boating tragedy today
One dead, two hurt in serious injury
Chris Robinson Perth Now April 24, 2010 5.16pm
One man has died and two other men are in hospital after a tragic boating accident off the coast of Two Rocks this afternoon.
The RAC rescue helicopter located the three men some time after 3pm this afternoon after they had been separated from their 4-metre overturned dinghy.
One man was pronounced dead at the scene. The two remaining men were taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, where one – a 14-year-old boy – remained in a serious condition yesterday evening.
Members of the Two Rocks Volunteer Sea Rescue Group spotted the overturned vessel about five nautical miles off the Two Rocks coast at around 1:20pm.
Police say the men had set off on the boat earlier today.
Police are yet to determine the relationship between the three men.
DieHard
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That is a really sad.i
That is a really sad.
i wonder what happend?
hope they both pull through alright!
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Cammos
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Crap. Saw the helicopters go
Crap. Saw the helicopters go past, wondered what kind of news it would be.
Freo_Boi
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What a waste of life!
Why would you take a dinghy out in a bigish swell?? I shit myself in my mates 5.5 in any thing over 2.5 and SE winds would make the waves sharp and troughy..I still got bruises from the last time i went out in SE 8kt with a 1.8mt swell.. Totally tragic waste of life..Hope the other poor guys get well
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Another one over east.
Was watching QLD evening news and one man killed and another seriously hurt in a collision between a jet ski and a big cat. 2 men on the jet ski with no lights ran in to the tunnel of the cat as it was leaving to go fishing early this morning.
Dead man had been married just two weeks, what a waste.
Paul G
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Yes I think may be a case of
Yes I think may be a case of inexperiance,as said 4m boat 5miles out mmmmmmmm taking a chance with the swell up banks would have been breaking I would think .Still sad to hear. Condolances to the freinds and family .The ocean can be very unforgiving and it doesn't take much to upturn a small boat.
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Faulkner Family
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not good at all. just goes
not good at all. just goes to show you got to be so carefull out there . hope the other 2 are ok but got to feel for the other who lost his life
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carnarvonite
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Lucky
They were very lucky according to the news. The sea rescue boys were on a training run when they spotted them in the water and being a weekend there are no cray boats in the area either.
Shorty
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Sounds like it could have
Sounds like it could have been 3 dead if the rescue boys did not show up purely by chance,,
It will be interesting to see what happened and if theres anything we can learn from it,,,
Tony Halliday
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Sad day,but then again when
Sad day,
but then again when will they ever learn?
small boat, big risks and off Two Rocks it's HIGH risk with that swell that breaks on the banks.
You got to ask yourself would a water activated EPERB have been a worth while investment, seeing they where found by pure luck?
Seocndly, this again goes back to my question 6 years ago, do small boats under 6m need to carry a water proof and quick release floating container to hold flares, safety gear etc, to be easily found floating when a boat goes tit's up. Many places in the world have it as law!
note the yellow container in the picture and how it's stored in a roll over cage to be ejected from the boat when it goes over.
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scottbec
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small boats big swells
Good idea there Tony.
We went out yesterday down here in Albany in our 5m boat. Swell was forecast around 4m but wasonly around 2. We were talking about what scenarios would be too much for certain sized boats and if there were any rules about it??
Would be hard to enforce certain rules such as boats under 5m not to go out in >3m swell, 25 knots, etc....
Faulkner Family
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that sort of thing comes
that sort of thing comes down to common sence. unfortunately people do go out in conditions that they shouldnt have, i am one that has done that in the past but have learnt not to take risks
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scottbec
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common sense
yeah mate we thought that it would pretty much come down to common sense and also your ability.
I know some guys who couldnt drive a 15m boat safely in calm conditions, but also know some who have managed to drive a dinghy perfectly through a 6m swell (all be it the stupidest thing they have ever done)...
I think the biggest thing is to show respect for the power of the ocean and not to ever think that you are safe - big swells and waves can pop up in any conditions and can catch out even the most experience boaties.