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Whalerdog posted 12-01-2008 05:06 PM ET (US)
Dad Marty McMillan dies in fishing horror
BY DEBBIE TUMA AND BILL HUTCHINSON
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Monday, December 1st 2008, 2:31 AM

Marty L. McMillan, 51, was not wearing a life preserver, was tossing the anchor in the water when its line got tangled around his leg and dragged him overboard.
A father-son fishing trip turned deadly Sunday for a Long Island man who was pulled under the water by an anchor rope as his panicked son watched helplessly.
Marty McMillan, 51, of Wantagh, drowned in the choppy waters 12 miles off Montauk Point.
"My dad's in the water!" McMillan's 17-year-old son, Cody, screamed as he raised rescuers with a desperate Mayday radio call.
"My son is completely distraught," Cody's mother and McMillan's ex-wife, Susan McMillan, told the Daily News Sunday night. "They were very, very close. They did everything together. He [Cody] was his pride and joy."
Coast Guard officials said Cody McMillan radioed his desperate Mayday call about 9:30 a.m.
Fishing boat Capt. John DeMaio responded to the call from about 100 yards away and helped pull McMillan from the chilly, 52-degree water.
"His son, Cody, shot a flare gun and then called the Coast Guard," said Roger Brevet, another fisherman. "On my radio, I heard his son in a panic."
DeMaio had already started cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the time a Coast Guard boat reached the scene.
McMillan was taken back to shore, where he died at Southampton Hospital.
Cody McMillan and two of his friends were rescued from his dad's 30-foot fishing vessel, the Xiao Mu Ji, whose engine conked out when the anchor line got snared in the propeller.
Officials said Marty McMillan, who was not wearing a life preserver, was tossing the anchor in the water when its line got tangled around his leg and dragged him overboard.
"I would say these circumstances are unusual," said Darryl Lanki of the U.S. Coast Guard station at Montauk.
Montauk marina owner Ed Miller said McMillan had kept his boat at his dock for eight years.
"He was an adventurous guy who had a passion for running offshore for yellowfin tuna," Miller said. "Marty always wanted to go farther offshore. He loved to go where other boats didn't go."
McMillan was president of Intelli-Tec Security Services in Westbury, L.I., a firm he founded in 1999 and reportedly built into the 55th-largest security company in the nation.
McMillan, who was raised in Kansas City, Mo., was a kung fu master and an avid outdoorsman. Friends said McMillan and Cody frequently used wooden bows and handmade arrows to go big-game hunting. "They were true fishing buddies," Miller said of McMillan and his son. "We feel terrible. It's a great loss."
whutchinson@nydailynews.com

God Bless

Whalerdog posted 12-01-2008 05:08 PM ET (US)

picture and story here God Bless.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/11/30/2008-11-30_dad_marty_mcmillan_dies_in_fishing_horro.html
zotcha posted 12-01-2008 05:11 PM ET (US)
Wow! Just did the hull truth and noreast thing. How horrible. Had not realized how many of his videos I'd enjoyed. What a shame. Condolences to his son and loved ones. What a freaking shame. zot.
Buckda posted 12-01-2008 05:33 PM ET (US)
Prayers go out to his family and son.
Stories like these remind me to ALWAYS wear my knife or a multi-tool when boating.
Dave
gvisko posted 12-01-2008 06:47 PM ET (US)
Its beed a sad week for our noreast. com fishing group
this week .Now we lost to members.
We need to be careful out there. May they rest in peace
George V
TOMAHAWK SPORTFISHING,

1994 BOSTON WHALER 24' OUTRAGE WITH TWIN 150HP E-TECS
towboater posted 12-01-2008 06:49 PM ET (US)
My boy just turned 20.
This story broke my heart as bad as any Ive read.
I cant imagine the horror.
My condolances.
Whatever style knife you carry, MAKE SURE it has a serrated edge. Ive cut miles of poly rope, all dia.
Straight edge blades are worthless unless they are razor sharp, even then, a dull serrated edge will cut faster and easier.
Actually, I carry many knives...well,
I carry a double blade knife in my pocket I seldom use except for emergencies and stow many other cheap sacraficial knives around in door pockets, tool boxes, tackle boxes etc. I may own more cheap knives than screwdrivers.
For rope cutting, I suggest using serrated edge bread knives and keep your pocket blade sharp. These bread knives can be very cheap, have pretty strong backs and a blunt point.

