jaybirdsmommy
DIS Veteran
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- Jan 27, 2008
Terrible. We've ridden them in various places - never again.
So sad. Thoughts and prayers. Hope the missing are recovered swiftly.
Haven’t riden the Ducks, yet seeing that it’s enclosed. I wouldn’t. I won’t do cruises at all for this reason. At WDW we chose 90% of the time to sit outdoor of the boat transportation enclosure. Panicked a bit when we had to sit inside. Took the first row by the doors. After this, we’ll be outside the enclosure at all times now if we go back.
Although bad weather rolled in faster then expected, bad weather was still very much predicted. Truly think every human should have Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts survival outdoor weather, knowledge of body of water weather & water temp, & body of water training.
Wonder what the lake laws, safety procedures, and dangers were for this lake i.e. mandatory life jackets on for 12 & under, possible cold shock, summer storms, flag warnings, etc.
It never ceases to amaze me to watch boaters on our lake either head out or stay out after it's clear a storm is coming. Happens every.single.time. I live on the lake. I see it. Boating rule number one: don't be out on the lake when a storm is coming. If you see and hear lightening, get off. Period. Full stop. I don't get it. Is that extra few minutes "worth it?"
Whenever we're at the Lake of the Ozarks we keep an eye out for storms by looking at the sky and the radar on our phones (which thankfully more cell towers have led to better cell phone reception to where we are normally at).I was with a group of boats in May trapped at a waterfront restaurant with a storm bearing down on us & another 20 miles left to our destination. We were concerned by the time the storm passed, we wouldn’t have enough daylight to finish the run. 2 boats from our group tore out straight into the storm & 1 ended up running aground. Thankfully, no injuries or damage. But, I have no idea what they were thinking.
Live in Springfield too. Storm came up FAST. One of my chickens went airborne before I could get her into coop. No loss of power at my place thankfully.11 dead and 5 missing, we are in Springfield just north, the line was moving at 50-60 mph. Have never rode in one, we often joke about it but the incidents over the last decade with them have always make me skeptical, I have no other words :-(
. As bad as the waves were and as close as the boat was to the other boats I wonder if it would have been safer or not...horrible tragedy all around. Also I believe these boats can’t just dock any where or exit just anywhere due to being amphibious?I don't mean to sound like I'm assigning blame, but at what point would it have been better to issue a mayday, have everyone put on life vests and exit the bus/boat? They had to understand that if the vehicle went down it would trap everyone.
Headed to Lake Ozark this weekend. Have seen so much reckless boating, and agree the yachts are the worst-young arrogant drivers with zero boating experience means we only go out on weekday mornings when calm.Whenever we're at the Lake of the Ozarks we keep an eye out for storms by looking at the sky and the radar on our phones (which thankfully more cell towers have led to better cell phone reception to where we are normally at).
We've had to call swimming quits early a few times because storms were rolling in and we wanted to get back to the place we were staying at before it hit. I remember 1 weekend we barely got any swimming in because it was a stormy/rainy weekend.
We're careful too when it comes to daylight. No way would we personally want to risk it at night. Sure you have your lights but especially out in the main channel with not having a yacht (so your boat is tossed around a lot more in the wakes made throughout the day) and cliffs nearby it's ridiculous hard to see at night. Sometimes I would sit out in the balcony at night of the condo we stayed at listening/partially seeing the boats go by and hoping they made it back safe.
*My condolences for the relatives of your friend lost to a boating incident
It can get pretty rough with the in-law's boat. I can't remember if it was a 21ft or 23ft but there are times of the day where it's a lost cause trying to get out there between the yachts, the cigarette boats, etc.Headed to Lake Ozark this weekend. Have seen so much reckless boating, and agree the yachts are the worst-young arrogant drivers with zero boating experience means we only go out on weekday mornings when calm.
Gah that's even worse than this morning what the news had said. How so very terrible.Death toll has risen to 17. So very sad. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...illed-when-boat-crashes-missouri-lake-n893011
The article says there were 31 people on boards so more than half of them died. Heartbreaking.Death toll has risen to 17. So very sad. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...illed-when-boat-crashes-missouri-lake-n893011
Jesus ; I dont think you ever do...CNN is reporting that one woman lost nine members of her family. How do you even get over that?
There was only about 20-30 seconds from the point it began to take on water to the point it capsized. But yes, I believe if people could have abandoned the boat with life jackets on, their chances would have been greater.
On the blame front, I saw an account from a boater who claims to have seen at least one duck launching well after the storm sirens went off (and well after they had beat it to land in their own personal boat knowing the storms were coming). It may or may not have been the one that sank. By all accounts, it seems the one that made it to shore was originally behind the one that didn’t.