Two NFL players still missing at sea

[Neroon]

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I keep checking for any kind of update as to teh Coast Guard's search but to no avail. Whatever prayers and good thoughts you can muster, for these men, their two fellow and as yet unnamed passengers, as well as their friends and families ..... now's a good time.

 

[Mallory]

Things sure aren't looking very good right now. Personally, I've never gotten the appeal of deep sea fishing on a small boat. If I can't swim to shore I want to be on an ocean liner or something.

 

[the 4th hanson bro]

Apparently the boat has been located with one man "clinging to it". The survivor is Nick Schuyler.

Story

The story has a pic of the type of boat they took out. I wouldn't want to be on a 21 footer in a storm on a lake, much less the open ocean.

Tragedy.

 

[Mallory]

Not a good turn of events. At least it looks like there's one survivor anyway.

 

[Scout101]

Not looking good for them. Sad, reminds me of Marquis Hill, the young Linebacker the Patriots lost last offseason in a jetski accident (he apparently made sure his girlfriend made it to cling onto something before slipping away)...

 

[Kira's Mom]

Doesn't sound good at all. At least one made it.

 

[Pegaritaville]

Apparently the boat has been located with one man "clinging to it". The survivor is Nick Schuyler.

Story

The story has a pic of the type of boat they took out. I wouldn't want to be on a 21 footer in a storm on a lake, much less the open ocean.

Tragedy.

I don't even like taking my 30-foot boat out on the St. Croix river when it's choppy: I can't imagine being on a 21-foot boat 35 miles from shore.

It doesn't look good, but if Schuyler had time to don a life jacket, maybe the others did as well. With a life jacket, at least there's a chance.

 

[Timby]

Al Davis did always want to find a vertical threat for his players.

He just wasn't counting on it being an ocean.

 

[Kira's Mom]

The Associated Press is reporting that the Coast Guard has called off the search for the players and their other friend. In other words, they're probably dead.

Developing on CNN now...

 

[Mallory]

I saw that on CNN before. What a shame.

 

[SmoothieX]

I heard that this morning. Sad news.

 

[pookha]

Things sure aren't looking very good right now. Personally, I've never gotten the appeal of deep sea fishing on a small boat. If I can't swim to shore I want to be on an ocean liner or something.

their family didnt understand either.
some members of their respective families had gone out with them and told them they never would go again and pleaded with them not to keep on doing it.
i havent spent time out in boats on the gulf but spent a lot time out on dauphin just looking how fast the waters can change especially in the afternoon.

it is so depressing...


i feel so bad for their families.

 

[Kira's Mom]

Families have given up search.

 

[Amaris]

This is very sad news. These guys were just trying to have a quiet vacation, and it turned to tragedy.

My prayers to their families.

J.

 

[DaleC76]

The results of the investigation into the accident has been released.


http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1435986

 

[Pegaritaville]

The results of the investigation into the accident has been released.


http://www.financialpost.com/scripts/story.html?id=1435986

Interesting. I've done the same thing (throttled foward in an attempt to dislodge an anchor), but with a much bigger boat. I can see how that could capsize a 21' boat. I also wasn't aware that Schuyler had watched his friends disappear like that. Must have been tough.

 

[Mallory]

Shit, I always just cut the damned thing loose. Anchors are cheap.