Jet ski sped by me -- witness By Tim Greenfield A witness to the events preceding the horrific drowning of a fisherman described how he heard an explosion after watching a jet ski speed past and out of sight.

Michael Raynor told Senior Magistrate Will Francis that he thought the powercraft had blown up.

Seconds later he saw a boat in which two friends had gone fishing, now with only one of the men inside. Nearby was the jet ski and its driver, who was in the water.

The body of the second man in the small fishing boat, Al Reulle Reuben Shamsid-Deen, was found in the water later that evening by Police divers.

Mr. Shamsid-Deen, 50, of North Shore, Devonshire died on April 12 last year of drowning.

Mr. Raynor was giving evidence during the trial of Bruce Dawson Foggo, 35, of Ballast Point, St. George's.

Foggo pleads not guilty to driving without due care and attention, impaired driving and refusing to take a breath test.

Earlier, Calvin Wilson, who had been on the boat with the victim when the accident happened, said it was light enough to see the jet ski approach them.

Lawyer Victoria Pearman, defending Foggo, suggested it was dark at the time and the only reason Mr. Wilson knew the jet ski was coming was because his friend brought it to his attention.

"I wouldn't say that,'' replied Mr. Wilson.

Miss Pearman also suggested that he had only stated in court that he thought the rider was speeding, and subsequently that the rider had tried to get away, because he had heard someone say so.

Mr. Wilson replied he didn't remember hearing someone say the rider was speeding and refuted that he had overheard a conversation about him walking off.

Michael Raynor, who had been mending his boat at Devonshire Dock, described how he had heard the jet ski accelerating away, but could only see running lights at the front and back because it was too dark.

The fishing boat had no navigation lights.

Giving evidence to Sandra Bacchus, prosecuting, Mr. Raynor said: "It was going very fast...a couple of seconds later I heard an explosion and thought the jet ski had blown up.

"I heard somebody calling out to get attention, it was Calvin Wilson. I could see a figure standing in a boat but it was too dark to make him out clearly.'' Mr. Raynor and two friends took a boat out and rescued the jet ski rider, towing his craft back to land. They then returned to the water to help search for Mr. Shamsid-Deen.

A post mortem report stated that apart from a broken right arm and a small bruise to his forehead, there were no other injuries to Mr. Shamsid-Deen.

The cause of death was sea water drowning.

Dr. Vernon Bowes, a locum pathologist at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, said the broken arm was consistent with impact with a solid object.

Miss Pearman asked if the arm injury was the only wound you would expect to see where there was an allegation that someone had been struck by a jet ski travelling at speed.

"I wouldn't have thought that would be the only injury,'' he said.

The jet ski was examined by Richard Stephens, a personal watercraft expert, who observed the mirrors, running lights and air intake cover were all broken.

He said there was damage to the front and also cracks to the hull of the vessel.

He agreed with Miss Pearman that it was not unusual to have scratches and gouges on the underside of a jet ski.

The trial continues on Monday.