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Editor: Rod Sullivan
Profession: Maritime Attorney

Category: Boating Accidents

R.T. invited some friends on his boat. He was in the practice of towing his Sea Doo Jet
Ski behind the boat on a tow line. On the date of the accident, the weather got bad and choppy two to three foot seas developed. And as the motor boat was traveling along at 25 or 30 mph, with the Sea Doo in tow, the Sea Doo rolled over its side causing the nylon tow line to stretch. When the tow line came loose from the jet ski, it snapped back striking a passenger in the head, fracturing his skull.

Using nylon lines to tow something behind a motorboat is very dangerous. Consult your marine supplier and get a line that won't stretch.