Don,, you make good sense. If you call for help,,, you can't say "just
kidding" when the help arrives.

On the other hand,,, many times the CG will drop a pump or take someone off
a boat and the boat will continue on.

I think the thing to remember:::::::::::::: don't get caught out in the
muck in the first place. Plan, plan, plan ....................


and when your done planning ..............


Start planning.














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"Don W" wrote in message
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Suppose you refuse to leave your vessel -- what can they do? Shoot you in
order to save you?

Of course they will not shoot you. They are up in a helicopter usually,
and the only one close to your boat is the rescue diver.

However, if you are a US citizen, and you refuse orders to abandon boat,
two things will likely happen.

1) If conditions get worse and you actually need to abandon ship you
will be on your own.

2) When you get back to the US you may be facing an administrative
hearing and a fine for disobeying a Coast Guard regulation about
continuing an unsafe voyage.

If you are not a US citizen, and don't land in the USA, then I'd think
you'd probably be okay as long as Neptune didn't get you.

YMMV,

Don W.