Another boater bad day
06-27-2020 | 10:04 AM
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Our friends in "G Spot" a 45' Cruisers were first on scene and rescued the 10 people on board. We were close by anchored and swimming so when we heard "rescued" we almost laughed wondering why such a big deal. Well there were multiple elderly adults, one person paralyzed from the neck down, and an autistic child. The boat sank in under 9min.
There's coast guard video and multiple pics of the entire rescue on FB not sure the best way to post links.
There's coast guard video and multiple pics of the entire rescue on FB not sure the best way to post links.
Glad your buddy was there at the right time, that could have been a bad day!
06-27-2020 | 10:12 AM
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Our friends in "G Spot" a 45' Cruisers were first on scene and rescued the 10 people on board. We were close by anchored and swimming so when we heard "rescued" we almost laughed wondering why such a big deal. Well there were multiple elderly adults, one person paralyzed from the neck down, and an autistic child. The boat sank in under 9min.
There's coast guard video and multiple pics of the entire rescue on FB not sure the best way to post links.
There's coast guard video and multiple pics of the entire rescue on FB not sure the best way to post links.
We were west of Power Island, Fran was swimming wearing a thin wet suit. Those people are so very lucky your friends were nearby and the copter w/rescue swimmer arrived. Ed
06-27-2020 | 10:36 AM
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06-27-2020 | 10:38 AM
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06-27-2020 | 07:52 PM
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Bad luck about the boat but extremely lucky good help was nearby. According to the article in the link, the VHF call may have saved the day. I don't always trust media reports but nonetheless, keep your VHF in good order and know how to operate it.
Stay safe
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Stay safe
RR
06-27-2020 | 08:10 PM
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The new VHF’s will communicate w/your GPS.
Push one button on the VHF and it broadcasts a “mayday” w/your latitude and longitude.
All my boats have had that since it came out.
Push one button on the VHF and it broadcasts a “mayday” w/your latitude and longitude.
All my boats have had that since it came out.
06-29-2020 | 08:37 AM
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sure does . . . . i would say hundred fifty feet at most but that lake MI water is pretty damn clear so ya never know. The giveaway for me is the actual photo . . . 250 feet aint exactly a recreational dive
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