The men were unable to free the anchor from the Gulf bottom, and so Bleakley suggested they tie the anchor to the transom of the boat and rev the motor to pull it loose, the report said.
At this point, the boat rolled over and capsized, dumping the four men into the water, the report said.
The men attempted to return the boat to an upright position, but were unable to do so.
1 posted on
03/27/2009 11:11:08 AM PDT by
Reagan69
To: Reagan69
Didn’t see this posted. The report was just released.
Very very sad.
2 posted on
03/27/2009 11:11:50 AM PDT by
Reagan69
(No Representation without Taxation !)
To: Reagan69
Bleakley suggested they tie the anchor to the transom of the boat and rev the motor to pull it loose, the report said. Sheesh. What are anchors FOR, anyway?
3 posted on
03/27/2009 11:13:08 AM PDT by
Izzy Dunne
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To: Reagan69
Not a boater, but it seems if they couldn’t get anchor free, cut it loose, and buy a new one.
4 posted on
03/27/2009 11:13:10 AM PDT by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll)
To: Reagan69
How much do anchors cost these days?
5 posted on
03/27/2009 11:13:20 AM PDT by
gathersnomoss
(General George Patton had it right.)
To: Reagan69
7 posted on
03/27/2009 11:16:44 AM PDT by
fso301
To: Reagan69
Can’t you quick release an anchor if it’s stuck?....
To: Reagan69
Why try to recover the anchor...let it go.
To: Reagan69; CaptRon; Travis McGee
To: Reagan69
Gee, just cut the anchor line. There is a reason that anchor lines are on the bow, not the transom!
19 posted on
03/27/2009 11:33:34 AM PDT by
Beagle8U
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To: Reagan69
21 posted on
03/27/2009 11:44:31 AM PDT by
gieriscm
(07 FFL / 02 SOT - www.extremefirepower.com)
To: Reagan69
Stupidity + Ocean = Death.
Everytime.
22 posted on
03/27/2009 11:50:41 AM PDT by
Palmetto
To: Reagan69
Did any of these guys even look at one of the small boating courses offered at almost every port, ocean or inland, in the USofA? If not, they had (obviously) no business being out of cell-phone range of land in calm conditions. Darwin in action, I fear the star jock egos may have played out here.
23 posted on
03/27/2009 12:00:48 PM PDT by
SES1066
(Cycling to conserve, Conservative to save, Saving to Retire, will Retire to Cycle.)
To: Reagan69
27 posted on
04/02/2009 5:54:48 AM PDT by
Reagan69
(No Representation without Taxation !)
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