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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 55
Swamping record
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| Date |
Nov 1975 |
| Location |
Columbia University, NY, USA |
| Water Temperature |
Icy |
| Boat(s) involved |
8+ |
| Boat Construction |
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| Outcome |
One oarsman drowned. "He clung to the boat until the numbness in his fingers forced him to let go. It would be spring before his body rose to the surface and was found floating near the Brooklyn Bridge." |
| Description |
Boat tipped over.
see description |
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