Boating Accident - Treasure Island

[ApS]

Originally Posted by MisheMokwa

"...Had they been 10 feet to the left they would have hit a large boulder instead of "ramping up" onto the rocks at the they end of the point...Glad to hear we didn't have another Diamond Island incident..."

Apparently, very few here want to be reminded of that one.

Originally Posted by DEJ

Acres, I also cannot find the website for West Alton Marina, could you please provide that link? Thank you.

Normally, I'd check History to find it, but I'm at a different computer, and it's possible that Google lead me astray with this page. There, Google only hints at a WAM website, but this link indicates that WAM will rent boats.

But it's not my copyrighted page—so please don't shoot the messenger.

Originally Posted by codeman671

"...someone does not run aground because their GPS didn't work. The GPS is not what is driving the boat. It is the drivers responsibility to maintain a safe course, proper lookout, etc...if the visibility is too bad to proceed safely you should not go anywhere, especially fast enough to launch a boat like that..."

Yours is the same viewpoint I've maintained for a long time. Blame will be shifted to some failure or another, but we all know who the responsible individual ultimately is.

Originally Posted by Lakepilot

Please don't quote me out of context. I posted that link (not the picture) in response to someone wondering about using a GPS for navigation. It was an example of someone on Flathead lake in Montana (not on Winni) that said they ran aground because their GPS didn't work.

Their granite outcroppings do seem different than ours.

I shall endeavor to avert my eyes when possibly seeing pictures that might appear in all future links.

Originally Posted by VtSteve

"...Marinas cannot be responsible for what a boater does after they rent something if operator error was the cause..."

Now that I think about it, I had a marina refuse to rent their 14' Boston Whaler to me. This occurred after a few seasons of renting from those same folks as a sub-adult—splitting the rental with a friend.

The refusal followed their question, "Where are you going fishing?"

We were definitely out of sight of land where we fished, but we could still see the tops of transmission towers!

I don't know why adults have problems: adult beverages, perhaps?