Did anyone actually read the article and the comments? Here's what one of the first responders said:
"I expected to hear about some flagrant abuse by another idiot boat driver but instead what I heard was driving in a straight line at under 25 mph, bright morning calm weather, no cell phones or ipods on board and at least two adults and driver was not only licensed but experienced, not drunk or high. Only thing I could fault the guy for was not wearing sunglasses as the explanation for no one seeing the kayaker until the last second as he was in the sun glare and the middle of the channel".
Seems to me that if everyone on this thread would get the data
first, it would reduce the speculation immensly?