For a safer Sydney Harbour - look to New Zealand



10:32 PM Tue 3 May 2011 GMT
'Jetboat in midspin on Sydney Harbour' Powerboat-World.com &copy Click Here to view large photo
In an unfortunate incident this weekend a young female passenger and an older male passenger on board a commercial Sydney Harbour jet boat ended up in hospital with back injuries (in the case of the women this turned out to be a fractured spine). As a Sydney based compensation lawyer and an avid recreational sailor I have in the past represented a jet boat victim whose circumstances were similar to the events of this weekend. In my client's case an enthusiastic young skipper took the craft out towards the harbour heads. In his enthusiasm he gunned the throttle too hard ...


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by Simon Murphy





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