Large center console crashes on port Everglades jetty

What's the over/under on the toxicology report?

One woman was ejected and landed on the rocks. She was semi-conscious when rescue arrived. Video of the rescue on this site.

https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/12/31/boater-crashed-into-jetty-at-port-everlades-inlet/

Nothing good happens after midnight except at home.

Bet that jetty painted nicely......

Spend a million on a center console and not pay somebody to teach you how to use Radar, Flir, spotlight.

Why not just go slow and enjoy the ride at night if you don't know what you are doing?

Then, at least, if you're going hit something, you're going to hit it slow.

Never understood why people running at night have to go full speed? This and other accidents at night happen all the time on the Chesapeake Bay with fatalities.

When traveling to the fishing grounds offshore I have limited myself to 10 - 12 knots, depending on sea state. Requires about 6 - 8 hours running time. I’d rather push against some object then land on top of it.

I see plenty of small boats going 2o plus knots at night without a clue, some even 30 knots. Even in low visibility conditions ! Granted it is offshore, but I have seen enough objects in the water during the daytime and prefer not to transfer that risk to my family/passengers.

I know we all have feelings about the accident and what the causes were. However, let's keep one thing in mind, regardless of reasons, regardless of poor captaining, there were four people involved, four humans with friends and relatives. I hope they turn out to be ok The only information I've seen on that is that they are expected to recover. The lady tossed from the boat is a 32 year old mother from Indiana. Her husband also aboard. Her injuries were initially described as critical. She and the others have families concerned about them. Even recovering there may be long lasting issues from the injuries.

Whether it's this allision or the sailors rescued a couple of days ago or any other boat incident, let's not let our analysis of the event and how unnecessary it was and avoidable it was, nor our speculation as to alcohol and speed and causes, blind us to the real human side of suffering and of families having concern for their loved ones. Here's hoping all four recover quickly.

I just felt we had 14 posts, including mine earlier, and not one of us had expressed concern for the four boaters.

Absolutely, and I don't think there's anyone here that wishes them anything else but the best. You also have to understand the level of frustration caused by the fact that this was avoidable. Actions have consequences and adults need to think before they do. Have I been guilty of "what the hell were you thinking?" more than I dare to admit, and sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night thinking.... "We should have been dead.... all of us". But I got away with it, and as I get older I think longer and harder before I go to the edge of the envelope. Some people pay a higher, much higher tuition.

I didn't say anyone didn't care, just that it hadn't been expressed here. The fact this is a boating forum doesn't mean we shouldn't post our hopes for their recovery. I'd also posted and not done so.

Yes, we should state the obvious. Everything posted in this thread has been the obvious. As to referring to it as not the kumbaba forum, I don't consider Kumbaya a bad thing nor do I consider it inappropriate that we mention our concerns for the victims in our discussion of a crash. When sailors are lost at sea we express hopes they'll be found. When kids disappear offshore, we do the same.

Surely, Pascal, you can tolerate me making one post thinking of the victims, which is all I was doing.

I imagine the operator of the boat on the rocks is feeling really bad about the outcome, especially if the insurance renews.