GMScud
03-02-2009, 02:34 PM
man life vest or not...you'd think it'd be hard to survive floating in the water overnight wouldn't you? I'm not that experienced of a waterman myself, but I think that it would still be dangerous. I've got it on ESPN news all day here at the house. I"ll write something if I hear anything.
Well, if they had life vests and the boat to hold on to, I wouldn't think it would be too hard to make it through one night. The water off the gulf coast in SW Florida is pretty warm. I'm guessing they weren't wearing their vests when the boat flipped. Regardless it's a really sad situation.
firstdown
03-02-2009, 03:10 PM
Well, if they had life vests and the boat to hold on to, I wouldn't think it would be too hard to make it through one night. The water off the gulf coast in SW Florida is pretty warm. I'm guessing they weren't wearing their vests when the boat flipped. Regardless it's a really sad situation.
Well the seas that night were around 13 to 15 feet from what I read. Staying with a boat in those conditions was probably pretty tough. If the other guys had on life vest there is still a good chance they are still alive.
GMScud
03-02-2009, 03:15 PM
Well the seas that night were around 13 to 15 feet from what I read. Staying with a boat in those conditions was probably pretty tough. If the other guys had on life vest there is still a good chance they are still alive.
Oh wow. I didn't hear that. That's really rough.
mooby
03-02-2009, 03:16 PM
Man I hope they find the other three guys. What a horrible situation. If the other three didn't have life vests on I doubt they would make it, they wouldn't be able to stay afloat for very long and they'd probably try too hard to compensate and end up tiring faster.
Man, I cannot imagine what they were thinking. It was very windy all along the Gulf Coast for several days now
tootergray34
03-02-2009, 09:34 PM
not looking good fellas, life vests or not, 2 days in the water...I just don't see how somebody could survive that long.
djnemo65
03-02-2009, 10:01 PM
According to the paper today 18 hours in water of that temperature (around 65 degrees) would lead to hypothermia. As we've exited that window you have to start perparing yourself for the worst, barring a miracle.
RedskinPete
03-03-2009, 06:42 PM
Schuyler: 'Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith Left Life Jackets, Drifted Off to Sea' -- FanHouse (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/03/03/schuyler-marquis-cooper-and-corey-smith-left-life-jackets-dri/)
Wow you have to read this about these men that went out on the boat.....That is really out there!
tootergray34
03-03-2009, 06:47 PM
they've called off the search at 6:30 PM tonight (Tuesday the 3rd.) I am to assume they are to declare them dead. It was been a couple days and they have not been found. Such a sad sad story.
I'm curious as to what they were doing so far out in the ocean! It said they were around 30 miles off the coast when they were capsized. I really hope by some miracle they get found, it's so sad.
skinsfan_nn
03-03-2009, 07:00 PM
they've called off the search at 6:30 PM tonight (Tuesday the 3rd.) I am to assume they are to declare them dead. It was been a couple days and they have not been found. Such a sad sad story.
I'm curious as to what they were doing so far out in the ocean! It said they were around 30 miles off the coast when they were capsized. I really hope by some miracle they get found, it's so sad.
Doesn't sound like you've ever been off shore fishing? 30 miles is nothing.
The conditions where the key factor in this tragedy from everything I've read about this story.
It is hard to believe they just gave up on there lives and drifted off to there death, sad. I hope there bodies are found, but thats about a 50/50 shot at best, so the families can lay them to rest.