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Swamping Safety Database

Details of incident 34

Date	29 Mar 2003
Location	Housatonic River, Connecticut, USA
Water Temperature	6 C
Boat(s) involved	Two 8+
Boat Construction
Outcome	Rescued by safety boats within 5 minutes. All 18 treated in hospital.
Description	Sudden weather change caused swamping and sinking of both boats