Printer Friendly
The Free Library
19,607,059 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Boat accident. (Snap Shot).


While on a boating trip on Indianapolis, Indiana's White River, two couples and an infant hit an obstruction that damaged the propeller propeller, device consisting of a hub with one or more blades that propels a craft to which it is attached by rotating its blades in a fluid such as air or water.  of their boat so extensively that it Could not develop sufficient thrust to keep out of the strong current leading to the spillway spillway,
n a channel or passageway through which food escapes from the occlusal surfaces of the teeth during mastication. The occlusal, developmental, and supplemental grooves, as well as the incisal, occlusal, labial, buccal, and lingual embrasures,
. The boat went over the spillway and lodged as depicted in the photograph. Over the next several hours, multiple attempts to rescue the occupants by boat, rope pulley pulley, simple machine consisting of a wheel over which a rope, belt, chain, or cable runs.

A grooved pulley wheel like that used for ropes is called a sheave.
, and fire truck ladder proved unsuccessful. Two officers from the Indiana State Police The Indian State Police Department serves as the supreme or main law enforcement agency in the state of Indiana. Indiana was the 12th state to offer protection to its citizens with a state police force.  arrived in the department's helicopter and rescued all five people on the craft in less than 15 minutes.

Submitted by Indiana State Police
COPYRIGHT 2002 Federal Bureau of Investigation
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2002, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jul 1, 2002
Words:109
Previous Article:High-speed police pursuits: dangers, dynamics, and risk reduction.
Next Article:Victims. (Bulletin Reports).
Topics:



Related Articles
Camp boating programs; a survey.
Recreational boating accidents: Which law applies?
Managing Boating Risks.
NEGLIGENCE TRIAL BEGINS IN SPEED BOAT TRAGEDY THAT CLAIMED TWO\LIVES.
BOATER CONVICTED IN FATAL CRASH AT PYRAMID LAKE.
Supreme Court rejects federal preemption in boating case.
American Canoe Association releases report. (Research).
On the wild side.
Beached fishing boat moored in dry dock.
Rescuers pluck boaters from Willamette River.

Terms of use | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles