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Drama As 110 Children Swept Out To Sea

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Walter Hinteler
 
Reply Thu 5 Jul, 2007 09:18 am
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120 children rescued after sailing accident

Thursday, 5 July 2007 16:07

Up to 120 children had to be rescued from the sea off Dún Laoghaire Co Dublin this afternoon after over 90 vessels capsized during a children's regatta.

It is understood the boats overturned during strong winds near the West Pier at Dún Laoghaire harbour. All of the children were wearing life jackets and all have since been accounted for.

A spokesperson for Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company said that there were 28 knot winds at the time of the incident, which occured at around 2pm.
The large scale rescue operation involved garda air support, the Fire Brigade and a number of ambulances.

The LE Aoife is also at the scene.
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Joe Nation
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2007 08:18 am
Who was the a-hole who said "Well, 28 knots is pretty windy but those kids are sailors or they are not."

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eoe
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2007 08:41 am
Geez...who decided that it was okay to send the kids out there in the first damn place?
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Joe Nation
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2007 09:12 am
Children's regattas are not uncommon. There are a bunch each year in the bay between Long Beach Island and the New Jersey shore and they are a lot of fun to watch.
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eoe
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2007 09:19 am
No, I mean under such conditions. 28 knots is a bit brisk, isn't it? About 30 mph?
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 6 Jul, 2007 09:31 am
eoe wrote:
No, I mean under such conditions. 28 knots is a bit brisk, isn't it? About 30 mph?


One knot is one (nautical) mile per hour.

This was nearly a gale .... but it suddenly came up as such, wasn't so when they started.

A coupe of boats overturned in a squall when the weather suddenly sharpened.
(There was another incident the same day elswhere in Ireland as well: this time, it were older youth, and it wasn't so dramatic .... as the winds weren't so strong.)
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