Boat driver in fatal crash revealed
This should never have happened
Boat driver in fatal crash revealed
They Say:
“Cocktail barman Percy Small has been named as the man at the wheel of the runabout when it crashed into a larger fishing boat, killing six people.Detectives investigating the crash will compare forensic evidence and witness statements after it was initially claimed Matthew Reynolds was at the helm.The two boats collided on Sydney Harbour a week ago about 2.40am (AEST) near Bradleys Head.
Of the 14 people on the overloaded, 23-foot runabout, six died and eight were injured, including Mr Reynolds who remains in hospital in a satisfactory condition.It is believed those on board have also claimed that a third person may have been at the wheel during some point in the journey, News Limited reports.
Witnesses have told police that after Mr Reynolds, a qualified skipper, negotiated the boat from Balmain Wharf he handed the controls over to Mr Small. Mr Small, who holds a boating licence and did not appear affected by alcohol, safely took the boat across the harbour to Watsons Bay. On their way back to Balmain, the boats collided, and it is believed both boats had their lights on at the time, News Limited reports.”
We Say:
I feel for the people that have died in this accident, but it should never had happened…
I don’t believe the weight of those that died on the planner and\or ’skipper’ of the boats’ soul will be enough, how could someone be so STUPID as to ‘borrow’ someones boat and go for a joyride in the middle of the night…
The boat was overloaded, everyone was affected by alcohol in some way or another and then to ‘borrow’ someones boat that you only knew distantly… What the fuck?
I think I might borrow the next flashy car I see in the street, if I have an accident my excuse for borrowing it will be: “Oh I know their third cousin through someone my uncle plays cricket with once a year” NOT GOING TO FUCKING HAPPEN!!!
Mind you, how fucking moronic to get on the boat in the first place, idiots… a tragedy nonetheless, but how easily avoided it could have been…
And to ANYONE who even TRIES to blame the fishing trawler, wake up and smell the alcohol, fool…
August 20th, 2008 at 11:57 am
aS THE MOTHER OF ONE OF THOSE KILLED IN THIS TRAGIC ACCIDENT, I RESENT THE ALLEGATION THAT ALCHOHOL WAS TO BLAME FOR THE DEATH OF MY DAUGHTER. AS SHE WAS A NON-DRINKER, A BLANKET STATEMENT SUCH AS YOURS DOES NOT HELP ANYONE YOU WERE NOT THERE!YOU DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. YES, SHE WAS IRRESPONSIBLE GOING ONTO A CROWDED BOAT, BUT DON’T TELL ME THAT YOU HAVE NOT DONE SOMETHING IRRESPONSIBLE IN YOUR LIFE.(AND BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET AWAY WITH IT.)WHY DID NOT ONE OF THEM SEE A BRIGHTLY LIT TRAWLER ? THEY (ACCORDING TO THE FISHERMEN THAT WENT TO HELP THEM)AND THE TRAWLER DID NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO DO THAT!! THE SMALLER BOAT WAS ON THE CORRECT SIDE OF THEIR LANE, SO IT MAKES ONE ASK THE QUESTION , WHY WAS THE TRAWLER THERE TOO?
LET THE FORENSIC POLICE DO THEIR JOB AND FIND OUT WHO WAS TO BLAME.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT I HAVE TWO VERY YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN NOW WITHOUT A MOTHER
August 20th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
“I feel for the people that have died in this accident, but it should never had happened…”
It should have never happened…