Marty wrote:
hpeer wrote:

Canadian Coasties are civil service, not military. Therefore they
tend to be locals and more "professional" in that they are making a
career of it. I would not be surprised at all if some of the ships
crew were either related or family acquaintances of the sealer. They
will have a lot of explaining to do at the bar, be it the legal or
neighborhood variety. My heart goes out to all involved.


I dunno, I do know a few Canadian Coasties, and unfortunatly they are
like many civil servants, (and being one myself I both recognize the
type and apologize, many of us are hard working, dedicated loyal and
honest). Further as to knowing the sealers in question, I have my
doubts as the Madelaines are French, not Canadian territory, (what the
hell are they doing sealing in Canadian waters! ;-) ).

Cheers
Marty
Marty,

You are correct that it is less likely they knew them because they were
from the Madelaines. I forgot that detail. Your other points are well
taken also.

More here, truly sad:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundlan...ast-guard.html

hpeer wrote:


You are correct that it is less likely they knew them because they were
from the Madelaines. I forgot that detail. Your other points are well
taken also.

actually I'm not, see Don's post.

More here, truly sad:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundlan...ast-guard.html



Looks like a mess alright. Sealers and fishermen generally have no love
of the Coast Guard when the CG are performing their regulatory duties
and people do love to blame the Government for just about anything; I'm
going to take everything I read about this tragedy with a large grain of
salt. I'll wait for the outcomes of the various investigations, I'm
sure there'll be enough blame to go around.

Cheers
Marty