[Congressman Billybob]

That water is not deadly cold. I lived on a boat in that harbor for two years. I know how those water taxis are constructed; they are very stable. I'm curious how this accident happened.

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[Catspaw]

It'll probably take some time before we find out the official USCG results, but the survivors would be able to give us a good idea.

[dbwz]

That water is not deadly cold.

In 50 degree water, you'll survive about 2 hours.

[Nexus]

I've been on one of the harbor's water taxis, and they ride very stable indeed. I'm curious as to how this happened as well.

[Endeavor]

High winds I'd guess, from a thunderstorm event. Are they car ferries as well or just people? Fox said there were 24 passengers on board. I don't know how many crew.

[staytrue]

That water is not deadly cold. I lived on a boat in that harbor for two years. I know how those water taxis are constructed; they are very stable. I'm curious how this accident happened.

The inner harbor had standing ice on it 1 month ago. The water temp was quoted today at 43 degrees F. Most likely there was a cross wind combined with a wave. The wave probably lifted one side of the boat a bit, the wind got under the boat a bit and then the people got thrown from one side of the boat to the other causing one side to roll up, then the wind completed the job.

One other factor could be that the waves could have scared some people on the windward side to move to the leeward side destabilizing the boat's balance.