Sal A posted 12-01-2008 06:56 PM ET (US)
Puts things in perspective. So sad.
crabby posted 12-01-2008 08:14 PM ET (US)
Sad story, but I just have to wonder: Why couldn't the kid pull in the anchor line? Or make it fast so his dad could have pulled himself back up (if it wasn't too far down)? Obviously a panic situation.
I realize we will never know exactly how it came to pass, and I also know first hand how scary it can be going overboard at this time of the year (I had a wave dump me out of my Montauk in Fire Island inlet two years ago the day after American Thanksgiving, outgoing tide in the breakers, not wearing a PFD, just thankful it all worked out).
gvisko posted 12-01-2008 08:22 PM ET (US)
The son Codys own story is on noreast.com off shore
section. and he tells just what happens. The newapaper
has it wrong. The boat was hung up on a pot.
GEORGE V

TOMAHAWK SPORTFISHING
Whalerdog posted 12-01-2008 09:37 PM ET (US)
web site on his unique boat. Hard to believe a person is gone and his web site is still there. Life is so fragile. God Bless.
http://tunafishingmontaukstyle.wetpaint.com/page/THE+BUILDING+OF+%22XIAO+MU+JI%22
Whalerdog posted 12-01-2008 09:47 PM ET (US)
His son wrote the following on the web site so sad to see someone have to write this and at his age and being his father.
IronwoodCODY
Joined: 12/01/2008
Posts: 1
posted 12/01/2008 11:35 AM Report
Quote

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My dad
i thank you all for your support and i went to the other links and that press release isn't totally correct
this i what really happened . . .

We went out fishing Sunday 11/30/08 we left the dock at 6:15AM after getting breakfast over at gaviolas with the other two guys that joined us on our trip.
We ran 17miles to Apple tree a wreck to try and find some bigger black fish and maybe some codfish. We pulled anchor3-4 times and never found the wreck or rough bottom.
we then moved 5 miles back to where we limited out on black fish the day before(Saturday) at South Western Ledge a big rock pile.We anchored up but fishing wasn't great, mostly begauls and only 1 black fish. so my dad wanted to pull the anchor and move up a little more because we were off the ledge. We started pulling the anchor but the anchor ball never popped up and this has happened before when we snagged something. We pulled rope in for about 15-20 min and finally got to the chain. My dad put the boat in neutral and came to the back of the boat to help us. We puled the anchor up and saw the lobster pot line, but he didn't want to cut it because it's the lobster guys lively hood and how he makes a living . then the anchor got pulled out of my dad hands because the boat was drifting so my dad let some rope out and told me to go to the helm.
he said "okay Cody put in reverse"i put in in reverse than he said "okay good, now neutral" so i did then he said"forward quick" and i put it in gear and added some throttle. . . and as i did he was standing on top of all the rope we had already brought in and the rope started going out as i started to circle around for another try.
My dad's leg got wrapped wth the rope and he went over i heard him yell and i put it in neutral. the other guy yelled man overboard as i watched my dad hold onto the gunnel trying to get it off his leg and got pulled over. I put the boat in neutral and went and got a throw ring and had the guys throw it to my dad as i went on the radio to call in a man overboard on channel 16.
i saw my dad floating with his head above the water next to the orange anchor ball and i started to head towards hima nd tiold the guys to get ready to grab him. . . they missed
i circl around this time my dad on my side
he was already under water but i pulled his head up and had both my arms under his arms trying to keep his head above the water
he was unconcious the boat was drifting and he got pulled out of my arms and was under again.
i circled around real quick and this time one of the guys got out a galf. they got his jacket and as they pulled to bring him in his jacket came off.
then i started backing down and got halfway to where i assumed my dad was and wrapped the prop with our anchor rope because the guys onboard didnt know to tell me where the line was so that didnt happen.
throughtout this i was on the radio with the coast guard and the other two gys onboard with us were shooting flares at the closest boat which we found out later was the viienne.
we finally got them to come over and by then he was already under a good ten minutes and unconcious. myself and the two otherguys on our boat were just yelling some many different things that i dont think the Vivienne new what we wanted them to do.
we finnaly got across to them that we were disabled and that my dad was still underwater straight out the back of our boat.
they grabbed the lin with a galf and followed it until they got to the bouy with my dad next to it .
they cut the anchor and brought my dad aboard and i am unsure of what they did after that.
I was now adrift and i pulled in all the anchor line and got two wraps off the prop but i couldnt get anymore off.
the reason for this was because the vivienne is a downeastern and cant go as fast as i could so i knew my dad would have a better chance if i coudl get hiom onto our boat and i didnt care how rough i wa sgoing to get him back.
the vivienne couldnt transfer my dad to a coast guard boat because it was to rough

