2 NFL players among Florida missing boaters

http://www.newsok.com/agent-2-nfl-p...article/3349653?custom_click=headlines_widget


Sports agent Ron Del Duca said his client, Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith, and Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper were two of the four boaters who were reported missing Sunday morning by the Coast Guard.

 

I saw this earlier. The article I read said the seas were 4' and increased to 7' later in the day. Thats a little more than I would go out in on a 21' boat.

 

I saw this earlier too, I hope that they find them safe.

 

Definitely not prayers go out to their family
here is another link from yahoo regarding this

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-missingboaters-nfl&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

Sad...

The ocean is a powerful beast.

 

How any of them survived is incredible. Cold outside temperatures and in the water for 2 nights, amazing.

 

Something just seems funny with this situation...also don't get why they were that far in that small boat.

 

if your motor takes sh!t during a falling tide, and you're out to sea pretty damn quick.
Not many anchors (that would fit in that boat) will hold in 7 foot seas.

 

That's terrible but, I do not understand this statement. We supposedly had an experienced boater here. How could someone with experience try to anchor a 21' boat in a 7' chop? First of all, the anchor would drag the bottom. Secondly, if it snagged something it would toss that boat around like a limp rag doll possibly throwing everyone off in a split second. A 7' sea is not to be taken for granted in a 21' boat. It makes no sense why an experienced boater would do that.