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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 95
Swamping record
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| Date |
21 Mar 2004 |
| Location |
Tideway, London (Vets HORR) |
| Water Temperature |
unknown |
| Boat(s) involved |
8+ |
| Boat Construction |
various |
| Outcome |
various eights, about 145 in all
Outcome - chaos, but all rescued by RNLI. 2 taken to hospital. |
| Description |
Dozens of rowers had to be rescued from the River Thames after
a boat race (the Veterans' Head of the River Race) was hit by the windy weather causing multiple sinkings. RNLI
Lifesavers had to rescue 34 people from the water and 2 were taken to
hospital. A race on the same stretch had been cancelled the previous day
due
to high winds. |
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