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[URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/03/01/report-three-nfl-players-on-boat-in-distress/"]ProFootballTalk.com - REPORT: THREE NFL PLAYERS ON MISSING BOAT[/URL]

Allegedly one is a Lion and one is a Raider. I put this here because potentially the other missing one could be any other NFL team, including our own.

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[quote=Skinny Tee;532247][URL="http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/03/01/report-three-nfl-players-on-boat-in-distress/"]ProFootballTalk.com - REPORT: THREE NFL PLAYERS ON MISSING BOAT[/URL]

Allegedly one is a Lion and one is a Raider. I put this here because potentially the other missing one could be any other NFL team, including our own.[/quote]

The PFT website is a mess, here's another link to this story...

[url=http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/real_scouts/entry/view/17675/report_2_nfl_players_on_missing_fishing_boat]SportingNews.com - ProFootballTalk[/url]

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Wow, this is sad. I hope they are found safe and sound

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[url=http://www.denverpost.com/sportsheadlines/ci_11814047?source=rss]Agent: 2 NFL players among Fla. missing boaters - The Denver Post[/url]

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I live close to Va. Beach and every now and then we have someone going out in a boat despite warnings and it ends in tragedy. It's a shame.

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Bad deal. Pray for these guys.

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Lets hope there is a happy ending but it does not look good at this point. My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone and to the Raider and Lion organizations.

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I hope for a happy ending, but these things never seem to go well... I really hope for the best here.

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I used to do a lot of fishing in the gulf when I lived in SW Fl. The weather and water conditions can change in a matter of minutes. I pray these guys are OK. a 21' craft should not have much trouble in a moderate chop. Unless it was a flats. keep these guys in your prayers tonight.

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Hopefully they are just lost or out of fuel. Coast guard sould find them before to long. Hope for the best

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I heard them say on ESPNews that the boat they were in was a 21footer...and was almost unsinkable. Let's hope they find them soon. I hate seeing stuff like this happen, i'm sure they will turn up sooner or later.

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Damn, here's to hoping.

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From my experience on the water I'd say the boat has either flipped, filled with warter, or they have lost total power. The reason I say that is I would hope that the boat had a working VHF radio and if they where simply lost they would have had radio contact with them. There is also a chance they don't have a VHF radio on the boat but that would be just crazy. I personaly have two VHF radios. One is a mounted VHF (which if the boat flips on takes on alot of water is useless) and the other is a hand held which floats and is water proof. Both of my VHF radios have a distress button which is pretty standard and when activated sends a signal to all boats, CG, etc... with our location. The reason for the hand held is if the boat sinks I have a back up. The News said it was a foam filled boat so the boat should not sink which is really the only good news so far from this story and could be what saves their life.

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Hoping for the very best outcome. Unfortunately, most all of these stories end in tragedy.

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[quote=skinsfan_nn;532590]Hoping for the very best outcome. Unfortunately, most all of these stories end in tragedy.[/quote]
Well the good news is that unlike our area hypertherma (spelling) should not be an issue in the warm golf waters.