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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
On 6/23/10 10:32 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
In article991b7911-95f9-412a-a5b7- , says... On Jun 22, 9:29 pm, wrote: On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:09:42 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: Tragic: http://www.newschannel9.com/news/cre...-capsized.html Even more so... "None of the people in the fishing boat were wearing life jackets at time of accident." Sad. It's not likely that a life jacket would have saved someone run over by a bunch of barges and a tug. That's the problem I have with those statistics, the "pro life jacket" people always want to assume that wearing a life jacket would have saved the victim. And that is not always the case. We don't wear life jackets while recreational boating. I only ask people to wear one if they are very young or can't swim. Wearing a life jacket is a situation by situation call. It's hard to imagine tht these three guys could have all missed seeing this bearing down on them. I can understand how the tug operator might have missed seeing them. I have been there and almost got run over.. Rewind and try it again. |
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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
"I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article 991b7911-95f9-412a-a5b7- , says... On Jun 22, 9:29 pm, W1TEF wrote: On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:09:42 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: Tragic: http://www.newschannel9.com/news/cre...-capsized.html Even more so... "None of the people in the fishing boat were wearing life jackets at time of accident." Sad. It's not likely that a life jacket would have saved someone run over by a bunch of barges and a tug. That's the problem I have with those statistics, the "pro life jacket" people always want to assume that wearing a life jacket would have saved the victim. And that is not always the case. We don't wear life jackets while recreational boating. I only ask people to wear one if they are very young or can't swim. Wearing a life jacket is a situation by situation call. It's hard to imagine tht these three guys could have all missed seeing this bearing down on them. I can understand how the tug operator might have missed seeing them. I have been there and almost got run over.. How you can miss it? I don't know it's huge but the one that crept up on my was like a big silent planed slipping in in the night... No lights on the front of the barges, it was crazy. -- Rowdy Mouse Racing - We race for cheese! Maybe it was a 'police barge' and they were looking for you. |
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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
On 6/23/10 2:09 PM, YukonBound wrote:
"I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article 991b7911-95f9-412a-a5b7- , says... On Jun 22, 9:29 pm, W1TEF wrote: On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:09:42 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: Tragic: http://www.newschannel9.com/news/cre...-capsized.html Even more so... "None of the people in the fishing boat were wearing life jackets at time of accident." Sad. It's not likely that a life jacket would have saved someone run over by a bunch of barges and a tug. That's the problem I have with those statistics, the "pro life jacket" people always want to assume that wearing a life jacket would have saved the victim. And that is not always the case. We don't wear life jackets while recreational boating. I only ask people to wear one if they are very young or can't swim. Wearing a life jacket is a situation by situation call. It's hard to imagine tht these three guys could have all missed seeing this bearing down on them. I can understand how the tug operator might have missed seeing them. I have been there and almost got run over.. How you can miss it? I don't know it's huge but the one that crept up on my was like a big silent planed slipping in in the night... No lights on the front of the barges, it was crazy. -- Rowdy Mouse Racing - We race for cheese! Maybe it was a 'police barge' and they were looking for you. snerk Yeah...the cops wanted to keel haul the little ****. |
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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
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says... "I am Tosk" wrote in message ... In article 991b7911-95f9-412a-a5b7- , says... On Jun 22, 9:29 pm, W1TEF wrote: On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:09:42 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: Tragic: http://www.newschannel9.com/news/cre...-capsized.html Even more so... "None of the people in the fishing boat were wearing life jackets at time of accident." Sad. It's not likely that a life jacket would have saved someone run over by a bunch of barges and a tug. That's the problem I have with those statistics, the "pro life jacket" people always want to assume that wearing a life jacket would have saved the victim. And that is not always the case. We don't wear life jackets while recreational boating. I only ask people to wear one if they are very young or can't swim. Wearing a life jacket is a situation by situation call. It's hard to imagine tht these three guys could have all missed seeing this bearing down on them. I can understand how the tug operator might have missed seeing them. I have been there and almost got run over.. How you can miss it? I don't know it's huge but the one that crept up on my was like a big silent planed slipping in in the night... No lights on the front of the barges, it was crazy. -- Rowdy Mouse Racing - We race for cheese! Maybe it was a 'police barge' and they were looking for you. That post made you look very smart, cultured and refined like me! |
