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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 31
Swamping record
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Date |
Oct 2002 |
Location |
Brown Uni, during race, Connecticut, USA |
Water Temperature |
“Hypothermic” |
Boat(s) involved |
8+ |
Boat Construction |
Open |
Outcome |
9 crew rescued by the coastguard. |
Description |
Swamped by a large wash from sport-fishing boat, sank bow first & kept sinking. |
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