Bahamas jet ski accident kills Ohio child on cruise ship stop

[Stimpy]

How sad is this? I guess it could have happened anywhere but does it make anyone a little nervous about excursions like this now?

http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/...s-33/1184602788296440.xml&storylist=cleveland

Bahamas jet ski accident kills Ohio child on cruise ship stop
7/16/2007, 12:04 p.m. EDT
The Associated Press

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — A 7-year-old Ohio boy was killed in a jet ski accident during an excursion from a cruise ship in the Bahamas, police said Monday.

Eric Thomas, of Cincinnati, was riding with his mother off a Paradise Island beach Sunday when they hit a wave and lost control, said Glenn Miller, chief superintendent for the Royal Bahamas Police. He received a head injury.

The injury may have caused by a nearby jet ski ridden by other family members, Miller said.

The boy was traveling with his mother, stepfather and sister aboard Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas. The cruise line said it was not associated with the vendor that rented the watercraft to the family.

 

[GreatDaneMom]

That just breaks my heart. His poor family...

 

[lillygator]

that is sooo sad.

We did the jet ski eco tour on DCL last December....the water was choppy where we went and I had a hard time throughout the ride I couldn't imagine a child on there too!

 

[discruiselovers97]

Wow, that is terrible. I don't know what I would do if that happened to one of my kids.

I can see why there could be a problem. We go jet-skiing in the ocean all the time and without previous experience it is quite difficult with waves. You would think that they (cruise excursion people) would watch out more for a problem like this. If it was stormy (most likely reason for the waves) I don't see why they still did the excursion. Just IMO though.

 

[Jaguar]

That is definitely very sad. You definitely have to feel for the family, especially the mother.

On the other hand did you see how quickly Royal Caribbean disassoicated itself from the vendor to cover themselves.