Darwin award 2012

[TSB240]

A bit late but hey ho!

What started out as a fun ride turned serious and could have ended up far worse.

No person was killed but how lucky were they all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtUUNPrRHKc

 

[MarieK]

Horrific

 

[lisilou]

That's the first time I've seen that in full. Lucky no-one fell out.
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[oGaryo]

That's the first time I've seen that in full. Lucky no-one fell out.
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they were are really good friends by the look of it Lisa so doubt they'll have fallen out over this little mishap

 

[[2068]]

they were are really good friends by the look of it Lisa so doubt they'll have fallen out over this little mishap

With those bikinis, I was hoping something else might fall out.
Sadly, the bikinis passed the test.

 

[Richard Shead]

They did not get away that lightly several were quite badly injured and had to hit the hospital.

Nasty...

 

[Nautorius]

They did not get away that lightly several were quite badly injured and had to hit the hospital.

Nasty...

Surprised no one has noticed he was not wearing a Kill cord. Only obvious near the end when he stands up! Very lucky all round!

 

[lisilou]

they were are really good friends by the look of it Lisa so doubt they'll have fallen out over this little mishap

Ha! What surprised me was it took several minutes before someone even thought to cut the engine. Up to that point, I assumed the guy must have been wearing a kill chord. Clearly not.
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[l'escargot]

There were several posts on it when it happened with some discussion about the contributory factors in addition to the lack of kill cord if I remember correctly

 

[gravygraham]

That video ought to be compulsory viewing on all power boat courses.

 

[[2068]]

That video ought to be compulsory viewing on all power boat courses.

What's the lesson ... slow down for wakes if you are exceeding 80kts?
I can't see it applies to many UK boats.

 

[gravygraham]

The lesson? How about awareness of what dangerous toys speedboats can be. Apart from the apparent lack of a kill cord I'd say it seems the peeps on board were innocent. Just shows how quickly things on board can change - for the worse.

 

[oceanfroggie]

They were incredibly lucky the helms hands jerked the throttles back by accident when his body was flung sideways. It's criminal not wearing a kill cord on a boat that fast. Also very lucky there were no serious head injuries.

 

[[2068]]

The lesson? How about awareness of what dangerous toys speedboats can be. Apart from the apparent lack of a kill cord I'd say it seems the peeps on board were innocent. Just shows how quickly things on board can change - for the worse.

In the UK, that would be a "racing" boat, and the people on board would have helmets and all the gear.
A Fountain 38 with massive petrol engines just isn't used as a leisure boat by any significant number of boaters in the UK.
When's the last time you were passed by a boat doing 70-80kts?

 

[LittleShip]

5mins into the video a boat in the back ground goes through going very fast, followed by several others.

These things don't happen on a Grand Banks......

Tom.

 

[jimmcgee]

did anyone even notice that this is in a river , if that boat had kept going it would have hit land before they even got there asses of the floor !!

 

[daveyw]

What strikes me is that from the time he applied power, no one seems to be enjoying it!

 

[MapisM]

Apart from the apparent lack of a kill cord I'd say it seems the peeps on board were innocent.

I must disagree on that.
The helmsman is 100% responsible for what happened, and he could and should have avoided it.
Otoh, he's probably the one who got nearer to loose much more than just his pride.
At 2:20, his head misses the (pretty strong) steel handrail just by an inch or so...

 

[peterbyron]

That's the first time I've seen that in full. Lucky no-one fell out.
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I guess it's more than luck itself.

 

[Kilter]

5mins into the video a boat in the back ground goes through going very fast, followed by several others.

These things don't happen on a Grand Banks......

Tom.

Well you wouldn't want to upset the fun box would you?