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hardensheetmetal posted 03-26-2001 07:52 PM ET (US)
Over the weekend i saw a news report about a 21" CG patrol boat that had capsized on the Niagra river. two of the crewman were thrown into the water and died. i saw several quick shots of the boat being pulled from the water and it looked to be an Aluminum center console type boat, It took a four foot wave head on and became swamped. it is unfortunate that the CG's use of Whalers has declined so much in recent years, I think that a tragedy like this could be easily avoided.
Dan
dgp posted 03-26-2001 08:23 PM ET (US)
Wonder I that's one of the Safe Boat brand boats that supposedly the CG is buying like hot cakes? Don
Keith Silliman posted 03-26-2001 08:35 PM ET (US)
The following is excerpted from the news clips I get at work. Two of the crew died:
The crew had started the patrol at 7:45 p.m. Friday and had come around a buoy in Lake Ontario and were headed back toward the mouth of the Niagara River when a 4-foot wave swamped the boat and ejected all four of the men into the water about 8 p.m. A search was launched about 9 p.m., after the crew had failed to respond to radio calls, and all four were pulled from the water about 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
The four men were wearing dry suits. Under normal conditions the 4-foot wave would not have been a problem for the 22-foot boat, which has a rigid hull and a inflatable pontoon around it for buoyancy and is powered by a outboard motor.
_____
Is there a problem using fiberglass hulls in extremely cold water, where chunks of floating and submerged ice can be encountered?
Keith
triblet posted 03-26-2001 09:22 PM ET (US)
The news reports said it was a RIB,
and the picture I saw on some news website
showing the boat hanging by the bow eye was
consistent with that.
Chuck

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Author	Topic: Capsized CG Boat
hardensheetmetal	posted 03-26-2001 07:52 PM ET (US) Over the weekend i saw a news report about a 21" CG patrol boat that had capsized on the Niagra river. two of the crewman were thrown into the water and died. i saw several quick shots of the boat being pulled from the water and it looked to be an Aluminum center console type boat, It took a four foot wave head on and became swamped. it is unfortunate that the CG's use of Whalers has declined so much in recent years, I think that a tragedy like this could be easily avoided. Dan
dgp	posted 03-26-2001 08:23 PM ET (US) Wonder I that's one of the Safe Boat brand boats that supposedly the CG is buying like hot cakes? Don
Keith Silliman	posted 03-26-2001 08:35 PM ET (US) The following is excerpted from the news clips I get at work. Two of the crew died: The crew had started the patrol at 7:45 p.m. Friday and had come around a buoy in Lake Ontario and were headed back toward the mouth of the Niagara River when a 4-foot wave swamped the boat and ejected all four of the men into the water about 8 p.m. A search was launched about 9 p.m., after the crew had failed to respond to radio calls, and all four were pulled from the water about 12:30 a.m. Saturday. The four men were wearing dry suits. Under normal conditions the 4-foot wave would not have been a problem for the 22-foot boat, which has a rigid hull and a inflatable pontoon around it for buoyancy and is powered by a outboard motor. _____ Is there a problem using fiberglass hulls in extremely cold water, where chunks of floating and submerged ice can be encountered? Keith
triblet	posted 03-26-2001 09:22 PM ET (US) The news reports said it was a RIB, and the picture I saw on some news website showing the boat hanging by the bow eye was consistent with that. Chuck