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T-Rex
01-31-2013, 04:46 PM
This skipper was a little to aggressive on the throttle when he was chasing down the marlin in reverse. It looks like he may have slipped off the flybridge and hit the throttle -- submerged the transom and it was game over. According to the article the boat ended up sinking. :farmer:

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