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    Problem solving comes down to identifying the ROOT CAUSE of the problem.
    The ROOT CAUSE here is taking the boat out when it was KNOWN bad weather was approaching fast. 75 MPH winds.
    Same line of storms that passed through Peculiar that morning headed south, we had heavy rain and big wind.
    The rest of the BS is a moot point.
    The boat should not have been on the lake.
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    You are exactly right Mike, the boat should NOT have been on the water! I have radar on my phone, got my butt out of a couple of storms. Operation like this should have monitored this situation. And they said all vests were stored in the front of the boat, they should be within arms length of every passenger on board!

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    Mike is right. Everything points towards not being on the water in the first place as there was plenty of warning time.

    I was in the McDonald's drive through in Reeds Spring at 6:45. 5 Miles north of the swamping. I was on the East side of the building with the wind coming from the north by northwest.
    My Pilot was buffeted around and I thought, am I in a Tornado? It was blue sky and calm 2 minutes before the winds started and that front was a fast mover.

    Hopefully the companies will do something different.
    Heed weather warnings.
    Canopies with thin sections that can be pushed through or back sections not covered without seats.
    All wear Auto inflate life vests and collect at the end of the trip.
    Rapid fill airbags that could keep the machine afloat if tripped in an emergency to buy more time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kit Papermouth View Post
    Mike is right. Everything points towards not being on the water in the first place as there was plenty of warning time.

    I was in the McDonald's drive through in Reeds Spring at 6:45. 5 Miles north of the swamping. I was on the East side of the building with the wind coming from the north by northwest.
    My Pilot was buffeted around and I thought, am I in a Tornado? It was blue sky and calm 2 minutes before the winds started and that front was a fast mover.

    Hopefully the companies will do something different.
    Heed weather warnings.
    Canopies with thin sections that can be pushed through or back sections not covered without seats.
    All wear Auto inflate life vests and collect at the end of the trip.
    Rapid fill airbags that could keep the machine afloat if tripped in an emergency to buy more time.
    All good ideas.If only they had already been implemented prior. Thank You Kit for the insight on how fast this storm was moving
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    Spent many years on TR, not a much worse area of the lake to be on with strong N/NW winds. There are many excursion and public transport boats across the country that are vulnerable to the perfect storm. It happened this time.
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