Kayak swamped by sea lion at HMB Saturday 2018-08-04?

I haven't seen this posted here and it seemed worth sharing. On Saturday a Coastside member saw the harbor patrol bring in a kayak that had swamped and almost sunk. The kayaker reported that a sea lion had circled, bumped, then jumped and slammed into them, causing the near-sinking. So keep an eye out for sea lions.

Unrelated to the sea lion, it looks like the kayak had a bass-boat-style trolling motor (and presumably a heavy battery). Maybe not such a great idea in the ocean. Be sure you have lots of secondary flotation and carry a hand pump.

Good news is the kayaker had others nearby to assist and was able to call for help.

Oof, bad news! - Ken, are you reading this?

Thanks KPD for sharing. It's always good to test out your bilge pump to make sure it's working properly also.

Oof, bad news! - Ken, are you reading this?

Was it a sit in? I assume it was unless he was keeping his hatch open. I wouldn’t take a sit in on the ocean with or without a motor, much less with a heavy deep cycle battery. 

No, the photos showed a tan Wilderness SOT. Not sure if the kayaker had a hatch open or how it got flooded.

Dude needs a skiff

No, the photos showed a tan Wilderness SOT. Not sure if the kayaker had a hatch open or how it got flooded.

Maybe the sea lion damaged the hull.

F!!!! Sea Lions!!!!

Seals/Sealions usually don't jump on kayaks for no reason. Once I had to fend off a sealion from boarding my kayak, just to see, minutes later his buddy getting rag-dolled by orcas 50 yards away...just sayin'

I was in HMB Sunday. Did not see a sea lion all day. No salmon either.

Seals/Sealions usually don't jump on kayaks for no reason. Once I had to fend off a sealion from boarding my kayak, just to see, minutes later his buddy getting rag-dolled by orcas 50 yards away...just sayin'

Wow

F!!!! Sea Lions!!!!

+1

Just last week, I had a sealion pacing me, and it made several loud thudding splashes. It scared the crap out of me the first couple of times.

The guy I dragged in to Muir a few years back was on a sot I think an ok w a small motor and battery, possibly had a leak not properly repaired by a shop he took it to

That one sank stunningly fast

Last year I was trolling for salmon, it was slow and I was desperate to get a bite.
I chased bait to the dux reef in 35' of water, this reef usually break however that was a calm day.
An elephant seal popped up and got a big nice salmon in its mouth. I was nearby and saw the salmon float on top, I went there quickly and as soon as I was ready to scoop it with my net, it resurfaced with wide open mouth. Its mouth could swallow me alive. After that I kept a good distant. lol

BTW, I was on my fully rig AI.

Last year I was trolling for salmon, it was slow and I was desperate to get a bite.
I chased bait to the dux reef in 35' of water, this reef usually break however that was a calm day.
An elephant seal popped up and got a big nice salmon in its mouth. I was nearby and saw the salmon float on top, I went there quickly and as soon as I was ready to scoop it with my net, it resurfaced with wide open mouth. Its mouth could swallow me alive. After that I kept a good distant. lol

BTW, I was on my fully rig AI.

I was there that day lol