2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast

titleist585

@solon16 said:
looks like your boy made it...does not look good for the other three....at all!

http://news-herald.com/articles/2009/03/02...7b624166581.txt

Not really my boy...a friend of a friend but still great news! I got a call about 2 hours ago from the friend, he nearly pooped himself...

titleist585

@solon16 said:
looks like your boy made it...does not look good for the other three....at all!

Still, it's very sad for the other three..my friend says it's not looking good (obviously)

mario

They were all wearing life jackets from what I heard, so keep your fingers crossed.

? Masters

Technically all they really know is that they had life jackets for everyone. Hopefully they were all actually wearing them and they are found.

mario

They reported on ESPN that the passenger they pulled out was wearing a life jacket, and had said they were all wearing them. Until I hear otherwise I'm going by that information.

? Masters

@mario said:
They reported on ESPN that the passenger they pulled out was wearing a life jacket, and had said they were all wearing them. Until I hear otherwise I'm going by that information.

Keep in mind that is what the guy said when they pulled him out of the water. He wasn't exactly in the "right mind" at the time he was found and said that. Dude was dehydrated as all get out when they found him. They have to question him again after he is awake again. I'll wait and see what he says then, when he is a little more of sound mind.

Erie Dawg

A little side note that I heard was that the waves were estimated at 12-14 foot on Sat.

If you have ever boated you know that is some big rollers for a 21' boat.

It don't sound good.

NewEraDawg

Being an ex sailor I can tell you that hits home . Very tough to survive sometimes and recollect .

A prayer for him .

NewEraDawg

NOAA..............Great Lakes R/V Shenehon

Oil Feild vessels .......Gulf

? AdaM

@neweradawg said:
NOAA..............Great Lakes R/V Shenehon
Oil Feild vessels .......Gulf

I was conceived in the Navy, does that count? Corpus Christie if memory serves me.

Timugen

Zombo said:
Cooper, the boat’s owner, had more than 100 hours of boating experience but no formal education, and had been drinking, according to the report.

They say that as if 100 hours is a substantial amount of experience, which it most definitely is not.

Someone with that little experience and no training had absolutely no business going 50 miles out in the Gulf in a puny 21' craft.

Just because you can afford the boat doesn't mean that you know what the hell you're doing.

Truly sad.

DawgTracker

I can't imagine taking a 21' boat 50 miles out in 14 foot waves to catch fish, something sounds beyond fishy to me. And I seriously doubt someone could cling to the boat all that time in 14 foot waves. 100 hours of boating time could be 10 - 20 nice fair weather trips. Plus, in the tampa bay area you have lots of other fishing available without venturing off shore.