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rocketgrl94
03-04-2009, 01:28 PM
R.I.P Prayers go out to the families

Marquis Cooper 26
Corey Smith 29
Will Bleakley 25

http://blogs.tampabay.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/03/01/fbplayers.jpg
and to Nick Schuyler who did
slorch
03-04-2009, 02:48 PM
which of those guys is the one that was rescued?

dude's either going to be motivated as crap to honor the loss of his buddies

or

he's going to drive himself crazy with survivor's remorse.

pray for all of them and their loved ones...
rocketgrl94
03-04-2009, 02:49 PM
which of those guys is the one that was rescued?

dude's either going to be motivated as crap to honor the loss of his buddies

or

he's going to drive himself crazy with survivor's remorse.

pray for all of them and their loved ones...

the one on the bottom right
SLC
03-04-2009, 03:27 PM
Completely sad.

My prayers will be with their families.
rocketgrl94
03-04-2009, 03:32 PM
Completely sad.

My prayers will be with their families.

and from what i read before I THINK that Nick said that the other 3 were with him about 2am that same day he was rescued...damn if they only could of held on a little longer:(
SLC
03-04-2009, 03:53 PM
and from what i read before I THINK that Nick said that the other 3 were with him about 2am that same day he was rescued...damn if they only could of held on a little longer:(


Damn, to hear that really breaks my heart...especially for their kids.
drgnbkr
03-04-2009, 04:12 PM
Hypothermia can cause you to lose touch..the survivor said that the other three thought they saw a light and took off their jackets to swim toward it.
rocketgrl94
03-04-2009, 04:15 PM
Hypothermia can cause you to lose touch..the survivor said that the other three thought they saw a light and took off their jackets to swim toward it.

WoW ok i didnt hear about that...thats what did them in
dada
03-04-2009, 04:16 PM
Hypothermia can cause you to lose touch..the survivor said that the other three thought they saw a light and took off their jackets to swim toward it.

Yeah I read that too.....that's sad.

Is it me, or is a 21 ft boat too small to be 50 miles off shore?
rocketgrl94
03-04-2009, 04:17 PM
Yeah I read that too.....that's sad.

Is it me, or is a 21 ft boat too small to be 50 miles off shore?

too damn small to me...i would need a damn cruise ship to go 50 miles out
drgnbkr
03-04-2009, 04:21 PM
Yeah I read that too.....that's sad.

Is it me, or is a 21 ft boat too small to be 50 miles off shore?

Waaay too small. And they were anchored in very rough water, which is nuts...it causes the boat to ride much more violently as it tugs on the anchor.
dada
03-04-2009, 04:22 PM
Waaay too small. And they were anchored in very rough water, which is nuts...it causes the boat to ride much more violently as it tugs on the anchor.

First thing I thought.....I'm no expert, but I wouldn't be comfortable on a 21 footer 2 miles out in the gulf.
CyFallsMom
03-04-2009, 04:33 PM
I know nothing about boating or water - scared of both because I can't swim. Long story short, my wicked grandmother thought she would teach me how to swim and threw me in the deep end of a pool. It caused a lifelong fear of water, unless I'm on a beach looking at it. The only boats I have been on are 3 cruise ships and a 36 foot sailboat which scared me enough even though we were on a very calm Long Island Sound. So, this seems to have been a small boat no doubt. Again, I don't know much about boating but it seems like they may have had a better chance if they had ridden the waves and not been anchored down?

Very sad indeed either way.
rocketgrl94
03-04-2009, 04:48 PM
I know nothing about boating or water - scared of both because I can't swim. Long story short, my wicked grandmother thought she would teach me how to swim and threw me in the deep end of a pool. It caused a lifelong fear of water, unless I'm on a beach looking at it. The only boats I have been on are 3 cruise ships and a 36 foot sailboat which scared me enough even though we were on a very calm Long Island Sound. So, this seems to have been a small boat no doubt. Again, I don't know much about boating but it seems like they may have had a better chance if they had ridden the waves and not been anchored down?

Very sad indeed either way.

i'm with u there
rocketgrl94
03-04-2009, 05:03 PM
ok i see it...there's different stories Nick had told.... of course i understand:( damn i could just imagine how it felt to be in that damn water....gives me chills

http://views.washingtonpost.com/theleague/nflnewsfeed/2009/03/rescued-boater-recovering-well.html
CCCSportsFan
03-04-2009, 05:45 PM
This is so sad and my heart goes out to their families... Drowning at sea would be way down my list of ways to go. The feeling of loneliness and being helpless would be so terrible.
country club
03-04-2009, 06:06 PM
Yeah I read that too.....that's sad.

Is it me, or is a 21 ft boat too small to be 50 miles off shore?

God rest their souls. I thought the same thing, offshore in a 21 ft. boat.....not me.
buzzsaw
03-04-2009, 06:18 PM
reminds me of that movie Open Water where the couple was left stranded by the boat in the middle of the ocean. they looked around and all they could see was water as far as the eye could see, which is what these victims likely saw. very sad and scary way to die.
CCCSportsFan
03-04-2009, 07:46 PM
reminds me of that movie Open Water where the couple was left stranded by the boat in the middle of the ocean. they looked around and all they could see was water as far as the eye could see, which is what these victims likely saw. very sad and scary way to die.

I thought that as well but couldn't remember the name of the movie...
mad_fan
03-04-2009, 07:55 PM
Yeah I read that too.....that's sad.

Is it me, or is a 21 ft boat too small to be 50 miles off shore?

Yes it is...especially in rough seas...
This is another sad story...
Man has to know his limitations...