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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 41
Swamping record
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Date |
A few yrs ago ?Oct 1999 |
Location |
Tideway, London, UK |
Water Temperature |
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Boat(s) involved |
8+ |
Boat Construction |
Wooden open |
Outcome |
Crew of 9 schoolgirls had to swim ashore. |
Description |
Sudden change in weather. Boat swamped and sank completely – did not re-emerge. Safety launch had rope entangled in propeller. |
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