Coast Guard ends search for missing boaters...

[Hostile]

Dang it. Yesterday was so full of hope. Today, it's over.

 

[peplaw06]

Wow, this totally sucks! I was so hoping for a better ending then this after they found the one guy...

I wonder if they will ever be found or washed up on shore...because I cannot understand the other alternatives,

How sad...

Doubtful.

How tragic.

 

[xWraithx]

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

 

[Chocolate Lab]

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

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.

 

[trickblue]

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

It was in the middle of the night so he couldn't see them I believe...

The CG studied wind and currents from the time and searched accordingly...

 

[Everlastingxxx]

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

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.

 

[5Stars]

It was in the middle of the night so he couldn't see them I believe...

The CG studied wind and currents from the time and searched accordingly...

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.

 

[trickblue]

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.

He said they got tired and couldn't hold on any longer as the seas were pretty intense...

 

[xWraithx]

this is probably a silly question and lambaste me all you want for it... would the strength of 4 big men not be enough to turn the boat back over after it's initial overturn?

 

[5Stars]

He said they got tired and couldn't hold on any longer as the seas were pretty intense...

So, I wonder how the one guy got on top of the boat but the others couldn't?


I don't know...this kind of stuff just bums me out at times.

 

[5Stars]

this is probably a silly question and lambaste me all you want for it... would the strength of 4 big men not be enough to turn the boat back over after it's initial overturn?

No way in hell could they do that. Not even in calm weather...

 

[xWraithx]

He said they got tired and couldn't hold on any longer as the seas were pretty intense...

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

 

[trickblue]

this is probably a silly question and lambaste me all you want for it... would the strength of 4 big men not be enough to turn the boat back over after it's initial overturn?

They have no base under them to lift and a 21' boat full of water in high seas would be almost impossible to turn back over... then it would have to be bailed out... all in the dark...

 

[Big Dakota]

this is probably a silly question and lambaste me all you want for it... would the strength of 4 big men not be enough to turn the boat back over after it's initial overturn?

I didn't think you could top your last post,but ya did.

 

[peplaw06]

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.

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]

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.

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.

 

[DFWJC]

Brutal. Just horrible news.

 

[peplaw06]

Yeah, you're right...I guess we will never know.

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.

I'll create a heroic story in my mind and say that he was the weakest of the 4 and they hoisted him up there, figuring the other 3 could hold on longer than he could while they waited for rescue.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

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

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.

From the Commen Book of Prayer (Not the Bible)

We therefore commit this body to the deep, looking for the general Resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord and savior, whose second coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the sea shall give up her dead;

Sailors Prayer.

 

[DFWJC]

I'll create a heroic story in my mind and say that he was the weakest of the 4 and they hoisted him up there, figuring the other 3 could hold on longer than he could while they waited for rescue.

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.