A two-vessel crash that occurred at approximately 8:10 p.m. Saturday, July 18, has claimed the life of a Mobile woman. Kristen Delaney, 46, was critically injured when the 27ft 2024 Albury Brothers vessel, she was a passenger on, collided with the 23ft 2013 Key West vessel, operated by Cameron Neil, 32, of Houma, La. Kristen Delaney was transported to South Baldwin Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
Brooks Delaney, 51, of Fairhope, who was also a passenger on the Albury Brothers vessel, was also injured and transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., for medical treatment. The operator the of the 27ft Albury Brothers vessel was identified as Drew Delaney, 49, of Mobile. Including the operator, there was a total of eight individuals on the Albury Brothers vessel at the time of the crash.
The operator of the 23ft Key West vessel, Cameron Neil, was injured during the collision and transported to Sacred Heart Hospital for medical treatment. The following individuals: Talyn Faulkner, 25, of Raceland, La., John Lyle, 28, of Houma, La., and Rayford Reeves, 34, of Schiever, La., all passengers on the 23ft Key West vessel, were all injured and transported to Sacred Heart Hospital for medical treatment. Including the operator, there was a total of eight individuals on the Key West vessel at the time of the crash.
The crash occurred in the Intra-Coastal Waterway near Wolf Bay in Baldwin County. However, outside of the individuals that were injured, all other individuals involved and both vessels were transported to the Wharf Docks in Orange Beach.
Nothing further is available as Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division continue to investigate.
