The Columbus Day regatta is one heck of a party, to be sure. We didn’t go this year….. but several friends came back to the marina tonight who had gone. It’s a great time, but there are alot of idiots on the water this weekend. Alot of arrests. I’m sorry to hear this happened. Very sad.

Two boats collided during South Florida’s annual Columbus Day regatta, killing one person, seriously or critically injuring seven and leaving one man missing, authorities said Sunday.

A boat with at least eight people aboard was being towed by another boat Saturday night near the Rickenbacker Causeway between Miami and Key Biscayne when it was struck by a third vessel that apparently came from behind, said Jorge Pino, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A young adult male was missing, and authorities were searching for him, Pino said. It was unclear which boat he was on.

Another vessel being towed behind the boat that was struck escaped harm, Pino said.

Full article at Forbes