On 2 Dec 2001 at 19:41, dennis darragh wrote:

>      immediate lean to operator error and blame is what i wouldn't
>      want to
> do .

Haven't heard that done here Dennis. There has been some question as
to whether or not the crew offered the guest a chance to go ashore
and ride it out there.


>      does anyone know whether the lines broke or the cleats gave way
>      on the
> vessel or the dock or did the actual dock give way ???

That was covered in the article in question. It was indicated that
the lines/cleats gave way, possibly as a result of the boat being
lashed to tightly.



once the boat
> was away from the dock what happened ???

That's the $64,000 question.

 no power ????

As Dave has said before, the act of the boat rolling was very very
quick. Unless the boat had been fired up while tied up, don't think
they would have had time to get power up quick enough to make any
difference.


>       there are so many variables that could be the reason besides
>       operator
> error. i hope to see more official findings before pointing a finger .

We all hope that it's not operator error, but based on much of what I
have heard, there may be some room for doubt.


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Mike Wallace
Huntsville, Alabama