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8 people, 50HP on a light tinny ?? At least in 5 ft of water they could walk the dumb a-s-s-e-s back to shore......
No charges will be filed in a Saturday morning boating accident that threw eight people overboard into the Indian River near Parrish Park in Titusville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced.
The boat ? a 16-foot aluminum rowboat-type vessel with a 50-horsepower motor ? took on a wave in rough seas and sank in about 5 feet of water, said Joy Hill, FWC regional spokeswoman.
A good Samaritan rescued the boat?s occupants.
?Luckily, everyone survived without even any injuries. The lesson here is, don't risk going on the water when the wind and water are high unless you have the experience and proper vessel to handle such conditions,? Hill said.
?This could have been a disaster,? she said.
Overloading may have played a factor, the FWC determined. Because the boat sank, investigators cannot determine what safety equipment was on board, Hill said.
No charges will be filed in a Saturday morning boating accident that threw eight people overboard into the Indian River near Parrish Park in Titusville, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has announced.
The boat ? a 16-foot aluminum rowboat-type vessel with a 50-horsepower motor ? took on a wave in rough seas and sank in about 5 feet of water, said Joy Hill, FWC regional spokeswoman.
A good Samaritan rescued the boat?s occupants.
?Luckily, everyone survived without even any injuries. The lesson here is, don't risk going on the water when the wind and water are high unless you have the experience and proper vessel to handle such conditions,? Hill said.
?This could have been a disaster,? she said.
Overloading may have played a factor, the FWC determined. Because the boat sank, investigators cannot determine what safety equipment was on board, Hill said.
