Boating Accident/Death off Diamond Island

[Resident 2B]

Originally Posted by Mink Islander

And for what it's worth, the +/- 5 miles from Shep Browns to my home on Mink would have taken waaaay longer than 10 minutes that night and it's an extremely familiar route with several light buoys along the way. It was raining and foggy and nearly moonless that night. Only thing that would have made conditions worse would have been high winds.

It is almost ten miles and when you factor in having to get safely past the Witches on a dark, rainy and foggy night, it would be foolish to think this trip could be made in less than 30 minutes, given the conditions. Shinopulos is way off base with a 10 minute estimate, even during the day.

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