I could see through the big camera that the ski operator was was maybe wearing the most minimal of float coats, utterly inadequate for the conditions. Storm winds, heavy chop, running tides. No light. No radio. No phone. And he didn't make sure the boat was in good operating condition before setting out in heavy weather beyond the small craft's capability.
When I was Navy, you have no idea how many of these idiots we pulled out of the ocean. Some alive. Some not.
Archnemysis