Missing boat with 20 aboard

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01-02-2021, 06:44 PM

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Missing boat with 20 aboard

29' boat with 20 aboard headed to Florida
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/01/us/fl...rch/index.html

01-02-2021, 07:10 PM

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Im no expert...but itsnt 20 people a bit much for that boat?

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01-02-2021, 09:00 PM

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Saw it mentioned on NBC national news tonight and thought the exact same thing.

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Ten is a lot of people on a 29’ boat.

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Im no expert...but itsnt 20 people a bit much for that boat?

01-03-2021, 07:14 AM

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Yikes...20 on a 29, very bad idea.

01-03-2021, 08:04 AM

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Its been blowing pretty good the last week down here, I bet that was rough out there.

01-03-2021, 08:14 AM

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01-03-2021, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Interceptor

29' boat with 20 aboard headed to Florida
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/01/us/fl...rch/index.html

This might have been a smuggling attempt. Boat left Grand Bahama for Bimini (80 miles south) then Bimini to Lake Worth (Palm Beach inlet) which is back north 90 miles.

Seas were rough, wind was blowing all week. Coast Guard called off the search and didn't find anything