Posted on 09/29/2016 9:49:10 AM PDT by pabianice
...Nathan Carman, who was rescued on Sunday from a life raft about 115 miles off Martha’s Vineyard, said during a telephone interview he was “trying to come to terms with what seems like a fact: that my mom really is gone.”
“My understanding when we went out was that the boat was seaworthy,” he said. “Clearly something happened, but I don’t know what, and I don’t know how it could have been prevented.”
Authorities said Carman ventured some 80 miles farther out to sea than his mother, Linda, had expected. They are investigating whether Carman had made repairs to his 31-foot vessel that potentially made it unsafe...
The developments came as court records showed that Carman was once a suspect in the 2013 shooting death of his grandfather, 87-year-old John Chakalos. The grandfather left an estate worth more than $42 million to his four adult daughters, including Carman’s mother, according to the Associated Press...
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Should have had Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken on board. Would have made all the difference.
He's an orphan now, and has had a lot of "tragic deaths" in his family...
This guy is certainly suspect, but who will find him guilty? I say we need Columbo...
wow less than 20 secs...
Why would anyone remove the boat's trim tabs? Doesn't make sense. If they are retracted (in full up position) they should have no effect on the boat's trim, assuming they are installed correctly.
greed. Who would remove trim tabs? There is no reason. It’s like removing a window from your car. Makes no sense.
His words damn him. He sounds like a greasy lawyer doosh with too much money.
I wonder if he knows Amy Bishop?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_University_of_Alabama_in_Huntsville_shooting
Skip down to her previous incidents.
I had trim tabs on my boat. I had to remove them because they were more trouble than they were worth. However, I must say that I have not nor do not want to kill anyone! ;-)
Nero did something similar.
Goldie was still a cutie in that movie.
I’ve had both Bennett hydraulic tabs and Lenco electric actuators. The latter is far superior and provides instant response. Just an FYI for your consideration.
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