Boat Accident

[Jacqui Harvey]

Read on T.A. this morning that there was a boat accident looks like a speedboat hit a swimmer on the Gocek trip.. Anyone heard how the guy is?  Hope he is O.K. scary stuff this..
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g312737-i9292-k6753871-Boat_trip_accident_yesterday-Oludeniz_Mugla_Province_Turkish_Aegean_Coast.html

[Lorraine]

I am saddened but not surprised to read this, I spend virtually all summer on a boat and see things daily which worry me. all too often speedboats towing waterskiiers / ringos / sausages only have one driver which means as they are looking back at the punters they are not looking forward for swimmers, many weave in and out of anchored boats, which invariably have people swimming off them. This is not just the people providing fun rides for tripper boats, but gulets, power boats etc. I sincerely hope that the injured party makes a full recovery.

[corbindallas]

He died unfortunatley, he was only 27.

[sunlover]

Thats terrible , all thoughts with the poor mans family .

[BernieTeyze]

Thats terrible. Thoughts n prayers are with his people.

[laffa]

Very sad to hear this, my heart goes out to his family, so very young too, just too awful for words,

[tiggsy]

That's very sad news, my thoughts are for his family. God bless him.

[Rimms]

Lorraine, you are spot on, last week we all went on one of those speedboat rides where we sat on an inflateable which was towed by a speed boat. It was in one of the bays where the boat tours go. Like you say, the boat driver spends most of his time looking backwards, really dangerous. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of this poor victim.

[Lorraine]

very sad news, terrible loss of life.

[Scunner]

We often note Jerry shouting and waving at other boats (generally speedboats and sporty looking ones) to warn them that if they carry on in the direction they are going they will ground themselves or possibly hit swimmers. This leads me to believe that you don't need to know much about boats to tear around the Turkish coast.

It also fits in with Linda's topic (Rindaloo) - what sort of seaside resort is it where people are getting maimed and even killed while swimming or promenading.

My heart is heavy for the family and friends of this young guy.