“That line points to the island,” Lt Burwell said. “One of the
possible scenarios is the boat impacted the northern Coronado Island.”
Two of the sailors killed in the crash died of blunt-force injuries, while a
third crewman drowned, coroners reported.
The skipper, who also owned the Aegean, was lost at sea and presumed dead.
Lt Burwell said investigators were studying the boat’s path and examining
debris to piece together the cause of the fatal crash.
“There’s no shortage of possible scenarios that have been floated our
way,” he said, adding that he flew over the Coronado islands during the
rescue effort, and the northern island looked like a “sheer cliff face.”
A witness who saw the damaged boat reported it looked like it had been through
a blender.
The three men whose bodies were recovered were Kevin Rudolph, 53; William
Johnson Jr, 57; and Joseph Stewart, 64. Rudolph and Johnson lived in
southern California, and Stewart lived in Florida. The skipper, Theo
Mavromatis was lost at sea.
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