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A stuck anchor is being blamed for the boating accident that killed two NFL football players and a third man off the Florida Gulf Coast in late February.

The Associated Press is reporting, based on a Freedom of Information Act request, that the lone survivor, Nick Schuyler, said the boat capsized as the four men tried to free its anchor from a coral reef.

Hypothermia and time, however, took their toll quickly, and within four hours the men were weakened in the frigid waters.

The AP reports:

Schuyler told the Coast Guard that one of the men “freaked out” and took off his life vest and disappeared that night.

Another started getting unruly, throwing punches and later took off his life jacket, dove under the water and was never seen again. The third man thought he saw land nearly two days after the boat capsized and decided to swim for it.

That man said his life jacket was too tight and he took it off, Schuyler told the Coast Guard.

Officials have said they found three life jackets: one on Schuyler, another near the boat and a third underneath.

It’s unclear how accurate the account is. Schuyler, who was found clinging to the overturned boat about 35 miles off Clearwater and nearly 48 hours after the accident, was suffering from hypothermia and he has provided different accounts to the men’s relatives.

Easily the most disturbing moment of yesterday’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was the live Rickrolling of the audience. And is that a blue penis in the opening part? I thought this was a family show!

• Let the bargain hunting begin.
• There’s something naughty about this headline, even if I can’t quite figure out what it is.
• Roving gangs of Key West seniors.
• Love the dude cranking a brewski next to the mayor, in the second photo.
• Reviewing South Florida’s “Fire-Breathing Liberal” congressman.
• Chris Matthews to run for the US Senate from Pennsylvania in 2010??
• Thomas Dolby finds a cassette tape with the demos that got him his first record deal.
• Terror in India. But was it home grown?
• Meanwhile, in Thailand, expect long delays at the airport.
• Passenger jet on a maintenance flight goes down off the coast of France.
• The NY Times visits a Florida condo auction.
• The new Blackberry is no iPhone killer.
• R.I.P.: The World’s Oldest Person.
• Man, the Lions suck.

A lion in winter.

• A split decision in Kentucky and Oregon, but Obama clinches the pledged delegate majority.
• Hillary now $31 million in debt. Maybe she is the right person to steward the economy after all.
• Going to see Barack in Tampa today? Arrive early.
• “This will make Watergate look like Child’s Play.”
• Israel holds peace talks with Syria. Who knew the Israelis were so reckless and inexperienced?
• Sell your Apple stock: They just opened a store in Brandon.
• The NFL owners opt out of the league’s labor contract. This type of brinkmanship worked so well for professional hockey.
• Chupe mantequilla de mi culo!

(Photo Credit: Brian Finifter)

Get comfy. We’re going to be here a while.

• A “minor explosion” rocked a military recruiting station in Times Square this morning.
• The Clinton campaign plots their next move and take time out to fight like cats and dogs amongst themselves.
• What’s wrong with this New York Times headline: “Clinton Success Alters Delegate Race’s Dynamic”?
• Obama’s next move? Attack? Chase the super delegates? Cry a bit?
• Will Florida try and call “do over?”
• Ron Paul wins it!
• If you’ve ever wondered what Helen Keller looked like, so did she.
• Don’t let grandpa drive the fire truck.
• Big Cable vs. NFL Network.

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