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2 Dead in Va Beach Boat Mishap
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:39:38 -0500, hk penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: |Gene Kearns wrote: | On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:50:12 -0500, hk penned the following well | considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: | | | | |2 dead, 4 rescued in Va. bay after boat capsizes | | | | | |VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – Coast Guard officials say two people died and | |four were rescued after their 18-foot boat capsized Wednesday in cold | |and choppy waters on the Chesapeake Bay. | | | |Coast Guard spokesman Brian Neilan says a Coast Guard helicopter and | |boat, along with local rescuers, responded to a distress call near the | |Lesner Bridge in Virginia Beach shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday. | | | |Neilan says the four survivors showed signs of minor hypothermia after | |being pulled from the water. They were taken to local hospitals. | | | |Authorities are investigating the incident. | | | |The National Weather Service reported the water temperature was 46 | |degrees at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It also issued a | |small-craft advisory, with waves up to five feet high and strong winds. | | | |- - - | | | |No offense to the victims here, but you really have to be stupid to head | |out in winter weather during a small-craft advisory in an 18-foot boat. | |They probably were planning to fish at the CBBT. I've done that in the | |winter, too, but in a 46-foot charter boat with twin diesels and a | |heated cabin. I doubt the captain of the charter boat would have headed | |out in five foot seas. | | | The only thing I can think to add is: | | http://tinyurl.com/7cmbkx | | and to note that the items are out of stock due to demand... maybe the | word is getting around! | | |I wonder why anyone would *want* to go out fishing in cold weather in |five foot seas in a very small boat. I wouldn't even fish from a safe, |solid on-shore position in such conditions. If you need fish that |urgently, stop by the seafood department of your local grocery store. Where the hell is your sense of adventure???? :-) Hey, I wouldn't step on Superman's cape, either. |
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