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Default Red Cloud Abandoned!
On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:57:23 -0800 (PST), wrote:

OzOne wrote:
Read what?

Hello? Injured crew?

I read sprained ankle.....

If the boat can stay afloat without any assistance , It would
certainly have with someone aboard to help her.


Agreed.
But exercising that option would certainly have involved a face-down
with the USCG.

It will be interestin to hear the tale....

The fact that Joe is working on finding & recovering his boat shows
that he doesn't think it sank; and probably didn't think it was
sinking at the time. They called the USCG to evacuate an injured
crewman and ended up being ordered to *all* evacuate. Standard policy-
the Coasties don't want to come twice to the same rescue. Honestly
don't know I'd do in Joe's situation.

I know of another case (last year) where the USCG did actually tow a
vessel in distress; which AFAIK has been against their policy for
years. They weren't as far out as Joe was though.

DSK




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