Re: 6 Boats Capsize-- 21 Saved, 1 Died
this one gets the prize:
"Dan Zuehlke, conservation officer for Nebraska Game and Parks, said Kevin Marom was driving a 15-foot fiberglass speedboat during windy conditions Monday.
Boat?s Max Capacity: 5
The boat?s maximum capacity was five, but Marom had eight other occupants with him including five children. Zuehlke said wind gusts Monday afternoon were near 50 mph causing two to three foot waves on Rockford Lake. The boat capsized after nose-diving into a swell.
A rescue effort was led by Mike Alm, another boater on the lake at the time, who transported the children into the shoreline.
?The conditions were pretty bad,? Zuehlke said. ?It was nothing short of a miracle that we aren?t looking for bodies in the water today.?
All Kids Wearing PFDs
All five children in the boat were wearing life jackets, there were no injuries."
Looks like most were caused by the boats being too small or overloaded for the conditions, followed by equipment failure (boats don't suddenly take on water, unless the plug is left out or something). A lot of water over the stern says stern anchoring to me, or running in reverse against the wind.
