Engine Fire on Nathan Carman’s Boat Led to Coast Guard Rescue Five Months Before It Sank
Alone on the Chicken Pox on
Before towing the Chicken Pox back to shore in the April incident,
Carman filed an insurance claim for the damage and the insurance company paid about
While the incident itself seems minor, it will likely become a part of the federal lawsuit pending in
Attorneys for the insurance company will raise the point that Carman called 911 when his boat was stalled less than a mile from shore, but didn't try to make a distress call on his radio or activate an emergency beacon when it sank five months later with his mother on board.
The incident also points out Carman's seamanship as the engine overheating in April was caused by not opening a valve to provide water to cool the engine. The insurance company is claiming that the boat sank in September because of improper alterations that Carman made to it himself the day before setting off to tuna fish in the
Carman has admitted that he removed the trim tabs from his boat and tried to seal the holes with an epoxy he bought at a local marine store. He also replaced a bilge pump that only days before a repairman had pointed out had problems, records show.
Nathan and
In the previous incident in April, the Chicken Pox was towed back to the
The new engine was taken out for a sea trial on
In an e-mail to
The last time someone from the marina inspected the boat or made repairs was
At that time they informed
The FBI and police from several
Carman also is a suspect in the murder of his grandfather,
The surviving sisters of
The sisters are asking a probate judge to bar
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