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Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« on: 06 May 2013, 12:38:20 »
Desperately sad news on what should have been a lovely Family day out. Our thoughts go out to those affected :(
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #1 on: 06 May 2013, 12:45:44 »
Indeed ......  :( A tragic event
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #2 on: 06 May 2013, 13:14:13 »
Turns out he was a BSkyB executive  :'(
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #3 on: 06 May 2013, 13:42:36 »
Very sad , but sometimes people bite off a bit more than they can chew. Condolences to those bereaved.
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #4 on: 06 May 2013, 14:18:26 »
Very tragic,it was a very brave man that boarded the boat to stop it,probably saved the other lives although apparently there injuries are quite severe :'(
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #5 on: 06 May 2013, 14:22:43 »
Very sad indeed  :(

What happened to the kill cord?  :-\
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #6 on: 06 May 2013, 15:55:31 »
Quote from: Guffer on 06 May 2013, 14:22:43
Very sad indeed  :(

What happened to the kill cord?  :-\

Probably not attached to the helmsman,sad how a little oversight can cause such awful results :'(
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #7 on: 06 May 2013, 16:42:14 »
Very sad news

Having an 8 year old daughter myself it really makes you think how 1 event can change everything  :'(
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #8 on: 06 May 2013, 16:46:20 »
This is a terrible tragedy and amazing bravery from the man that managed to get aboard and stop it, he probably saved the lives of the other 4 people!  As a jetskier I can appreciate that it can go from fun to tragedy in the blink of an eye and this is in the back of my mind every time I launch, especially if I have one of my son's with me so this event has really struck a cord with me and my family. 

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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #9 on: 07 May 2013, 21:16:36 »
Quote from: Guffer on 06 May 2013, 14:22:43
Very sad indeed  :(

What happened to the kill cord?  :-\

From the pics today kill cord still attached in boat :o

Bad oversight (in hindsight)
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #10 on: 17 May 2013, 11:08:48 »
See from the news this morning that the driver was not wearing the kill switch cord.
What a plank, killed two people >:(
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #11 on: 17 May 2013, 12:08:42 »
Death by missadventure then......
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #12 on: 17 May 2013, 12:09:57 »
Even if you only do a one day Level 1 RYA powerboat course, the kill cord is one of the first things you are taught about, right up there with life jackets...

This incident simply highlights why :'(
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Re: Speedboat Accident at Padstow
« Reply #13 on: 17 May 2013, 13:15:05 »
As with most accidents their thinking is "That will never happen to me" we all sometimes forget  how fragile we are & how easily it is to be involved in tragedy, very sad for those left behind.
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