Prayers to the family and friends in this tragedy.

http://news.yahoo.com/bride-best-man...145851177.html

Damn, that sucks. I don't run a boat at night unless I absolutely have to, visibility is low at night time.

Prayers to all.

I have felt for a long time that in today's world of modern lighting barge owner's should be held to a higher degree of safety lighting than the current standards. Barges tend to be flat black or gray, low to the water with little or no lights, For a few dollars they could go a long way to being visible.

It's a sad story but you should only be going as fast as conditions permit. If visibility is low slow down!! I run all hours of the day in all weather. People don't realize you need to drive for the conditions. This to me was a case of irresponsible operator. Barges are lit. They have requirements to be lit. True lights can blend in with background lights but then again slow down!!

I am as much a speed nut as others but do so safely.

Speedboat?

Damn liberal media....

That is a tragic situation, my friends often roll their eyes at me when I say " we can go wherever you want, but I am off the water by sunset". Almost 50 years on the water and that is now my rule. (full moon clear sky excepted)

Sad story but all together too common and totally the operators fault. Three counts of vehicular manslaughter and suspected of operating the boat while intoxicated.

Failure to maintain a proper lookout and failure to maintain safe speed. Those barges and tugs run the proper lights according to the COLREGS. Barge owners are held to a higher standard according to International Law. It's irresponcible operators that got themselves killed.

I run at night often. No lake lice and I can see just fine under the moonlight.

Sad story though.

Not sure if I agree? I have had a place on the St Lawrence River that was in the family long before I was born and I seen plenty of barges go up and down the river with the ONLY lights being the ones on the tug. Not defending the boat operators, but, when you compare the lights on a traditional ship to a barge there IS a big difference, I don't think it would take a lot of effort to light up the barges a little better

Sucks!!!