, outlined the story and gave us a few more leads. But they all fell through. Emails to folks claiming insider knowledge on Yachtforums.com went unanswered. Seeking out the forum's publisher earned me a terse email and no follow up replies. Tracking down the boat's owner, the dealer and insurance company proved fruitless.
I guess when such an expensive debacle is caught on camera, no one involved really wants to talk about it.
Joined: 2007-07-20