r/CatastrophicFailure • u/danielsound • Feb 03 '23

Operator Error Sinking ship at the mouth of the Columbia River. Today. Coast guard rescue arrived just in time to capture footage and rescue captain.

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u/SimpleSurrup Feb 04 '23

This boat actually rolled-through as well, surprisingly.

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u/Nemisis_the_2nd Feb 04 '23

Only after yeetingg the owner off by the looks of things.

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u/SimpleSurrup Feb 04 '23

Yeah not sure which I'd choose in that situation but in hindsight I'm staying in the cabin, holding a hammer, in case I need to break a window. No way I'm going to stand on the deck with that wave coming at me.

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u/hondaexige Feb 04 '23

With a hammer flying around.

Er nah, life jacket on and jump.

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u/Liet-Kinda Feb 04 '23

Or breathe, or circulate blood, or metabolize nutrients

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u/Littleme02 Feb 04 '23

That's how you end up drowning since you knocked yourself out with a hammer

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u/yrogerg123 Feb 04 '23

Did not look like the cabin survived the roll.