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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 101
Swamping record
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| Date |
22 Jan 2004 |
| Location |
Tampa, Florida |
| Water Temperature |
57F / 14C |
| Boat(s) involved |
8+ |
| Boat Construction |
Vespoli |
| Outcome |
Crew rescued in the dark by coastguard and police launch |
| Description |
Racing eight swamped by tugboat wake in the dark. The boat became
unrowable. The crew abandoned the boat and transferred to the chase boat.
Carried along by current - monitored by police helicopter. Picked up 1 hour
after phoning the rescue services. |
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