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re: 4 bodies found in GOM out of Venice
Posted on 2/13/11 at 12:18 pm to yellowfin
Posted on 2/13/11 at 12:18 pm to yellowfin
Wear your life jackets folks, granted it is winter and the threat of hypothermia is very large, but you burn more energy and lose a lot more heat from your body sitting there treading water.
My condolences to the families involved.
My condolences to the families involved.
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Posted on 2/13/11 at 1:54 pm to Redfish2010
quote:
Still can't figure out how they capsized
neither can I
Posted on 2/13/11 at 2:20 pm to Walt OReilly
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Still can't figure out how they capsized
neither can I
we capsized in lake pontchartrain when our bass boat's bilge stopped working. Water rushed to the front of the boat and we went under. End of November so pretty cold. Guy picked us up about an hour later. I thought we were dead.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 2:42 pm to Walt OReilly
It is a little early for specifics right now, but the articles I have seen are full of misinformation.
It is all terrible regardless of what exactly happened.
It is all terrible regardless of what exactly happened.
This post was edited on 2/14/11 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 2/13/11 at 3:36 pm to brass2mouth
quote:I would think you would lose more heat from just sitting still...
but you burn more energy and lose a lot more heat from your body sitting there treading water.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 4:33 pm to Dribble
that's terrible man, any clue what they ran into?
Posted on 2/13/11 at 4:36 pm to Dribble
Thanks for the info.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 4:36 pm to redneck
No, I will probably find out what exactly happened in a day or two. To be honest though, I am not sure I even really want to know anymore details, I knew his father well also.
This post was edited on 2/13/11 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 2/13/11 at 4:40 pm to Dribble
it must have been something pretty fricking heavy to put a hole in the boat and make it sink that quick 
i can't imagine watching my dad float away knowing he was floating to his death. prayers sent. everytime it gets rough out there i just think how we could flip and how quickly it would all be over if a radio call was not able to be made
i can't imagine watching my dad float away knowing he was floating to his death. prayers sent. everytime it gets rough out there i just think how we could flip and how quickly it would all be over if a radio call was not able to be madePosted on 2/13/11 at 4:58 pm to redneck
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everytime it gets rough out there i just think how we could flip and how quickly it would all be over if a radio call was not able to be made
If you can afford a boat, you can afford a $500 EPIRB and keep it loose on the console and tied to flotation where if a crisis occurs you have access to it.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 5:33 pm to ItTakesAThief
Story of a Dad's love for his child. Sad but poignant.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 5:45 pm to Redfish2010
It was solid 6s when we went out yesterday and the mouth of S. Pass always has 2-3 ft of chop on top of it so it was rough as balls in the morning. Don't know if they hit something given where the boat was when we saw it. Only thing to hit there is the jetty or that little NOE platform southwest of the pass.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 5:50 pm to Athanatos
There is all sorts of stuff floating in the water out there you can hit, old refrigerators etc...
I wonder if they were in rough water, one of the motors stopped running and they stopped. If you stop moving in rough water in a small boat you can quickly take on water. A couple of decent waves over the transom and everyone panics, a boat can go down real fast.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 6:34 pm to ItTakesAThief
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If you can afford a boat, you can afford a $500 EPIRB and keep it loose on the console and tied to flotation where if a crisis occurs you have access to it.
also, make sure you have it registered. EPIRBS work good but there is still some error in positions when recieved by the USCG. If it is registered they have a much better chance of finding you since they know who they are looking for.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 6:37 pm to redneck
quote:
any clue what they ran into?
I saw something in the paper a week or so ago about a bunch of anchor that were left in the water that were used to anchor down barges and those floating wall things after the oil spill....it said a couple people had already lost lower units from hitting them
Posted on 2/13/11 at 6:51 pm to Cadello
quote:
I would think you would lose more heat from just sitting still...
Wrong
You lose heat under your arms and between your legs. The best thing to do if you have life jackets on is get in a circle facing one another and keep you head out of the water as much as possible. Keep all your colthes and shoes on too.
Terrible thing to have to watch someone die.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 7:01 pm to Tino
quote:
I saw something in the paper a week or so ago about a bunch of anchor that were left in the water that were used to anchor down barges and those floating wall things after the oil spill....it said a couple people had already lost lower units from hitting them
They were allegedly 3 miles out in the gulf.
These may be in shallower water in and around the marsh, but not out in the open gulf.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 7:09 pm to ItTakesAThief
Gotcha
Posted on 2/13/11 at 7:22 pm to ItTakesAThief
The boat was in 276ft when we came upon it.
Posted on 2/13/11 at 7:58 pm to Athanatos
Easily could have hit that submerged jetty, limped a little further out and then capsized. The river water could have pushed them another mile or two in the five hours it took to find them.
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