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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 16
Swamping record
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Date |
1999 |
Location |
Lake Champlain |
Water Temperature |
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Boat(s) involved |
4x “elderly” non-buoyant |
Boat Construction |
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Outcome |
Rescued by safety vessel |
Description |
FISA Rowing tour 1999 – approx 20 people in non-buoyant boats swamped and sunk in choppy water. Others in buoyant Hudson boats did not sink. |
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