On 4 Jan 2008 18:37:02 -0600, Dave wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:35:17 +1100, OzOne said:

On 4 Jan 2008 17:05:02 -0600, Dave wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:29:18 +1100, OzOne said:

Surely a Captain does not relinquish
his rights and responsibilities and has to accept orders from USCG just
because he asked for an injured person to be taken off?

What is the basis for that conclusion? What is the source of those "rights"
you cite? Near as I can tell there isn't any right to specify to the Coast
Guard how they'll conduct a rescue you have asked for. There may, perhaps,
be a right to say "oh, never mind."

It's not a conclusion...IT'S a QUESTION!!!!!

Do you start questions with the word "Surely?" I don't.

Surely you noticed the question mark?

I did indeed. I attributed it to the author's lack of familiarity with the
English grammar.

Surely you don't regard that language you speak as English?




OzOne of the three twins

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