View Single Post
Old 09-27-2020, 06:21 PM   #19
ApS
Senior Member
 
ApS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro
Posts: 5,788
Thanks: 2,085
Thanked 742 Times in 532 Posts
Red face It's the Boat's Fault...

Quote:
Originally Posted by thinkxingu View Post
There's a clear distinction between blaming the victim and accepting that systems are imperfect and that everybody involved in an activity has a role in making it as safe as possible.

It very well may be that the captain was negligent, but it's also ok to discuss whether the situation was such that the kayaker was difficult to see.
Choice of powerboat involves the captain's line of sight:
Attached Images
 
ApS is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to ApS For This Useful Post: