One might automatically try to hold onto sides, but in high seas with large swells, is indeed dangerous. I had it happen to me once and was thrown into the boat and hit my head in high swells... e.g. imagine those water parks with waves and holding onto something that you would get thrown into with a swell.... good for low waves, Baaad in a storm :moo:
Also, in that video I see a line wrapped around the back motor. And they are discussing anchor? If anyone else wants to try to transcribe as I'm not good with :earson: (Note: it's a cropped video, yet I cannot see the times well so didn't put it in the transcription below
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/4167...psized-boat-search-missing-teens#.VbadWfmGMSa
it sounded like they said ??diver/helicopter/somewhere else directing in transcript ??? (If someone else wants to take a go at correcting and adding to this, please do! :daisy: :tyou
"radio out
(garbled)
Transformer 07 go ahead
(garbled)
that the (garbled) echo (garbled) it was drifting
(garbled)
I didn't copy that first part
I heard somebody here but it sounded like he was saying it was drifting too, kinda anchored, zero POV
(skips to :41 on edit) Zero POV.
Zero?
Zero POV
understand zero.
277 (garbled)
He just confirmed nobody's on board so they are trying to find any other gear we'll wanna know tag number with (garbled) conditions
was it a Yamaha engine?
It looks like (overtalk)
We'll take your word for it it's kinda (garbled) uh we'll confirm the make of the engine.
thank you sir
(Garbled)
(garbled).... There's no cover over
there's no cover over
Sarge (garbled) roger no cover on the motor over"
I hadn't caught the reference to the anchor before I did the transcription and made me look at the video again.
Another thing I as a boater off the Florida coast was told NEVER to do is to try to anchor when there are large swells in a storm as that in itself may capsize the boat. :moo: