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PCP777
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Initially Posted - 09/05/2012 :  15:13:32  Show Profile
Video of the "skipper" and crew of a speedboat wrecking at 70 MPH.


http://www.5min.com/Video/CAUGHT-ON-TAPE-Seven-Injured-In-Dramatic-Boat-Crash-517470185
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piseas
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Response Posted - 09/05/2012 :  15:50:14  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
I saw that video and all I can say is I know our own Stinkpotter would never let that happen, even if he could go that fast. When will those guys ever learn.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/05/2012 :  16:34:43  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Ouch! I've ridden with people who liked to drive fast like that, generally once and never again. A friend of mine bounced me off of his split window on his bow rider once and we weren't really even going all that fast, he just came off the throttle really quickly and I wasn't ready for it. Channel aluminum makes nice straight lined openings in your arm if you hit it hard enough. Those people were "ready" for it since they were all standing up and holding on, but still it must have hurt horribly to be bounced around in a boat like that.
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 09/05/2012 :  19:11:05  Show Profile
I saw that a few days ago before it went viral. I think I was the third person to comment on it on YouTube.

It apparently got picked up this morning by CNN and a few other national news shows, so the original YouTube video is up to 1.4 million hits now, not including the re-posts on other sites. CNN's version of the video shows a little more of the aftermath. Note the young woman in the lavender bikini checking to see if her teeth are still there:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2012/09/05/vo-boaters-thrown-in-accident.lake-tv-mylaketv

I think the news commentary on the original video (can't find the link right now) did a real disservice by describing the injuries as mild. Here's [URL="http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/general-boating-discussion/283909-fountain-loto-passengers-injured-near-rollover-10.html#post3767589"]a post I found
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 09/05/2012 :  19:17:44  Show Profile
Beyond ridiculous. My boat can go about <i>half</i> that speed at WOT (a $+!nkp*+ acronym), which I rarely do except on really flat water. When cruising at around 25, I am <i>constantly</i> playing the throttle according to sea conditions, including wakes. Driving my boat is a full-time two-handed job, and people don't walk around in her when I'm on plane.

Regarding David's ride, it is true that powerboats decelerate very rapidly when you throttle down suddenly, and many people get hurt from that.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 09/05/2012 :  19:45:08  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
In my friend's defense, he'd only had the boat a very short while when that happened and as you said, I shouldn't have been walking around while at speed. We both learned from it, and although his boat will do about 55 mph, I wouldn't hesitate to ride with him. Plus he's a sailor and actually races the same races as Jim down in San Diego.

As far as the list of injuries from the OP, that's horrible. Broken eye orbits rarely heal properly, a broken pelvis & back are guarantees of painful aches as you age. Ribs not so much, that's a lot of damage for one accident, and even the guy who got off "lightly" got pretty beat up.
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Sam001
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Response Posted - 09/05/2012 :  20:52:47  Show Profile
saftey first was violated. lots of folks standing around at plus 60 mph DUMB
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