Boating Accident

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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac

"...More than a few times I've heard mention of a (possible) civil suit...I find it hard to imagine they'll sue..."

The June issue of Soundings magazine has a sidebar on boating safety that relates to "good seamanship skills"—that stretches across three pages—and quotes this Diamond Island crash case.

(Crash Highlights Perils of Night Boating
—Soundings).

Of all the accounts we've seen in the local press, none contains all that appears in this two-page article in Soundings.

These quotes (which appear critical to a civil suit, IMO) are accredited to Edgar Beaudoin:

"...'It was total negligence all the way', says Beaudoin..."

and...

"...'total negligence and a poor choice of judgement'..."

and...

"...'Find out how many feet of water [the boat] was in, drop the anchor, and ride it out till (sic) morning. It was 2-3 o'clock in the morning. There was a place for people to sleep'..."

Including never-before-seen quotes by NHMP's Lt. Dunleavey, this comprehensive article hasn't appeared on the Internet (as yet—or if ever), but Soundings' June issue would be available "at better newstands".

(Black's newstand, in Wolfeboro, comes to mind).