--- In [email protected], "sean neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There certainly are photos of boats sunk through overloading - I think > sometimes a tarpaulin was sandwiched in the foredeck hatch in case the > water came over it (I remember seeing the water piled up about 6" in > front of the bows of John Forth's loaded boat and he was by no means > completely laden). If they didn't cloth up over spelter and it was wet, > that would reduce the freeboard, and I've certainly had water come > aboard with about 10" freeboard, on the straight below Calcutt, when a > high wind made waves. > > If they were paid by the ton, I would think they often risked it, even > though they couldn't swim. > > Sean >
It still happens. A mud hopper came through the bridge & stopped to pump out. It had so much mud in it the gunnels were going under. Sue
