Here's a report on a man, fishing his 23' Parker, who fell overboard 37 miles off shore.
Some good lessons learned here.
1. If not for the GPS 'bread-crumb' feature, he likely would be gone. Two 'good Samaritans' were almost run down by the empty boat. They got onboard and followed 'the track' miles back to where the boat owner was treading water.
2. He was offshore, by himself, and not wearing a life vest.
3. He was not using an automatic engine kill-switch device.
https://www.live5news.com/2021/07/06/man-falls-overboard-37-miles-offshore-rescued-by-samaritans/
Some good lessons learned here.
1. If not for the GPS 'bread-crumb' feature, he likely would be gone. Two 'good Samaritans' were almost run down by the empty boat. They got onboard and followed 'the track' miles back to where the boat owner was treading water.
2. He was offshore, by himself, and not wearing a life vest.
3. He was not using an automatic engine kill-switch device.
https://www.live5news.com/2021/07/06/man-falls-overboard-37-miles-offshore-rescued-by-samaritans/
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