FL FL - NFL Players missing off Clearwater Pass - Boat capsized - 28 Feb 2009

[fran]

The other 3 where wearing life vests according to Marquis' cousin.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,503366,00.html

This is a very good thing.

Oh, that's very good news. I'm sure they being physically fit will increase their chances of survival even that much more.

Praying hard,

fran

 

[LMax]

Just saw a video of Nick on CNN. Being put onto a stretcher.

 

[ljwf22]

Praying hard here as well.

 

[LMax]

Fox is on live now

 

[Roxanne]

just saw Nick on the news being taken into the hospital...he looks GREAT!!!

 

[PattyCake]

Oh Roxanne, what a fantastic miracle for your family. Now we turn our prayers to the other 3. They are young and very fit, chances of survival I believe are still strong.raying:

 

[Sleuthster]

Im watching the live coverage of the coast guard boat searching. Does anyone know if it has some sort of radar or sonar that can detect something near by like a person? If so I wonder how far out it can search.

 

[Roxanne]

according to Fox, they were all together at 2 AM this morning...hope the other 3 are close by

 

[Sleuthster]

News helicopter is zooming in on stuff, this is good. They may be able to see something too..

 

[amysmom]

according to Fox, they were all together at 2 AM this morning...hope the other 3 are close by

The CG seems very optimistic since it hasn't been that long..Let's HOPE! they're found very soon!

 

[amysmom]

The others decided to "swim off"..Damn! I wish they had NOT done that!

ETA! Now they're saying it may not have been an "intentional" seperation.

 

[Sleuthster]

Nick was smart to stay put and hang on, but I am sure it was also very difficult to do this. I was taught to stay put but I myself could see that this could be difficult.

 

[Sleuthster]

Fox news camera guy is ticking me off. Keeps paning back to show the skyway, and the beach, and the back of his helicopter.
Oh now he's gone. lunch break.

 

[mydailyopinions]

My BIL said that Nick is talking to the rescuers....he's being transported to Tampa Hospital.

OMG Roxane I just logged back in and this is the first post I seen..Thank Jesus!
I can't tell you how happy I am that they found your nephew.
Your family will remain in my prayers!

 

[Roxanne]

Nick was smart to stay put and hang on, but I am sure it was also very difficult to do this. I was taught to stay put but I myself could see that this could be difficult.

yes, seeing that overturned boat on the news with the tiny waves today - I can't even imagine how he held on with the HUGE waves on Saturday and Sunday. They brought in a 110 foot boat to help search because the conditions were so bad....and he was hanging onto a 21 foot boat. We are so very lucky that Nick survived!!!

 

[MomofBoys]

The others decided to "swim off"..Damn! I wish they had NOT done that!

ETA! Now they're saying it may not have been an "intentional" seperation.

It was very cold last night, and they weren't dressed for it. Hypothermia can really manipulate your sense of reality. In that mindset they might have thought making a swim for it seemed logical, no matter how irrational it might seem to us. Being 30 miles out doesn't lend itself to a lot of land masses--those poor guys.

The life vest news is so wonderful. I'm praying so hard right now.

Nick did look good! I just saw a picture of him. It looked like he was wearing a sandal on one foot and a black sock on another--could that be because of exposure?

 

[olympicprincess]

They found the boat and 1 survivor- not one of the NFL players.
Survivor is alive & talking.

"Everglades boats are built with compressed foam encased in Fiberglas, which makes them difficult or impossible to sink."

Still searching....

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...found;-at-least-1-survivor?MSNHPHCP&GT1=39002

 

[Sleuthster]

They're showing the boat now, just floating upside down on fox live cam

 

[LMax]

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/custom/story.aspx?storyid=98476&catid=20
Trying to watch coverage here...

 

[TGIRecovered]

They found the boat and 1 survivor- not one of the NFL players.
Survivor is alive & talking.

"Everglades boats are built with compressed foam encased in Fiberglas, which makes them difficult or impossible to sink."

Still searching....

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...found;-at-least-1-survivor?MSNHPHCP&GT1=39002

The survivor,( Nick), is the nephew of Roxanne, who is a member here at WS. She has been communicating with Nick's dad (her BIL) by phone, and posting on the "Up to the minute" forum.

Susan