Emily Lewis was with her parents and older sister when the accident happened last summerThe skipper of a speedboat that crashed and killed a 15-year-old schoolgirl while he was performing one-handed, high-speed stunts had ten seconds to spot a five-tonne buoy before he ploughed into it, a damning accident report has revealed. Emily Lewis died from chest injuries after the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) carrying 11 paying passengers hit the buoy in the Solent in August last year. SponsoredA Marine Accident Investigation Branch interim report released today states that “few safety practices” were being followed by the boat’s operators as it performed rapid figure-of-eight turns, jumped the wake of a ferry and narrowly missed a succession of buoys during the pleasure ride. Seadogz, a charter company, described itself as offering an “original white-knuckle adrenaline-fuelled Rib ride in Southampton”.

Source: The Times May 20, 2021 16:05 UTC