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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 102
Swamping record
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Date |
07 Feb 2006 |
Location |
St. John's River, Jacksonville Florida |
Water Temperature |
around 50F |
Boat(s) involved |
8+ |
Boat Construction |
Vespoli |
Outcome |
Boat fully swamped by high waves, everyone rescued |
Description |
White caps slowly swamped boat about 800-900m from dock, coach, coxswain and 8 rowers taken back to dock in small launch, coach went back for boat while rowers changed into clothes provided by those not on the water that day, rowers sat in heated cars awaiting the boat's return, search and rescue called for coaches who had been gone for 30 minutes after dark looking for boat with no flashlights, coaches returned safely, everyone okay but most treated on-the-spot a few hours after being in the water for beginning hypothermia. |
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