"Joe" wrote in message

| soooo if they left him with his hands lashed how did he make it to court?

Well Now ... you'll have to subscribe to the London Sunday Times to find
out!

Actually they claimed the Capt. went crazy and wouldn't head to port due to
the storm conditions & wave height. He refused to assist them to make a
MayDay Call and refused their pleas to head to shore!

He'd single handed the vessel from Greece to the Bay of Biscayne!!!

Thought he would take on crew for the passage back to England!

He asked some friends to join him....

It was the couple's first time on a sailboat and first time at sea.

They didn't tell the rescue party there was another man aboard until after
they landed safely ashore. A second trip was required to rescue the Capt.
He refused to join but was forced to leave his vessel.

I would have shot the pair in a flash! Crew is always expendable!

CM