That’s just silly—Bleakley was white and is dead now too. I understand Marquise fell in love with fishing and had gone out many times in that boat. The Captain who told him about the EPIRB said Marquise was going to get one at Bass Pro Shop, unfortunately the closest one is in Orlando, but there are plenty of West Marine stores around here where he could have picked one up.
We were out on the soccer fields when that squall line came through Saturday morning and it was bad enough on land—I can’t imagine what is was like in a 21 footer or any boat for that matter—I don’t like rough seas and I like being able to see land unless my ship has staterooms and several restaurants and swimming pools!!!
Bless their souls!
Right on Gator Girl...
There is nothing race related in this at all. People that like to have things in control who suddenly find themselves completely out of control will sometimes make the ultimate sacrifice as it seems it is the only controlled thing they can achieve.
I can’t imagine the pain they felt from trying to hang onto to that hull in the waves they were taking. If you slam into a boat because of a wave...it really hurts in the best of conditions.
Also if they took in salt water when their boat flipped it doesn’t take long before that starts to affect your judgment.
I know, I was looking for the latest information on Schuyler and wound up at Huffington Post, reading their delusional conspiracy theories.
The doctors said Schuyler likely had another 5-10 hours left to live, it’s a miracle he survived, he’s one tough SOB, mentally more than physically.
He’s going to have some survivor’s guilt which is sad. Latest I saw was an interview with Blakely’s father, he said Schuyler told him he died with him in his arms and he tried to revive him. They had known each other since 6th grade.
I saw that interview with the other captain who told Marquis Cooper to get an EPIRB if he was going out that far. If he did they likely all would have survived.
What a horrible way to go, my worst nightmare. Those guys letting go earlier wasn’t suicide as some have suggested. Ingesting saltwater and being in that cold water just got to them quicker. They were obviously delusional to take off their jackets and let go. Those charts say that in that temperature you could be unconscious in 2-4 hours which is approximately the time the survivor said they were in the water before they let the sea take them.