towboater posted 12-02-2008 01:04 AM ET (US)
Oh my.
Almost tears.
No young man should ever have to go thru something like that.
Thankyou Cody.
Your Dad would be proud of your very brave efforts and having the sense, guts... to set the record straight in such a short time.
Im no preacher...just a broken back ol salt.
Rest well knowing you did everything you could. Sometimes there is no logical reason for the way things happen on boats...they just do. Just be thankful for the time you did have with your father, he taught you well.
God Bless.
mk
Newtauk1 posted 12-02-2008 01:42 AM ET (US)
Sad story. When did this happen? The kid posted this the next day?
$9.99 for a very sharp serrated edge knife including belt sleeve. I carry two on board. One on my waist and one near my work station such as a cutting board. Many local lobster man claim the best thing to do is let the line take you down, once there is slack in the line then try to get free. would hate to test this out live.
johnodiver34 posted 12-02-2008 08:13 PM ET (US)
my condolences to coty and the Mcmillans!!!
in response to newtauk1 being an avid scubadiver the advice you have ben given i believe to be deadly wrong,given the water temp,currents and depth your chances of survival would be slim to none at best.if you ever find your self caught in the bite of a rope and being draged overboard (god forbid anyone else has to expieriance this) your best bet keep a serated knife in your pocket and cut the rope!! there is no piece of equiptment worth a life!! and more importantly DONT PANIC
john 89 22 outrage cutty twin 140 johnsons :moriches
seabob4 posted 12-02-2008 08:23 PM ET (US)
"and more importantly DONT PANIC!"
Easier said than done, my friend. Easier said than done...
johnodiver34 posted 12-03-2008 09:15 AM ET (US)
You are 100% correct!!
crabby posted 12-03-2008 06:26 PM ET (US)
Thanks for the pointers to the account. Very sad. There was no disrespect intended in my earlier post.
chopbuster posted 12-04-2008 10:38 PM ET (US)
Further reference;
http://www.newsday.com/about/ny-licody12227825dec01,0,763207.story
Newtauk1 posted 12-05-2008 03:22 AM ET (US)
nice job chopbuster repeating the same story. I think we all understand what happened. Do we really need to read every version of this event?. I am still not sure why this is even a topic on a Whaler web site. Sad story. poor boating skills. we get it.
sternorama posted 12-05-2008 12:17 PM ET (US)
I don't know how some people can still walk with both feet lodged in their mouth.
My condolences go out to this family after such a trajic accident. God bless.
chopbuster posted 12-05-2008 02:47 PM ET (US)
That's easy enough when you consider the source.
Plotman posted 12-05-2008 06:53 PM ET (US)
I feel for every one involved - it is hard to imagine how hard it must have been for the young man to watch his father go like that.
On a more abstract basis, it is a good reminder for everyone that in an emergency situation, perhaps the best thing you can do is stop for 10 or 15 seconds and THINK! I worked as a paramedic for a number of years, and one of the skills that nearly everyone needed to be taught (myself included) was how to calm down in an emergency. Often times, the really obvious with hindsight (if someone has gone overboard tangled in an anchor line, the fastest way to get him back may very well be to PULL IN THE ANCHOR LINE) is about the fourth thing a mind in a panic may think of.
I hope the man's family finds peace with time.
P.S. I don't mean this as a criticism of the son's actions - none of us were there. My point is just sometimes you need to really force yourself to be calm and deliberate, and in many situations that can be super hard.
Whalerdog posted 12-05-2008 07:51 PM ET (US)
none of here are perfect so I think an accident could happen to any of us in many of are daily tasks. I posted it as we might all be a little more careful. Hindsight is easy and I konow I do things I regret later even if I know it is not right at the time. Don't think it is a subject we should fight over but learn from.
logjam posted 12-06-2008 12:02 AM ET (US)
Whalerdog, Thanks for posting this. It is a valuable reminder to us all how fast things can go sideways, and how hard it is to recover someone once it does. Recognizing danger is the first step in preventing tragedy, and Cody should be commended for sharing the truth with the boating community.
logjam posted 12-06-2008 12:03 AM ET (US)
Whalerdog, Thanks for posting this. It is a valuable reminder to us all how fast things can go sideways, and how hard it is to recover someone once it does. Recognizing danger is the first step in preventing tragedy, and Cody should be commended for sharing the truth with the boating community.

