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Stopping a run-away boat ... my attempt failed
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<blockquote data-quote="Slimcowboy1978" data-source="post: 475629" data-attributes="member: 23997"><p>Dale H, you did the correct thing. I don’t know the boat laws where you are, but here in Oregon the “Good Samaritan” Law is a double edged sword... if you don’t help a boater in distress and it is found that you could have rendered aid, you could be held liable for damages and/or loss of life. On the other hand if you render aid wether successful or not, the distressed boater can’t press charges against you if you were acting as a normal rational human. I don’t know what I would have done in your situation, but I don’t think my attempt would have ended much differently. </p><p></p><p>Cudos for trying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slimcowboy1978, post: 475629, member: 23997"] Dale H, you did the correct thing. I don’t know the boat laws where you are, but here in Oregon the “Good Samaritan” Law is a double edged sword... if you don’t help a boater in distress and it is found that you could have rendered aid, you could be held liable for damages and/or loss of life. On the other hand if you render aid wether successful or not, the distressed boater can’t press charges against you if you were acting as a normal rational human. I don’t know what I would have done in your situation, but I don’t think my attempt would have ended much differently. Cudos for trying. [/QUOTE]
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