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Report: Inexperience Led To Boating Tragedy That Killed 3 Football Players

Careless and inexperienced piloting, along with improper anchoring, caused the boating mishap that took the lives of two professional football players and one former USF football player, according to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Report released this morning. ...more

March 27, 2009

Player's Father: Boaters Report Won't Bring Back His Son

Speaking over the whine of the pneumatic drills in his Citrus County auto shop, Bob Bleakley said hadn't had time to look at the report, released moments before, outlining what investigators say happened during the boating accident that took the life of his son, Will, and NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith.. ...more

March 27, 2009

Fish, Wildlife Commission Releases Report On Boating Tragedy

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission just released its investigative report into an ill-fated fishing trip where three football players disappeared, an official said. ...more

March 27, 2009

In Smith's Memory, No Lion Will Wear 93 This Fall

The Detroit Lions will retire the number 93 for the 2009 football season in memory of player Corey Smith, one of three men lost when their fishing boat capsized off the Florida Gulf Coast three weeks ago. ...more

March 22, 2009

Dads Of Lost Boaters Say Latest Details Are Inconsequential

To Bob Bleakley, the father of one of three friends who did not survive a gulf fishing trip last week, details of a report released Monday about what happened on the boat are inconsequential ...more

March 16, 2009

Learning From Tragedy At Sea

This past week, a strong group of elite gentlemen set off confident in their knowledge and skill, but they were overpowered by forces of nature. It is essential that the majority of us who are no match for their strength take utmost care before setting out on the ocean in even the best conditions. ...more

March 7, 2009

Family Of Missing Boater Asking Pilots To Help Search

With each hour that passes while three boaters remain lost in the body-heat sapping waters of the Gulf of Mexico, optimism that bubbled up when a fourth man was rescued Monday is fading this afternoon. ...more

March 3, 2009