On Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:47:20 -0500, gfretwell wrote:

The trick would be to not get hit
once it passed the tipping point. I still doubt they could have bailed
it out but it would have been easier to stay with if they could get in
it.

But could they have gotten in it? Maybe I'm out of date, but I have seen
a couple of "positive flotation" boats filled with water (sunk), and the
only think above water was the bow, with the motor 20' below the
surface. I saw some pictures of this boat upside down, and it did look
relatively level. Perhaps, they are using better flotation these days.