This is tragic and totally preventable.
The capsized training should have had how to ride in a boat training first, and captain training on how to have your passengers ride in a boat.
I've seen a lot of people thrown overboard by an aggressive push of the throttle... it's quite often the guys wife (or worse, girl friend) that's holding the docking line stretching out to lasso a piling or cleat and the guy hits reverse a bit too fast.
In Florida they relaxed the law that prohibits riding on the bow with feet hung over under power. I hate laws but that one wasn't too bad and a captain needs some discretion on allowing this... could be find at idle with a good grip on the railing, but at high speed could be a killer.
I feel sorry for the boy, his family and friends...
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