With 5 killed and 7 seriously injured I would think that speed was a factor,but looking at the pics,the boat doesnt seem to be too badly damaged.What a tragedy.

Sad News

I know yesturday was "reggae sunday" down at the conch house in st augustine... its a pretty big boozin day, and its somewhat close to where this accident took place. i hope it wasnt a factor... RIP

It looks like a Crownline or a Caravelle. Some of the comments on the news website point toward witnessed speeding. Other comments are such that the victims are teenagers and young 20s.

"Investigators are looking at anything that may have caused this," Hill said, including the speed and capacity of the boat, lighting conditions and whether alcohol may have been a factor.

More.

They were returning from the Conch House in St. Augustine:

http://www.jacksonville.com/news/met...g_5_injuring_9

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/l...135795&catid=3

Horrible.

Doesn't seem possible that a boat like that could even get on plane with 14 people aboard.

From all the reports it appears that this was an alcohol related accident. When will people learn? Sorry if it sounds harsh, but this is happening too damn often. Senseless.

With all those people on board and in a marina, how fast could they have been going to cause 4 deaths? What a shame!