Cancun, Q.R. — Two jet skiers are reported to be in critical condition after colliding with an anchored tourist ship Saturday night. The pair were joyriding off the coast of the Cancun Hotel Zone when the driver drove into the side of the ship.
The ship, which was anchored, was one of the city’s tourist pirate boats. The boats are 93 feet long and solid replicas of 18th-century Spanish galleons. The pair that hit the boat are reported to have been two young men.
The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. at kilometer 4.5 of Kukulcán Boulevard near the Calinda Bridge where the tourist boats are moored. Witnesses who watched as the jet ski slammed into the side of the ship called 911.
Tourist Police officers from the hotel zone arrived first and confirmed that the injured were still in the water near the ship. The two jet skiers were located floating unconscious in the sea.
Civil Protection lifeguards and rescuers from the Fire Department also responded, performing rescue maneuvers to pull both young men from the water. Paramedics stabilized them at the scene before transporting them to hospital in critical condition.
According to witness accounts, the young men were joyriding the jet ski in the vicinity of the ship when the driver lost control and crashed into the anchored vessel.
Police officers who attended the scene of the accident notified the Navy and the Harbor Master’s Office who will continue with the investigation.
