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Old 07-20-2018, 05:37 PM   #19
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There were two crew on board....a captain and a driver.

I thought it was a coast guard regulation that you had to tive a little speach before you go out...."life jackets are there.....the head is there.....no smoking, littering or jumping off the boat, etc..." I used to work on snorkel and dive boats and we gave that lecture...no one ever listened...but we gave it every time.

I would guess it would be a slow sinking...the bow goes down and just doesn't come up...I am really surprised that half the people died. The side curtains were definitely a problem. ( one of the reasons I always carry a knife !! ). I wonder if they have VHF's and if a mayday call was made ?

Its interesting that one boat made it and one didn't. Pure speculation here....but in the video it looks like the bow is higher at the beginning than the later on....my guess is that scuppers were blocked or pumps weren't operational and it was taking on water for a while. If I was ankle deep in water I think I'd have found a life jacket and started cutting the curtains open.
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