Bad blood in Alaskan waters...

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Bad blood in Alaskan waters...

#1 Post by TheGreenAnger » Mon Jan 30, 2023 4:57 pm

Parts of the general aviation community in Alaska are abuzz following the indictment of a restaurateur in Halibut Cove who is accused of using a boat to harass a floatplane that was taxiing in preparation for takeoff last summer.

A grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska charged Marian Beck with willfully attempting to interfere with Eric Lee, a pilot who operates Alaska Ultimate Safaris in Homer. The grand jury also charged Beck with operating a boat “in a grossly negligent manner that endangered the life, limb, or property of a person.”

Lee was at the controls of a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver. A video shared widely on social media showed the boat circling and swerving close to the aircraft, which was taxiing slowly. The cause of the apparent dispute is unclear.



https://www.flyingmag.com/alaska-boat-o ... o-seaplane
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