Initial cost estimates of damage to the USS Midway Museum come in around $100,000 after a 65-foot boat crashed into it, a museum s...

Initial cost estimates of damage to the USS Midway Museum come in around $100,000 after a 65-foot boat crashed into it, a museum spokesperson said. The collision did not dent the massive aircraft carrier parked along the downtown San Diego waterfront, but it scuffed and scratched the paint on the port side of the hull, spokesperson David Koontz said. It’s a special paint that provides a protective coating against the elements, including salt water. The boat did not stay at the crash scene, authorities said, and was later located near the Coronado Ferry Landing. There were seven people on board, and the captain was identified. The 40-year-old captain was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence, hit and run, and operating a vessel with a blood-alcohol limit over 0.08%. The boat was impounded. https://lnkd.in/g63AZb3x