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Whalerdog	posted 12-01-2008 05:06 PM ET (US) Dad Marty McMillan dies in fishing horror BY DEBBIE TUMA AND BILL HUTCHINSON DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Monday, December 1st 2008, 2:31 AM Marty L. McMillan, 51, was not wearing a life preserver, was tossing the anchor in the water when its line got tangled around his leg and dragged him overboard. A father-son fishing trip turned deadly Sunday for a Long Island man who was pulled under the water by an anchor rope as his panicked son watched helplessly. Marty McMillan, 51, of Wantagh, drowned in the choppy waters 12 miles off Montauk Point. "My dad's in the water!" McMillan's 17-year-old son, Cody, screamed as he raised rescuers with a desperate Mayday radio call. "My son is completely distraught," Cody's mother and McMillan's ex-wife, Susan McMillan, told the Daily News Sunday night. "They were very, very close. They did everything together. He [Cody] was his pride and joy." Coast Guard officials said Cody McMillan radioed his desperate Mayday call about 9:30 a.m. Fishing boat Capt. John DeMaio responded to the call from about 100 yards away and helped pull McMillan from the chilly, 52-degree water. "His son, Cody, shot a flare gun and then called the Coast Guard," said Roger Brevet, another fisherman. "On my radio, I heard his son in a panic." DeMaio had already started cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the time a Coast Guard boat reached the scene. McMillan was taken back to shore, where he died at Southampton Hospital. Cody McMillan and two of his friends were rescued from his dad's 30-foot fishing vessel, the Xiao Mu Ji, whose engine conked out when the anchor line got snared in the propeller. Officials said Marty McMillan, who was not wearing a life preserver, was tossing the anchor in the water when its line got tangled around his leg and dragged him overboard. "I would say these circumstances are unusual," said Darryl Lanki of the U.S. Coast Guard station at Montauk. Montauk marina owner Ed Miller said McMillan had kept his boat at his dock for eight years. "He was an adventurous guy who had a passion for running offshore for yellowfin tuna," Miller said. "Marty always wanted to go farther offshore. He loved to go where other boats didn't go." McMillan was president of Intelli-Tec Security Services in Westbury, L.I., a firm he founded in 1999 and reportedly built into the 55th-largest security company in the nation. McMillan, who was raised in Kansas City, Mo., was a kung fu master and an avid outdoorsman. Friends said McMillan and Cody frequently used wooden bows and handmade arrows to go big-game hunting. "They were true fishing buddies," Miller said of McMillan and his son. "We feel terrible. It's a great loss." whutchinson@nydailynews.com God Bless
Whalerdog	posted 12-01-2008 05:08 PM ET (US) picture and story here God Bless. http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/11/30/2008-11-30_dad_marty_mcmillan_dies_in_fishing_horro.html
zotcha	posted 12-01-2008 05:11 PM ET (US) Wow! Just did the hull truth and noreast thing. How horrible. Had not realized how many of his videos I'd enjoyed. What a shame. Condolences to his son and loved ones. What a freaking shame. zot.
Buckda	posted 12-01-2008 05:33 PM ET (US) Prayers go out to his family and son. Stories like these remind me to ALWAYS wear my knife or a multi-tool when boating. Dave
gvisko	posted 12-01-2008 06:47 PM ET (US) Its beed a sad week for our noreast. com fishing group this week .Now we lost to members. We need to be careful out there. May they rest in peace George V TOMAHAWK SPORTFISHING, 1994 BOSTON WHALER 24' OUTRAGE WITH TWIN 150HP E-TECS
towboater	posted 12-01-2008 06:49 PM ET (US) My boy just turned 20. This story broke my heart as bad as any Ive read. I cant imagine the horror. My condolances. Whatever style knife you carry, MAKE SURE it has a serrated edge. Ive cut miles of poly rope, all dia. Straight edge blades are worthless unless they are razor sharp, even then, a dull serrated edge will cut faster and easier. Actually, I carry many knives...well, I carry a double blade knife in my pocket I seldom use except for emergencies and stow many other cheap sacraficial knives around in door pockets, tool boxes, tackle boxes etc. I may own more cheap knives than screwdrivers. For rope cutting, I suggest using serrated edge bread knives and keep your pocket blade sharp. These bread knives can be very cheap, have pretty strong backs and a blunt point.
Sal A	posted 12-01-2008 06:56 PM ET (US) Puts things in perspective. So sad.
