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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 99
Swamping record
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Date |
2 May 2004 |
Location |
Swan River, Western Australia |
Water Temperature |
cold |
Boat(s) involved |
8+ |
Boat Construction |
timber framed single skin fibreglass construction, open
bulkheads into canvases |
Outcome |
Crew forced to leave the boat and swam it to shore.
All OK |
Description |
Open water, strong wind, big waves, no underseat buoyancy.
Crew forced to leave the boat and swam it to shore. |
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