"Bourne Identity" Director Saves Boat Crew
"Bourne Identity" Director Saves Boat Crew
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Petes1234567
125 days ago
Director Doug Liman (Go, The Bourne Identity, Mr and Mrs Smith) and producer Avram Ludwig were on their sailboat on the river in New York around 1 am Wednesday when they saw a black cargo ship and a speedboat on a collision course. They said they watched in horror as the large craft crashed into the smaller boat and kept going.
Both Liman and Ludwig said they didn't expect to find any survivors, but found four people screaming for help when they motored to the scene. Liman and Ludwig said they rescued three passengers from the water, while the owner of the vessel refused to leave his speedboat.
All four were brought to shore and taken to St. Vincent's hospital with minor injuries. Police said the cargo ship probably did not notice the smaller boat.
"I make action movies for a living," said Liman. "If I had Jason Bourne survive that, people would start throwing popcorn at the screen .... These people were extremely lucky."
Both Liman and Ludwig said they didn't expect to find any survivors, but found four people screaming for help when they motored to the scene. Liman and Ludwig said they rescued three passengers from the water, while the owner of the vessel refused to leave his speedboat.
All four were brought to shore and taken to St. Vincent's hospital with minor injuries. Police said the cargo ship probably did not notice the smaller boat.
"I make action movies for a living," said Liman. "If I had Jason Bourne survive that, people would start throwing popcorn at the screen .... These people were extremely lucky."
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