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Capt. JG

"Gogarty" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

In article , rlong003
says...
I've been asked by private email to comment on the Bill Grey
disappearance.

Back when I was flying general aviation airplanes, I had a lot more
opportunity to the mysterious deaths of people engaged in my favorite
activity. When a plane went down without clear cause, the newsgroups I
frequented then would erupt with speculation followed by flames about
the
futility and disrespect of speculation.

I never found the speculation that objectionable myself as long as
people
were not claiming to have the answer because of their superior
knowledge,
intellect, and analytical skills. Safety in any hazardous environment is
always enhanced by pondering what could go wrong and how you would
prevent
or respond to it.

Although I now get paid for applying my knowledge, intellect, and
analytical
skills to things like the sinking of the Titanic, I couldn't begin to
form
an opinion about what actually happened here. However, it's instructive
for
anyone who takes a small craft to sea to think about how this this boat
could have disappeared so suddenly that no distress call could be made.

If there's only one person aboard, and that person goes overboard,
the boat can take as long as it wants to disappear, and there won't
be a distress call.

Mark Borgerson

Did I not read there was a cell phone signal in the evening?

No... mid-morning...

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercu...l/16591383.htm

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