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No lifejackets on Maine MOB vessel
What would a lifejacket have done?
"Roger Long" wrote in message ... According to the paper this morning, the crew discovered at sea that all the lifejackets were gone. They were presumably pilfered. Prefloats are not part of the boating culture the way preflights are in aviation. This is a good example of why they should be. The lack of communication from the son was also reported to be because of low batteries. Sea and wind conditions were pretty gnarly and we all know how much more likely engine problems are in rough conditions. A charging problem might easily go undetected on a shorthanded boat in this weather. An emergency battery that can be easily switched into the radio circuit is something I'm going to install. It may be a dry cell set that won't self discharge and can be completely isolated from the rest of the system. With our little diesel, it might even start the engine in a pinch. This accident is starting to sound a lot like many aviation accidents, experienced pilot, challenging weather, high work load. A couple of not immediately critical items (lifejackets, charging problem?) get over looked and things snowball. -- Roger Long |
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