crabby	posted 12-01-2008 08:14 PM ET (US) Sad story, but I just have to wonder: Why couldn't the kid pull in the anchor line? Or make it fast so his dad could have pulled himself back up (if it wasn't too far down)? Obviously a panic situation. I realize we will never know exactly how it came to pass, and I also know first hand how scary it can be going overboard at this time of the year (I had a wave dump me out of my Montauk in Fire Island inlet two years ago the day after American Thanksgiving, outgoing tide in the breakers, not wearing a PFD, just thankful it all worked out).
gvisko	posted 12-01-2008 08:22 PM ET (US) The son Codys own story is on noreast.com off shore section. and he tells just what happens. The newapaper has it wrong. The boat was hung up on a pot. GEORGE V TOMAHAWK SPORTFISHING
Whalerdog	posted 12-01-2008 09:37 PM ET (US) web site on his unique boat. Hard to believe a person is gone and his web site is still there. Life is so fragile. God Bless. http://tunafishingmontaukstyle.wetpaint.com/page/THE+BUILDING+OF+%22XIAO+MU+JI%22
Whalerdog	posted 12-01-2008 09:47 PM ET (US) His son wrote the following on the web site so sad to see someone have to write this and at his age and being his father. IronwoodCODY Joined: 12/01/2008 Posts: 1 posted 12/01/2008 11:35 AM Report Quote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My dad i thank you all for your support and i went to the other links and that press release isn't totally correct this i what really happened . . . We went out fishing Sunday 11/30/08 we left the dock at 6:15AM after getting breakfast over at gaviolas with the other two guys that joined us on our trip. We ran 17miles to Apple tree a wreck to try and find some bigger black fish and maybe some codfish. We pulled anchor3-4 times and never found the wreck or rough bottom. we then moved 5 miles back to where we limited out on black fish the day before(Saturday) at South Western Ledge a big rock pile.We anchored up but fishing wasn't great, mostly begauls and only 1 black fish. so my dad wanted to pull the anchor and move up a little more because we were off the ledge. We started pulling the anchor but the anchor ball never popped up and this has happened before when we snagged something. We pulled rope in for about 15-20 min and finally got to the chain. My dad put the boat in neutral and came to the back of the boat to help us. We puled the anchor up and saw the lobster pot line, but he didn't want to cut it because it's the lobster guys lively hood and how he makes a living . then the anchor got pulled out of my dad hands because the boat was drifting so my dad let some rope out and told me to go to the helm. he said "okay Cody put in reverse"i put in in reverse than he said "okay good, now neutral" so i did then he said"forward quick" and i put it in gear and added some throttle. . . and as i did he was standing on top of all the rope we had already brought in and the rope started going out as i started to circle around for another try. My dad's leg got wrapped wth the rope and he went over i heard him yell and i put it in neutral. the other guy yelled man overboard as i watched my dad hold onto the gunnel trying to get it off his leg and got pulled over. I put the boat in neutral and went and got a throw ring and had the guys throw it to my dad as i went on the radio to call in a man overboard on channel 16. i saw my dad floating with his head above the water next to the orange anchor ball and i started to head towards hima nd tiold the guys to get ready to grab him. . . they missed i circl around this time my dad on my side he was already under water but i pulled his head up and had both my arms under his arms trying to keep his head above the water he was unconcious the boat was drifting and he got pulled out of my arms and was under again. i circled around real quick and this time one of the guys got out a galf. they got his jacket and as they pulled to bring him in his jacket came off. then i started backing down and got halfway to where i assumed my dad was and wrapped the prop with our anchor rope because the guys onboard didnt know to tell me where the line was so that didnt happen. throughtout this i was on the radio with the coast guard and the other two gys onboard with us were shooting flares at the closest boat which we found out later was the viienne. we finally got them to come over and by then he was already under a good ten minutes and unconcious. myself and the two otherguys on our boat were just yelling some many different things that i dont think the Vivienne new what we wanted them to do. we finnaly got across to them that we were disabled and that my dad was still underwater straight out the back of our boat. they grabbed the lin with a galf and followed it until they got to the bouy with my dad next to it . they cut the anchor and brought my dad aboard and i am unsure of what they did after that. I was now adrift and i pulled in all the anchor line and got two wraps off the prop but i couldnt get anymore off. the reason for this was because the vivienne is a downeastern and cant go as fast as i could so i knew my dad would have a better chance if i coudl get hiom onto our boat and i didnt care how rough i wa sgoing to get him back. the vivienne couldnt transfer my dad to a coast guard boat because it was to rough
