Coast Guard ends search for missing boaters...
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how can the guy they found only say "oh, we were seperated at some point"..
what the hell it's not like a tsunami washed them 10,000 feet away in an instant or the whale that swallowed Jonas was passing by.... I'm sure he could have at least seen which direction they floated away in
this is very angering to me that they weren't found
what the hell it's not like a tsunami washed them 10,000 feet away in an instant or the whale that swallowed Jonas was passing by.... I'm sure he could have at least seen which direction they floated away in
this is very angering to me that they weren't found
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xWraithx;2665867 said:
They supposedly found a cooler and life vest 16 miles from the boat. So you just never know what the wind and current can do.
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xWraithx;2665867 said:
I don’t think all the details have been told. He was very lucky to just be alive. Really sad tho, they were young guys.
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trickblue;2665875 said:
What baffles me is that after they overturned they went under the boat and put on the life jackets. Well, one guy hung onto the boat, why didn't the others do the same thing?
One or both of my hands would have never let go of anythingj on that boat the I could have grabbed!
This sucks...big time.
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trickblue;2665902 said:
2 current football players got tired before a guy who barely/never played did?
did he hog the motor part and left the other guys clinging to a slippery boat with nothing to hold on to?
this whole situation just really bugs me
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xWraithx;2665905 said:
I didn't think you could top your last post,but ya did.
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The life jackets probably floated to the surface. and holding on to that slippery smooth surface in 8 foot waves will wear you out, no matter what kind of shape you may be in. I'd think it would be like riding a mechanical bull for 48 hours with nothing to hold on to.5Stars;2665895 said:
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peplaw06;2665919 said:
Yeah, you're right...I guess we will never know. Except the one guy said that they all went under the boat to get the life jackets?
I just wonder how the one guy got on top of the overturned boat, because the reports said they found him sitting on top of it? That is what most likely saved him.
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xWraithx;2665867 said:
You must understand that they were in 14 ft Seas. It's not just one wave but multiple waves through out the night and most of Sunday. It is litterally all you can do to keep your head above water. Imagine the constint bombardment of waves. Eventually, it gets to a point where you can't even clear the sea water from your eyes. The salt just burns. Once you move beyond the break of one wave, you will not be able to see each other because of how waves work. For example, if you have 14 foot seas, what that really means is that the distance between an object on the other side of the wave is approximatly 28 feet. Not only would you have to see over the top of the wave (14 feet high) but you also have to be able to see another 14 feet down to the trough of the wave. Crest being 14 feet high and trough being 14 feet lower. Now, imagine having a wave of that magnitude crashing down on you in rough seas. It is really a minor miracle that the one young man was able to hold on.
Once I heard that these boys were in seas of 14 feet and gusting, I pretty much knew there was no chance. They did not die of Hypothermia and perhaps that is best. God willing, the seas knocked them unconcious and they passed in no pain.
I don't think anybody really understands what it is like to be in those kinds of seas, adrift in foul weather conditions in complete darkness, unless you have had a chance to experience it first hand. You honestly have no idea which way is up. I have seen men lose equiplibrium and swim in the wrong direction attempting to reach the surface. I am sorry for those men and their families.
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peplaw06;2665928 said:
My guess is that in the large seas and heavy currents, they were all washed off of that boat many, many times.....in the pitch black dark night. The only surprise is that even one of them was able to hold on. he was also most likely the best swimmer, but I don't know that for sure.