John Kody Ray was driving his boat along the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway in the vicinity of Myrtle Beach, just south of the Arrowhead Country Club. Unfortunately, Ray evidently got behind the wheel of his boat after drinking and while intoxicated. Additionally, Ray had five passengers on board at the time of what became a drunk boating accident. While moving down the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway at about 8:15 at night, Ray either lost control of his boat or failed to see…
The multi-day Seacor accident search and rescue effort by the U.S. Coast Guard and others will come to a solemn end on Monday at sunset, with eight of the 19 original crew members left unaccounted for and presumed dead. Six of the Seacor Power crew members were rescued directly following with capsizing of the oil rig lift boat. The remains of five crew members were retrieved from the waters of the Gulf but not from inside the overturned watercraft. As…