Large center console crashes on port Everglades jetty

You knew this was coming;
On the other hand; it further proves Darwin had some ideas up his sleeve.
Also reinforces the common statements I preach a lot; You are responsible for your actions.
When You **** up, some may die.

Of course I'm hoping all are fine, Then lock up the dumb ass operator in a slimy jail cell somewhere.

It was not just the people on that boat having a moment, but every other boater out there and anybody fishing on the jetty were at life risk.

Being a hero or acting heroically implies a level of danger to yourself ... That baseball player was never a hero. Not even close. Playing with a little ball on a field collecting millions doesnt make you a hero. Now, the cop who pulls over a car at night not knowing if the driver is holding a gun or his wallet.... thats a hero. Or the marine who goes on another tour to some sandbox s--thole not knowing if he will come back Intact or alive... that s a hero. Or the Coasties who respond to a mayday in the worst conditions..." that s a hero. Or the CBP agent walking up to a group of illegals in the desert not knowing if of them is a cartel gunman with an AK 47 ready to shoot.... that s a Hero

As to policing drunken driving laws, i agree 200%. We need more

But we also need more enforcement of lights and reckless boating laws. Some jerk in a triple OB CC runnning 40 kts in a channel with a missing running light, undimmed electronics and cool blue LEDs all all over th front and hardtop should be pulled over and cited

Anyway sorry (not) Bout the rant.... happy new year to alll from the beautiful exumas!!

So... she pulled a Kennedy?

Have you driven in SoFl lately? Guess what? All these clowns are licensed!

like me it’s been years since you took the USCG classes (and likely more years than me) but guess what? Nothing on night running and night vision. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Rien.

While I agree that hoping the best for all those affected is sort of obvious, I don't get the reason why most contributors to this thread are assuming that the helmsman was both inexperienced and reckless, if not even drunk or worse.
I can't say the opposite of course, but I'm just wondering if there is anything among what has been reported so far which I am missing completely.

I mean, the accident happened at night, and the boat was going pretty fast - it doesn't take a lot of boating experience to understand that.
But do we know anything about the reasons?
For instance, of course we can smile at the thought that they were speeding because someone onboard was in need of urgent medical assistance, but is there any evidence in the news against this possibility, no matter how remote?
Besides, do we know for sure that all the instruments were working correctly?
And do we know anything about the helmsman experience (or lack of)?

Last September, someone who forgot more about helming fast boats than anyone of us will ever know, the legendary Fabio Buzzi, sadly died in an accident similar to this one. Only one of the 4 crew members survived.
The combined experience of that team was beyond belief, and the boat was equipped with all sort of navigation tools, including military grade night vision equipment.
Yet, some moron journalists immediately wrote that there was a lesson to be learned from that accident.
As if it would take more than common sense to understand that when cruising in low visibility, while not attempting to break a speed record, and with no other good reasons to go fast, it's safer to go slow.

Now, THAT is stating the blatantly obvious, if you ask me.
Much more so than just express the wish for a full and prompt recovery to those involved (in this case, as opposed to fingerpointing for the sake of it), or the condolences to anyone related to the victims (in the case of Buzzi tragedy).

As Dale Earnhardt, F Buzzi and many others that press a speed envelope, in a confined arena, ready for people to die (why else do we watch), They kissed their ass's goodby a long time ago, in a almost safe for spectators arena. Nothing to do with this SFB special.

As rookies, The SFB boater has no clue of the value of their ass till they are just about, just before, rite before that splatter,,,, dead, dead, dead... And have no clue of any innocent souls taken out with them.

If the HelmsPerson (yuk) was experienced, this would not happen. If the HelmsPerson had a reasonable thought (that Darwin thing again), there would not be any speed involved.

If it was an emergency, choppers are faster than boats. What are you going to do in Liquordale inlet, Tie to a dock and waist more time waiting for a meat wagon???

I understand why we hope all are well. Till you understand how grave the loss of innocent lives are threatened, you may never understand my point.

When I was out of high school, I drove a T.O.L wrecker/tow truck. I've witnessed enough DUI carnage.
I've volunteered JFD and pulled enough bodies from the StJohns and Trout Rivers.

As before, we may never know what really happened. But I don't think I'm far off. SFB operator.

YEP

Folks, you are commenting my previous post as if I were defending the operator.
But also after re-reading it, I think it's pretty clear that I wasn't.
All I'm saying is that based ONLY on what I read in this thread and its links, in the boots of a judge I would want to know better before sending anyone to jail. That's all.

And of course I'm well aware of the difference between boating for pleasure and attempting to break records in sanctioned races.
But for those who aren't familiar with what happened that sad night to FB and his team, in a sense that is a sort of proof that when out there, sh!t can always happen.
I can assure you that if anyone would have suggested to those chaps, the day before the accident, to pay attention to the artificial reef where they eventually crashed, they would have laughed, and with very good reasons.
In fact, that would have been akin to teach grandma how to suck eggs.
Yet, unbelievable as it still is, the rest is now history.