sank fast

[getakey]

talk about a bad design

Floating restaurant sinks in Fort Lauderdale waters, owner says. Crew escapes unharmed

A floating restaurant known for its alligator delicacies sank Sunday afternoon on the Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal Waterway — but the crew abandoned the watercraft unharmed, its owner told the Miami H...

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[32carv]

Sounds some pre-existing structural issue?
Jim

 

[Radioactive]

I don't know what/which particular licenses are required for the vessel ( The business has an apparently valid business license ), but I find it a challenge to believe that this "boat" met all of the legal maritime requirements.

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As an aside, I like the idea of a floating food cart. I just don't think they met the minimums for safe operation. I could be wrong, of course. )

 

[boatbum]

I'm thinking it was an ad-hoc throw it together design that probably had some corrosion issues leading to things falling apart.

 

[abalmuth]

I don't know what/which particular licenses are required for the vessel ( The business has an apparently valid business license ), but I find it a challenge to believe that this "boat" met all of the legal maritime requirements.

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As an aside, I like the idea of a floating food cart. I just don't think they met the minimums for safe operation. I could be wrong, of course. )

You think?

 

[Chesagansett]

Yeah, that looks totally seaworthy.

 

[Bill D.]

I’m thinking, “how drunk do I need to get to decide to eat there?”

 

[PascalG]

As long as no customer step on board they don’t need anything USCG related.

 

[Sailarmy1]

Wonder why it had not exploded well before the sinking. Looks like a floating fire trap.

 

[Gregory S]

I would think that a commercial operation with paid employees on board would be subject to Coast Guard certification?

 

[PascalG]

They are considered crew not paid passengers

 

[Gregory S]

so there are no safeguards or protections for crew?