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Originally Posted by ollie From what I've read, there does not seem to be a mitigating set of circumstances.A guess would be a combination of factors like improper ballast combined with too many people on one side of a boat and a wave taken at the wrong angle could combine to so something like that.
When I was on vacation this summer, We went whale watching. Every time the spotter ID'ed a spout, the tourists would run from one side of the boat to the other to get a better view. A couple of times, I felt the boat heel very sharply under me.
So I can see a couple more circumstances providing a mechanism for capsizing.
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I was wondering that too. Thanks for the explanation.
Too bad no one wore those life vests.