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Subject: Re: Boating Safety at Walt Disney World From: upinews1@aol.com Date: 1998/08/05 Message-ID: <6q89c0$m6m$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> Newsgroups: rec.boats [More Headers] [Subscribe to rec.boats]
Dear Scott, Thank you for your quick response. In my opinion, the Watermouse story goes far beyond the victims of accidents or potential vendors. Accordingly my reliable sources, it was Disney's recreation management team involved with the Watermouse project that intentionally stalled Regal Marine and other vendors to supply boats which meet with Disney's approval and incorporated the proven propeller guard and rounded bow design. However, Disney's strategy was designed to force Brunswick into building the Watermouse boats at a loss and in lieu of the safety and performance problems. The types and frequency of accidents to date, has sent both sides into a corner pointing fingers at each other while at the same time preserving their public image. With regard to evidence of accidents to date. I have listed them in Chronological order.. WATERMOUSE BOATING ACCIDENTS Date of the accident : January 29, 1998 Accident Victim: Ms. Jenny Davis, 7179 Sutton Dr., Everson, Washington, 98247 Re: Husband and wife collide, the husband sustained head injuries Date of the accident: March 13th, 1998 Accident Victim: Jeromy Feakins, 1200 West Penn Grand Road, Lancaster, Penn. Telephone 1-717-871-1261 Re: A man was hit broadside by another boat driven by a young boy, knocking him into the water, the same man was then run over by another boat driven by a young girl. Photos are available of these blood splattered boats on request! Date of the accident: April 10, 1998 Accident Victim: Julie Ciccirone, 931 Lenpe Rd., Westchester, Pn. 19382 Re: Three boats collide, Julie is knocked out of the boat by the pointed bow and run over by one of the another boats, she sustained head injuries from the propeller and pointed bow. Date of the accident: April 10, 1998 Accident Victim: Unknown Re: Three boats collide, a young boy is knocked out of boat by the pointed bow and run over. He sustained head injuries by the propeller. Date of the accident: April 15, 1998 Accident Victim: Unknown Re: A boat run out of control ran into a wall at full speed, cracking the deck…and injuring the driver. Date of the accident: April 20, 1998 Accident Victim: William Archer, Stone Gables Brook, Rutland U.K. Re: The first boat stalls, a second boat runs over the stern with the pointed bow hitting the driver in the back of the head. He sustained a concussion. The driver of the second boat was found to be only 8 years old ! Witnesses: Ronald Paratore, 147 Brentwood Terr., Mt. Laurel NJ 08654 1-609-273-2467 and Robert Davis 1-609-234-6045 Date of the accident: May 12, 1998 Accident Victim: Unknown Re: Two boats collide, a young girl is knocked out of boat by the pointed bow and run over. The driver sustained minor head injuries by the propeller. Date of the accident: July 4, 1998 Accident Victim: Unknown Re: Two boats collide, the pointed bow knocked the driver out of the boat into the water. The driver sustained a head concussion but refused treatment. I believe there are more, but I could not confirm. ANOTHER RECENT WATERMOUSE DILEMMA….. Increased pollution on the lake caused by fuel spillage has concerned EPA officials and Reedy Creek. The portable two gallon fuel tanks on the original Watersprite boats, were replaced with built-in 8 gallon tanks on the new Watermouse boats, which allow for fuel spillage on every re-fill or approx 50 gallons on a busy day (based on 200 tanks filled twice per day, times one cup of gas being spilled) Why built-in tanks vs.portable? To meet the minimum passenger capacity of 300 lbs that Disney required, Mercury had to add weight to the front of the boat. This also explains why the boat is so wet on turns and steers out of control at high speeds. In closing, I can assure you this story is based on facts, all of which have been made available to Disney and Brunswick executives for there review and file. With regard to the Dry Dock security, according to sources inside Disney, there ahs been no security at that gate since January 1, 1998, for budget reasons! Sincerely, John Paulson UPINEWS1 -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum
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