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re: Boat hit rig this morning
Posted on 3/15/24 at 12:05 pm to CP3
Posted on 3/15/24 at 12:05 pm to CP3
It has to be the reason. It the only reasonable assumption. I think they were just over confident in "unfamiliar" waters, even though they are WELL traveled and well experienced. I don't think they were careless, per se, but more over confident. If the radar wasn't functioning, they should have slowed it down. They had to be hauling arse to do the amount of damage they did to the bow, which I think is generally the strongest part of a v hull boat. They peeled it in 5+ feet.
Terrible tragedy. And it's possible that even at slow speeds the guy still falls out the bow upon impact. If you hit your head hard enough to get knocked out with no life vest, you WILL drown before anyone can get to you. You may be unconscious but your body is still breathing. A couple gulps of water before your brain wakes up and you sink rather quickly, never to be seen again.
Terrible tragedy. And it's possible that even at slow speeds the guy still falls out the bow upon impact. If you hit your head hard enough to get knocked out with no life vest, you WILL drown before anyone can get to you. You may be unconscious but your body is still breathing. A couple gulps of water before your brain wakes up and you sink rather quickly, never to be seen again.
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Posted on 3/15/24 at 12:32 pm to Antib551
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If the radar wasn't functioning, they should have slowed it down. They had to be hauling arse to do the amount of damage they did to the bow, which I think is generally the strongest part of a v hull boat. They peeled it in 5+ feet.
This. Where are the pictures online I was just curious to see the damage and how the boat took it? Amazing its still afloat.
Very unfortunate. Seems crazy to be going fast enough to do that sort of damage if the visibility was that poor and the radar wasn't working. Even with radar, as others were saying, there's a serious pucker factor in a center console going over 25mph in fog.
Posted on 3/15/24 at 1:12 pm to Antib551
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A couple gulps of water before your brain wakes up and you sink rather quickly, never to be seen again.
he will appear eventually
whether he is found or not is another story
i believe divers from the lcudc in cooperation with the blake terry foundation were out there to do a bottom search
cannot confirm...
Posted on 3/16/24 at 11:57 am to Antib551
Completely preventable tragedy. If you’re in low visibility go slow and wear your life vests.
Posted on 3/19/24 at 11:10 am to Antib551
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You may be unconscious but your body is still breathing. A couple gulps of water before your brain wakes up and you sink rather quickly, never to be seen again.
I’m fairly certain that humans are hardwired to stop breathing if underwater while unconscious. Your body waits as long as possible before taking a gulp of water that ultimately kills you. It’s why unconscious swimmers sometimes don’t start breathing until somebody blows air on their face.
(There’s terms for all of these things. I remember listening to a Meateater podcast about it awhile back.)
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