This was not a freak squall. It was accurately forecast — hours in advance of when it hit. NWS tracked the squall line and predicted exactly what happened. It was gross negligence on the part of the boat operator not to monitor weather forecasts and radar. The Branson deaths could all have been avoided with safety precautions that are standard for any boat owner.
>>This was not a freak squall. It was accurately forecast — hours in advance of when it hit. NWS tracked the squall line and predicted exactly what happened. It was gross negligence on the part of the boat operator not to monitor weather forecasts and radar. <<
I went back and saw the timeline and see what you say. The real question is still going to rest on what the standards are. A weather warning is NOT a small craft advisory and I don’t see one of those.
It was visually clear.
This is NOT open and shut as you seem to think. Given the clean history of this operation it seems you are jumping to conclusions.
I learned my lesson about that in the Zimmerman incident and now am very hesitant to proclaim guilt or innocence (or liability) based on partial data.