Yeah... they may be hard pressed to find anything but seamanship issues and
operation of a vessel in a dangerous manner. The Captain is responsible for
any crew or guests.

CM


"Simple Simon" wrote in message
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| Criminal charges for what, I wonder. Stupidity? As far as I know there is
no speed limit posted on the Missouri River.
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| "Gilligan" wrote in message
link.net...
| Drowning victim thrown from boat going 116 mph
| Omaha World-Herald ^ | 7-15-03 | Susan Szalewski
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| Drowning victim thrown from boat going 116 mph
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| BY SUSAN SZALEWSKI WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
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| A Council Bluffs man who drowned in the Missouri River was thrown from a
| boat traveling more than 100 mph, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office
has
| determined.
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| The Sheriff's Office said Monday that it would seek criminal charges
against
| the boat's driver, Edward Guyett of Omaha.
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| A passenger in the boat on May 31, Bruce Turner of Council Bluffs, was
| ejected when the boat struck its own wake.
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| Rescuers and other boaters were unable to find Turner after he went
| overboard. His body was found four days later.
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| The month-long Sheriff's Office investigation was unusual, Capt. Steve
| Freese said, because data was available from a global positioning system
on
| the boat.
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| Experts from the system's manufacturer in Olathe, Kan., were able to
| determine the boat's exact speed - 116 mph - as Turner fell overboard,
he
| said.
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| Neither Turner nor Guyett was wearing a life jacket, Freese said.
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