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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
On 23/06/2010 8:32 AM, I am Tosk wrote:
In article991b7911-95f9-412a-a5b7- , says... On Jun 22, 9:29 pm, wrote: On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:09:42 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: Tragic: http://www.newschannel9.com/news/cre...-capsized.html Even more so... "None of the people in the fishing boat were wearing life jackets at time of accident." Sad. It's not likely that a life jacket would have saved someone run over by a bunch of barges and a tug. That's the problem I have with those statistics, the "pro life jacket" people always want to assume that wearing a life jacket would have saved the victim. And that is not always the case. We don't wear life jackets while recreational boating. I only ask people to wear one if they are very young or can't swim. Wearing a life jacket is a situation by situation call. It's hard to imagine tht these three guys could have all missed seeing this bearing down on them. I can understand how the tug operator might have missed seeing them. I have been there and almost got run over.. How you can miss it? I don't know it's huge but the one that crept up on my was like a big silent planed slipping in in the night... No lights on the front of the barges, it was crazy. Sounds fly by night. You said no lights? Is that even legal? Try that in Canada with the barges HP rating and so fine city. -- The bigger government gets, the more it tends to rule out common sense. |
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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
On Jun 23, 12:35*pm, wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:32:18 -0400, I am Tosk wrote: I have been there and almost got run over.. How you can miss it? I don't know it's huge but the one that crept up on my was like a big silent planed slipping in in the night... No lights on the front of the barges, it was crazy. I thought the front barge was required to have running lights and a flasher. At any rate the sun was up when this happened Then again, if the fisherman were familiar with the area, then they should have known to watch for barge traffic. |
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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
On 23/06/2010 1:12 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 23, 12:35 pm, wrote: On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:32:18 -0400, I am Tosk wrote: I have been there and almost got run over.. How you can miss it? I don't know it's huge but the one that crept up on my was like a big silent planed slipping in in the night... No lights on the front of the barges, it was crazy. I thought the front barge was required to have running lights and a flasher. At any rate the sun was up when this happened Then again, if the fisherman were familiar with the area, then they should have known to watch for barge traffic. Depends, was where they were for shiping? I can't believe barges are considered to be the right of way near anchorage points for example. No mater what their size. -- The bigger government gets, the more it tends to rule out common sense. |
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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
On 24/06/2010 7:24 PM, A.Boater wrote:
Your politics has always been screwed up, now I find that, as a boater, you are equally an idiot. Please stay the hell OFF the water until you have a chance to read the COLREGS and understand them. You are DANGEROUS. Holy crap, what an idiot. -- recap Depends, was where they were for shiping? I can't believe barges are considered to be the right of way near anchorage points for example. No mater what their size. --- Hey, for that mater does a barge get the right to go over a marked swiming area because it is navigatable? Marked anchorages are there to park and do stuff like sleep or go to shore. And ANY craft just a barreling though is out of line. You read the regs ... Anchorages and swiming areas, out of control barges would be guilty as it gets. -- The bigger government gets, the more it tends to rule out common sense. |
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Tennessee Boaters Killed By Tug and Barges
"Canuck57" wrote in message ... On 24/06/2010 7:24 PM, A.Boater wrote: Your politics has always been screwed up, now I find that, as a boater, you are equally an idiot. Please stay the hell OFF the water until you have a chance to read the COLREGS and understand them. You are DANGEROUS. Holy crap, what an idiot. -- recap Depends, was where they were for shiping? I can't believe barges are considered to be the right of way near anchorage points for example. No mater what their size. --- Hey, for that mater does a barge get the right to go over a marked swiming area because it is navigatable? Marked anchorages are there to park and do stuff like sleep or go to shore. And ANY craft just a barreling though is out of line. You read the regs ... Anchorages and swiming areas, out of control barges would be guilty as it gets. -- The bigger government gets, the more it tends to rule out common sense. You can't believe Palin isn't President. You're an idiot. |
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