Two NFL players missing at sea

TarJak · 03-03-09, 05:48 AM

http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/two...842387313.html

SteamWake · 03-03-09, 10:35 AM

Yea heard about this.

One was rescued, found sitting atop their 21'-0" boat. No word on the other three.

I guess they either dident check the forcast or underestamated the small craft warning that was issued on that day.

Platapus · 03-03-09, 06:03 PM

"A man gots to know his limitations"

breadcatcher101 · 03-03-09, 08:38 PM

Much too small of a boat to be 30/50 miles offshore. No way would I try that.

Jimbuna · 03-04-09, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by breadcatcher101

Much too small of a boat to be 30/50 miles offshore. No way would I try that.

Same here.....used to have a fishing boat (10 knots max) 27 footer (radio, sonar, but no radar) never left sight of land.

Digital_Trucker · 03-04-09, 09:14 AM

My Dad took us into the Atlantic out of the intracoastal once when we lived in Fort Lauderdale in a 21 footer. Good thing we were tied to the bow rail

. Didn't even get far enough out to really say we were in the ocean and the first wave went totally over the boat and dropped a 3 foot fish in my Grandmother's lap. Turning around between waves was a trick, but we never left the canals again after that.

SteamWake · 03-04-09, 11:17 AM

That is a pretty small boat to be that far out, but Ive done it.

We do check the weather before we leave though.

The weather on that day I can attest was not suitable for anything smaller than a cruise liner. Dont know what those guys were thinking, if they were thinking at all.

Bad news though the search efforts have been abandonded and the remaining men considered lost at sea.

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yea heard about this. One was rescued, found sitting atop their 21'-0" boat. No word on the other three. I guess they either dident check the forcast or underestamated the small craft warning that was issued on that day. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	"A man gots to know his limitations" __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	My Dad took us into the Atlantic out of the intracoastal once when we lived in Fort Lauderdale in a 21 footer. Good thing we were tied to the bow rail. Didn't even get far enough out to really say we were in the ocean and the first wave went totally over the boat and dropped a 3 foot fish in my Grandmother's lap. Turning around between waves was a trick, but we never left the canals again after that. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave. Last edited by Digital_Trucker; 03-04-09 at 09:24 AM.

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SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That is a pretty small boat to be that far out, but Ive done it. We do check the weather before we leave though. The weather on that day I can attest was not suitable for anything smaller than a cruise liner. Dont know what those guys were thinking, if they were thinking at all. Bad news though the search efforts have been abandonded and the remaining men considered lost at sea. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

03-03-09, 08:38 PM	#4
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Much too small of a boat to be 30/50 miles offshore. No way would I try that.