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Hoorah for the US Navy
Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html |
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:47:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html === An incredible tale of survival with more than a little bit of incompetence thrown in to the mix. Anyone with a modicum of sailing skill, and navigation skill/preparation, would not have ended up 2,000 miles off course. Fortunately they had plenty of water and food. |
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9:14 AMWayne.B On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:47:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html === An incredible tale of survival with more than a little bit of incompetence thrown in to the mix. Anyone with a modicum of sailing skill, and navigation skill/preparation, would not have ended up 2,000 miles off course. Fortunately they had plenty of water and food. .... Sailing incompetence would be me. If I am where I can't see land, I feel like I don't belong there. |
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On 10/27/2017 10:14 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:47:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html === An incredible tale of survival with more than a little bit of incompetence thrown in to the mix. Anyone with a modicum of sailing skill, and navigation skill/preparation, would not have ended up 2,000 miles off course. Fortunately they had plenty of water and food. Musta had a Garmin GPS. |
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:26:06 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 10/27/2017 10:14 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:47:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html === An incredible tale of survival with more than a little bit of incompetence thrown in to the mix. Anyone with a modicum of sailing skill, and navigation skill/preparation, would not have ended up 2,000 miles off course. Fortunately they had plenty of water and food. Musta had a Garmin GPS. Magellan 100 |
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:14:15 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:47:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html === An incredible tale of survival with more than a little bit of incompetence thrown in to the mix. Anyone with a modicum of sailing skill, and navigation skill/preparation, would not have ended up 2,000 miles off course. Fortunately they had plenty of water and food. The boat looked intact. Sails etc. They must have just been lost. In 2017, no GPS (or 3)? Hell even a sextant and a decent chart should have found something that was inhabited. |
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On Friday, 27 October 2017 11:44:56 UTC-3, wrote:
On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:14:15 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:47:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html === An incredible tale of survival with more than a little bit of incompetence thrown in to the mix. Anyone with a modicum of sailing skill, and navigation skill/preparation, would not have ended up 2,000 miles off course. Fortunately they had plenty of water and food. The boat looked intact. Sails etc. They must have just been lost. In 2017, no GPS (or 3)? Hell even a sextant and a decent chart should have found something that was inhabited. If I was doing a trip like that, I'd look into the cost of a satellite phone. |
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True North Wrote in message:
On Friday, 27 October 2017 11:44:56 UTC-3, wrote: On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:14:15 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:47:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html === An incredible tale of survival with more than a little bit of incompetence thrown in to the mix. Anyone with a modicum of sailing skill, and navigation skill/preparation, would not have ended up 2,000 miles off course. Fortunately they had plenty of water and food. The boat looked intact. Sails etc. They must have just been lost. In 2017, no GPS (or 3)? Hell even a sextant and a decent chart should have found something that was inhabited. If I was doing a trip like that, I'd look into the cost of a satellite phone. Your cb radio will meet all your boating communication needs. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On Friday, 27 October 2017 23:34:17 UTC-3, justan wrote:
True North Wrote in message: On Friday, 27 October 2017 11:44:56 UTC-3, wrote: On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:14:15 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Fri, 27 Oct 2017 06:47:19 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Two women and a couple dogs lost at sea finally rescued after 5 months. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/27/us/wom...rnd/index.html === An incredible tale of survival with more than a little bit of incompetence thrown in to the mix. Anyone with a modicum of sailing skill, and navigation skill/preparation, would not have ended up 2,000 miles off course. Fortunately they had plenty of water and food. The boat looked intact. Sails etc. They must have just been lost. In 2017, no GPS (or 3)? Hell even a sextant and a decent chart should have found something that was inhabited. If I was doing a trip like that, I'd look into the cost of a satellite phone. Your cb radio will meet all your boating communication needs. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ Never have owned a CB nor will I ever. Must be an 'merican thing...like Smokey and the Bandit , Great Big Convoy etc. |
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