towboater	posted 12-02-2008 01:04 AM ET (US) Oh my. Almost tears. No young man should ever have to go thru something like that. Thankyou Cody. Your Dad would be proud of your very brave efforts and having the sense, guts... to set the record straight in such a short time. Im no preacher...just a broken back ol salt. Rest well knowing you did everything you could. Sometimes there is no logical reason for the way things happen on boats...they just do. Just be thankful for the time you did have with your father, he taught you well. God Bless. mk
Newtauk1	posted 12-02-2008 01:42 AM ET (US) Sad story. When did this happen? The kid posted this the next day? $9.99 for a very sharp serrated edge knife including belt sleeve. I carry two on board. One on my waist and one near my work station such as a cutting board. Many local lobster man claim the best thing to do is let the line take you down, once there is slack in the line then try to get free. would hate to test this out live.
johnodiver34	posted 12-02-2008 08:13 PM ET (US) my condolences to coty and the Mcmillans!!! in response to newtauk1 being an avid scubadiver the advice you have ben given i believe to be deadly wrong,given the water temp,currents and depth your chances of survival would be slim to none at best.if you ever find your self caught in the bite of a rope and being draged overboard (god forbid anyone else has to expieriance this) your best bet keep a serated knife in your pocket and cut the rope!! there is no piece of equiptment worth a life!! and more importantly DONT PANIC john 89 22 outrage cutty twin 140 johnsons :moriches
seabob4	posted 12-02-2008 08:23 PM ET (US) "and more importantly DONT PANIC!" Easier said than done, my friend. Easier said than done...
johnodiver34	posted 12-03-2008 09:15 AM ET (US) You are 100% correct!!
crabby	posted 12-03-2008 06:26 PM ET (US) Thanks for the pointers to the account. Very sad. There was no disrespect intended in my earlier post.
chopbuster	posted 12-04-2008 10:38 PM ET (US) Further reference; http://www.newsday.com/about/ny-licody12227825dec01,0,763207.story
Newtauk1	posted 12-05-2008 03:22 AM ET (US) nice job chopbuster repeating the same story. I think we all understand what happened. Do we really need to read every version of this event?. I am still not sure why this is even a topic on a Whaler web site. Sad story. poor boating skills. we get it.
sternorama	posted 12-05-2008 12:17 PM ET (US) I don't know how some people can still walk with both feet lodged in their mouth. My condolences go out to this family after such a trajic accident. God bless.
chopbuster	posted 12-05-2008 02:47 PM ET (US) That's easy enough when you consider the source.
Plotman	posted 12-05-2008 06:53 PM ET (US) I feel for every one involved - it is hard to imagine how hard it must have been for the young man to watch his father go like that. On a more abstract basis, it is a good reminder for everyone that in an emergency situation, perhaps the best thing you can do is stop for 10 or 15 seconds and THINK! I worked as a paramedic for a number of years, and one of the skills that nearly everyone needed to be taught (myself included) was how to calm down in an emergency. Often times, the really obvious with hindsight (if someone has gone overboard tangled in an anchor line, the fastest way to get him back may very well be to PULL IN THE ANCHOR LINE) is about the fourth thing a mind in a panic may think of. I hope the man's family finds peace with time. P.S. I don't mean this as a criticism of the son's actions - none of us were there. My point is just sometimes you need to really force yourself to be calm and deliberate, and in many situations that can be super hard.
Whalerdog	posted 12-05-2008 07:51 PM ET (US) none of here are perfect so I think an accident could happen to any of us in many of are daily tasks. I posted it as we might all be a little more careful. Hindsight is easy and I konow I do things I regret later even if I know it is not right at the time. Don't think it is a subject we should fight over but learn from.
logjam	posted 12-06-2008 12:02 AM ET (US) Whalerdog, Thanks for posting this. It is a valuable reminder to us all how fast things can go sideways, and how hard it is to recover someone once it does. Recognizing danger is the first step in preventing tragedy, and Cody should be commended for sharing the truth with the boating community.
logjam	posted 12-06-2008 12:03 AM ET (US) Whalerdog, Thanks for posting this. It is a valuable reminder to us all how fast things can go sideways, and how hard it is to recover someone once it does. Recognizing danger is the first step in preventing tragedy, and Cody should be commended for sharing the truth with the boating community.