WESTERLY, R.I. – A Court House man was convicted of three violations in connection with a 2015 fatal boating collision off Westerly, R.I., NJ.com reports.
Cooper Bacon, 76, a licensed captain, was found guilty of improper navigation or failure to have a lookout, failure to take action to avoid a collision and improper overtaking of another vessel. Each conviction carries a $100 fine, the report continued.
According to previous reports, Bacon was piloting a 60-foot yacht, owned by Viking Sport Cruisers of New Gretna, N.J., between boat shows in Rhode Island and Connecticut Sept. 22, 2015 when he collided with a 23-foot outboard owned by Walter Krupinski, 81, of Stonington, Conn., who was fishing at the time. Krupinski sustained fatal injuries as a result of the collision.
A Coast Guard official testified that Bacon’s yacht was moving at 25 to 31 knots and had auto-navigation engaged just prior to the crash, according to NJ.com.
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