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Conference vicki::boats

Title:Powerboats
Notice:Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267
Moderator:KWLITY::SUTER
Created:Thu May 12 1988
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1275
Total number of notes:18109

1119.0. "Accident" by SALEM::GILMAN () Mon Oct 11 1993 09:44

    Does anybody have any more information on the accident off Nantucket
    Saturday when a lobster boat sank and a two boys and two men were
    killed?
    
    Jeff
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1119.1Bodies found in high seas ...11SRUS::FYFEUnited We Stand America - 800 283-6871Mon Oct 11 1993 09:493
Fathers and sons participating in a fishing derby. Boat is lost and at least
on other passenger still unaccounted for and presumed drowned.
1119.2Another Merrimack accidentKWLITY::SUTERand now for something you'll really like!Tue Apr 15 1997 13:2913
	Apparently there was another fatal accident on the Merrimack River
in Chelmsford over the weekend. A Bayliner and a Jetski were playing around
(or as a witness said: Driving erratically!). The Bayliner driver ran over/into
the ski driver severing an artery in his ?leg?. The ski driver bled to death.
The Bayliner driver's BAC was .14 and he was arraigned yesterday. The
Chelmsford police are now saying the "*need*" a patrol boat for the river.

bummer all the way around....

Rick

ps. I bet NH might have an underpowered 14' alumimum for sale!
1119.3They already have a patrol boatSTAR::KENNEYTue Apr 15 1997 14:395
    
    	Huh, the patrol boat that appeared in 1995 was a joint effort of
    the Lowell and chelmsford police.
    
    Forrest
1119.4KWLITY::SUTERand now for something you'll really like!Tue Apr 15 1997 15:0910
    
>    	Huh, the patrol boat that appeared in 1995 was a joint effort of
>    the Lowell and chelmsford police.
>    
>    Forrest

	Gee, I didn't know that, I thought it was only Lowell PD. Chelmsford PD
must want *their* own now and not share any more. :-)


1119.5CSC32::J_KALINOWSKIForget NAM?....NEVER!Tue Apr 15 1997 17:5411
    
    
        A few years back on lake pueblo, there was one of those stupid loss
    of life that should not have happened....A person was driving a ski
    boat in a figure eight fashion making huge waves for his buddies to
    jump over on their jet-skies. One of them got disoriented (drunk),
    jumped a wave and landed his jet-ski on the transom of the ski-boat.
    The rider was impaled on the ski pylon.
        Ever notice how these stupid accidents always involve alcohol?
    
    -john
1119.6Friends to the endBIRDIE::JGREENWed Apr 16 1997 09:286
    re: Merrimack accident
    
    My wife heard that the boat driver and jet ski operator were friends.
    Sounds like a case of "I'll make some big wakes for you to jump!"
    
    ~jeff
1119.7Nashua Telegraph writeupGAAS::HYERWed Apr 16 1997 13:2911
The Nashua Telegraph had a writeup on this accident.  Most of the details the
same as previous noters.  They were friends, both had NEW boat/jetski, they were
running 'circles' together near the ramp for the jetski to jump when the
accident happened.  The boat ran over the jetski, hitting the driver and
severing the femeral artery in the upper leg.  The jetski driver bled to death
before they could get him to the hospital.  29 years old, leaving behind a young
wife and 6 year old daughter.

Its a tragedy that never should have happened.  

dave