A 1998 Hatteras 65, built in June 1997 and first documented that October as Miss Alex. By March 2021 she was April Mae of Beaufort, North Carolina. She was struck by lightning on the first day of the 2023 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament and lost all power; no one was hurt.
Her story, name by name
- 1997 – 2021
Miss Alex
Reported · cgmix.uscg.mil, U.S. Coast Guard
- 2021 – present
April MaeCurrent
Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard, carolinafishandhunt.com
Renamed April Mae from Miss Alex between the January and March 2021 Coast Guard files; same official number (1060551) and HIN; hailing port moved from Jupiter Island, FL to Beaufort, NC.
- 12 June 2023
Damage
Struck by lightning on Day 1 of the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament and lost all power; no one was injured. She later lost a transmission running home on one engine and anchored to await a tow.
Reported · carolinafishandhunt.com
Not yet on record: tournament record and photographs. Know this boat? Send us what you have.