UPDATE: Howard Anderson & Kari Way confirmed dead
Initial reports had indicated that those who were rushed to the Peebles hospital following the accident did not sustain life threatening injuries but this news site has had communication with persons with very close relations to two of those who said that Mincainton Laurent and Steve Fossi are in critical condition.
The best friend and confidant of Mincainton Laurent, still in tears up to late last night January 24, 2015 said that he was unresponsive with major injuries to the head. The very person has indicated that Fossi is no better.
Persons who work at the Oil Nut Bay Resort said that while they knew the other two who are said to be hospitalised, they were not sure of their names as they were relatively newly employed there.
This news site will continue to bring you further updates as the information becomes available.
See previous article published on January 24, 2015:
UPDATE: VISAR confirms woman’s body found
-2 now dead in tragic boat accident in Virgin Islands water involving boat transporting persons to Oil Nut Bay!
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) has confirmed that the body of a woman who went missing following this morning’s January 24, 2015 boat accident off Virgin Gorda has been found.
The search began for her following the accident during which a boat conveying staff of Oil Nut Bay resort crashed into a rock, leaving one man dead.
According to sources, the two who are now confirmed dead had resided at Oil Nut Bay, Virgin Gorda where they worked and at the time of the accident they along with several others were headed back to the resort from Valley, Virgin Gorda.
The man is said to have been an engineer attached to Oil Nut Bay resort.
We will provide further information when it becomes available.
See previous article published on January 24, 2015:
Man dead, woman missing in boat accident
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - This news site has confirmed that one man had died in a boating accident in the early morning hours of today January 24, 2015.
It has also been confirmed that Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) personnel are searching for one woman who went missing during the boating accident.
According to the information received and confirmed by an inside Police source the vessel which had approximately a dozen persons on board was heading to Oil Nut Bay, Virgin Gorda when it apparently collided with a large rock in the dark of night.
Most of the persons managed to be rushed to safety but the one died and it is believed that a woman went under as she is missing from among those that were on board the vessel. Several other persons were rushed to Peebles Hospital but their condition was said to be non-life threatening.
We will provide further details as they become available.
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129 Responses to “UPDATE: Howard Anderson & Kari Way confirmed dead”
Many thanks....MikeyMike
Would you happen to know the best way to contact Howard's family? We'd like to send our condolences to the family and speak to them on behalf of the Way family.
Very appreciated
Has anyone asked if the captain was drinking that evening?
That boat is owned directly or indirectly by David Johnson of Michigan who is the developer of Oil Nut Bay and the yacht cub.
Ask for the boating policy, two lives were lost because it was ignored.
Sad times....very sad times. Hate when life is taken while having a good time. the BVI Port Authority should held responsible . On money than one occasion they were told to move and upgrade the light that is about 20 feet into the land with 20 feet of rocks heading out to sea. This is a wake up called for all of the boat captain of Virgin Gorda to demand for a better system. Not everyone that visit the BVI is a professional captain or have the local knowledge.
Sad times for family and friends, let's be sure this never happened again.
The BVI Port Authority should be held responsible, it's no the first accident at mountain point with people driving boats that live in the area, yet they have still done nothing to mark the point any better. Unfortunately they are that USELESS it will take deaths before they give the matter some attention, much like the Beef island accident years ago. I know for a fact that night two marker lights were't working from Spanish town to Mountain point, unacceptable, sheer incompetence.
We can count on VINO...!
For future of safety for avoiding accident there again it is just 100% right to relocate the signal light on the point. Any boat, local or not locally knowledge -train or untrained even myself this can happen to with miss calculation Of seeing a light blinking 20 feet in land and remembering to stay 30 feet outside of that is a sign for error -an error that could have been avoided and one that can be prevented from taken place again. If their were drinking and be lawless or not - now the attention is in that location it's time to look at the bigger picture (Future safety precaution) Someone lost relative And I lost 2 friends with few hospitalized. Sad, very sad. But the signal light need to be looked into.
The problem with moving the light closer to the point is that it is exposed to the Northerly swell and it will not last long. Then there will be no light.
The whole North Sound area is seeing an increase in boat traffic so this type of thing will become more common. I have always thought it somewhat of a miracle that there has not been a collision at Mountain Point as it is a bit of a blind corner, even in daylight! Mariners need to give it a wide berth regardless of the conditions, and always travel at a reasonable speed when visibility is reduced.
Also, if not, why not a buoy just offshore?
We need to get rid of this 'can't-do' attitude towards sorting these kind of problems out effectively – peoples' lives are at risk!
Look M...n, blogging with trickery. No, this one can't be blamed on the NDP too..lol
First, my deepest condolences to you and your family. My firm is working with the family of Kris Way to understand what exactly happened to all those tragically lost on this fateful day. If you'd like, we would like to speak with you about your understanding on what happened, about Howard and about how you are moving forward after this terrible accident. Please respond in this area or contact me at bchiriboga@moore-and-co.com
Hold ON Mr Laurent, RIP HOWARD
lwas thought goin out to the ocean is a very high responsabilite