IIRC from my insurance newsletters discussing "what not to do", alcohol was involved with this one and there was at least one fatality. I think the line was put there to help ensure the crime scene didn't float off with the tides or currents.
This is a very disturbing picture if you think about what probably happened to the unfortunate people onboard. No seatbelts and likely catapulted forward, across or through the windshield, dashboard or into the cabin. Or ejected completely. It must have been bad. Out having what is supposed to be good days on the water and something like this happens. People who don't know how to safely operate boats should never have one. Not sure how you fix ignorance though...
Didn't Mythbusters try and fail to reproduce this one?
yes but was revisited and the key is to turn into the post.
When they hit it straight on it bounced off but if you hit it in an arc then you get above result
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