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This must just be a Pinellas County thing. We have had two of these in
a couple years. (the football guys)
I assume you watched this in the news too. The mate said the rode
"snapped back" implying it dragged the boat backward and down.
They must have really had a strain on it, probably taking a running
start.
It really sounds like a roadrunner cartoon to me.

In high school, a noted hot rodder put a big V8 in a racing hull. We all
went to the lake to watch him. He made several fast passes, some turns,
then headed towards the dock at medium speed. At the NO WAKE buoy, he
snapped the throttle back. And the wave swamped the transom, sinking the
boat in about 25 feet of water.

I wonder why there are few licenses required to own high powered boats.

Steve