Hi all-
I don't want to overly preach but here is a good reason that we all should wear lifejackets.
On Saturday evening, I was taking the Mako down the Merrimack River to the Atlantic Ocean for a little cruise and as I was heading out, I noticed a huge aft cabin piece o' shit heading up river throwing up a monster wake. After passing over the wake and cursing at the guy, I saw what I thought was a seal (not uncommon) about a hundred yards off my port bow. As I got closer I realized it was not a seal, but a person. At first it did not hit me....I thought this guy had jumped off his boat and went for a swim in a really bad spot. Then when he started yelling at me, I radio the Coast Guard, swung over, cut the engine, and pulled him aboard. The guy was freezing (water temp was in the high 50's low 60's) and was clearly shaken up.
I guess he was in his 20 center console when that aft cabin shit box went by and the wake caught him off guard and tossed him out of the boat! He had no life jacket on, and was dressed in jeans, sweatshirt, and sneakers. He said the sweatshirt was like a big wet blanket and he had to take it off. He also was lucky that when he slipped overboard, he inadvertantly put the throttle in neutral...so his boat only drifted away a few hundred yards.This guy is so lucky that the tide was coming in because with an outgoing tide, the Merrimack River current can reach 8 knots.
I for one have been wearing a Mustang Inflatable life jacket for most of this season. Please be careful out there.
I don't want to overly preach but here is a good reason that we all should wear lifejackets.
On Saturday evening, I was taking the Mako down the Merrimack River to the Atlantic Ocean for a little cruise and as I was heading out, I noticed a huge aft cabin piece o' shit heading up river throwing up a monster wake. After passing over the wake and cursing at the guy, I saw what I thought was a seal (not uncommon) about a hundred yards off my port bow. As I got closer I realized it was not a seal, but a person. At first it did not hit me....I thought this guy had jumped off his boat and went for a swim in a really bad spot. Then when he started yelling at me, I radio the Coast Guard, swung over, cut the engine, and pulled him aboard. The guy was freezing (water temp was in the high 50's low 60's) and was clearly shaken up.
I guess he was in his 20 center console when that aft cabin shit box went by and the wake caught him off guard and tossed him out of the boat! He had no life jacket on, and was dressed in jeans, sweatshirt, and sneakers. He said the sweatshirt was like a big wet blanket and he had to take it off. He also was lucky that when he slipped overboard, he inadvertantly put the throttle in neutral...so his boat only drifted away a few hundred yards.This guy is so lucky that the tide was coming in because with an outgoing tide, the Merrimack River current can reach 8 knots.
I for one have been wearing a Mustang Inflatable life jacket for most of this season. Please be careful out there.
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