Who Goes Fishing In the Ocean in a 21 Foot Rowboat

Thursday, March 05, 2009

Who Goes Fishing In the Ocean in a 21 Foot Rowboat

When i first heard the story of the missing NFL players who had taken a boat out on the ocean to go fishing, I wasn't very curious. First off, NFL players are highly paid, so if they went out on a boat, I presumed it would be a yacht, possible a huge motorboat with a cabin. At the least, I expected to it would be a seaworthy vehicle.

My curiosity was peaked tremendously when news came that one person was found, "clinging" to the boat. When I first saw the photo, the person appeared to just be sitting on the boat awaiting rescue. That seemed suspicious to me. My gut feeling is that there is something deeper going on here.

Sorry folks, but a 21 foot boat is the just five feet longer than a Cadillac Escalade. That is not a big boat. So why would four men go fishing in the ocean in a boat that most of us wouldn't take to the middle of Lake Michigan?

Plus check out this video of the grieving widow.

I pray this story turns out to be a real accident and not murder.

2 comments:

Rudy said...: Unfortunately, this reminds me of 1) the Lawndale kids who went out in a boat, on a winter night, at a Wisconsin retreat and 2) Brian Williams (Bison Dele) and his brother disappearing in Fiji(?). :(; 1:52 PM
Unknown said...: Adventure driven Men enjoy the challenge. However safety should never be compromised. I've been in a 15 ft dingy with 4 friends and we had a blast.

We all wore life vests and knew the emergency procedure if anything went wrong.

No drinking was allowed nor any sort of drug use, except motion sickness medication.

Foolishness can lead to fatalities.; 10:13 PM

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Arlene Jones' Biography

I was born in Chicago. I grew up in Cabrini Green. I attended Wells Sr High, the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle where I majored in Spanish and minored in Education. I have a diploma in Computer Programming.

I moved to Austin when I purchased a home here. I have two children.

I have been active in the community since moving here. I started with my blockclub. In the early 1990s, I worked with several people to try and form the North Austin Homeowners Association. I even went on patrol with a group of people who had a walkie talkie car patrol of the neighborhood.

As with most programs in the AA community, many factors led to the demise of those groups. Lack of support from elected officials was at the top of the list.

There were several people who had a group and we met out of DaVinci Manor. DaVinci Manor was at the corner of North Ave and Central where Walgreen now stands. Again there was very little interest in saving that building and our community lost a beautiful hall.

I have protested the state of the Central Ave bridge. I worked with Leola Spann and did many a smoke out including one in the 1500 block of North Lorel where drug paraphenalia layed on the ground. I have over the years here in Austin worked with the following groups at one point or another:
Northeast Austin Organization (Mary Volpe, Tom Hosea);
Northwest Austin Council;
Mad Dads;
Brotherhood of Black Men;
Westside Health Authority;
Nobel Neighbors;
Every Block A Village;
Beat 2532;
25th District Housing Committee;
WVON Volunteer;
African American Employees at the Merchandise Mart (AAEMM);
Lafollette Park Advisory Council;
Garfield Park Conservatory Advisory Council;
Westside Executive Advisory Council;
Austin Landmark Cultural Center;
Concerned Citizens of East Garfield Park

and so many others that it gets hard to remember.

Arlene Jones

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Thursday, March 05, 2009