boarding a run away boat

[CIVANO]

Florida deputy leaps onto runaway boat to stop it after driver falls off, video shows

Florida police bodycam video shows an officer leaping onto a runaway boat in Pinellas County in a scene similar to an action movie.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Aquaholic]

Florida deputy leaps onto runaway boat to stop it after driver falls off, video shows

Florida police bodycam video shows an officer leaping onto a runaway boat in Pinellas County in a scene similar to an action movie.

www.foxnews.com

Another Sand Heads incident. When will they learn.

 

[agentaqua]

Exciting video - great boat driver - thanks for posting, civano.

Thats exactly why they make Boat Kill Switches with lanyards - that's the lesson here.

If I am alone in an open boat where I can fall out and esp if it is rough & bumpy - the lanyard goes on - just to prevent this from occurring.

Another good idea is to make sure you can get back into a boat if you fall out and are by yourself. Many boats have pods with ladders - many don't. A bight of rope tied on both ends hanging down in the right spot can be quite helpful in these situations. Been there done that a couple times in my life.

 

[eroyd]

Looks like a pretty hazardous thing to do for someone elses boat, but he was there so his call.

 

[Corey_lax]

Looks like a pretty hazardous thing to do for someone elses boat, but he was there so his call.

A boat ripping around at 40mph with no driver is pretty hazardous as well LOL.

I'm surprised he didn't give a big Ric Flair WOOOOO when he nailed the landing.

 

[Gong Show]

That was really slick, until he put it in reverse at the end and spun up the rope in the props.