On May 15, Nikki Goodman was on a boat with her husband heading out to Gravine Island near Mobile, Alabama, for a day of fun in the sun.
They had just left the Chickasaw boat launch and were anticipating a great day.
“I was laying out in the sun, he was fishing, you know, having a relaxing day,” Goodman said.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you should always wear your kill-switch.
ReplyDeleteThe first time you see a boat take off after throwing out the person at the helm wearing your kill switch will become a religion.
DeleteFrom my observations of many internet examples, nothing good ever happens on a boat.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how one can sustain that amount of damage and not bleed out.
ReplyDeleteWait a minute. She was 'sunning', he was fishing. Steering cable breaks, ok, it happens.
ReplyDeleteBut what kinda fishing was he doing to be going fast enough to toss them off the boat when it turned?
I guess she can sell her new waterskis then.
ReplyDeleteNah, no need to sell her skis, she can still do a single.
DeleteFuck boats.
ReplyDeleteIt's an aquatic chainsaw, just two or more orders of magnitude more powerful. Fool about with it, and become news. Sails and oars were already enough for a sorting ceremony...engines just made it faster. And speaking of 'ores....
ReplyDeleteSpent almost 15 years working at a hospital at a large lake resort town. Saw two women lose legs to boat props. It's a real danger boaters should be aware of.
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