Two killed when cruiser capsizes

[petem]

Just spotted the following on teletext.

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[Talon]

Thats terrible, I wonder what went wrong! /forums/images/icons/frown.gif

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[milltech]

Yes exactly. I mean a 30 foot Sunseeker is no small launch and there's no mention of a collision, and in the river too.



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[gr1mb0]

I've not got huge experience - but I've never heard of ANY mobo of this type/size capsizing - it seems especially odd, given that it was on the river.

I wonder whether they were wearing lifejackets (I could envisage that being on the river, they may not have thought it necessary), and if they weren't, would it have made a difference?

Is there a marine equivalent of the Air Accident Investigation Unit that will reveal more on this over time?



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[BrendanS]

There is a link to confidential reporting by exactly the same group who do air accident reporting here on these forums.

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