On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 14:21:21 +0200, "Lars Johansson"
wrote:

So the coast guard seems to go to a lot of trouble saving boats.
Is that their job?
I'm asking because I've just learned a litte bit about sea rescue here in
Sweden.
Here the job of the agencies involved is to save lives.
They often do it by saving the boats, but they are not obliged to.
Commercial operations might even consider it unfair.
Do you know that the corresponding regulations/poicies are in Canada and the
US?
/LArs J


that's pretty much the case in the US. the CG may try to rescue a boat
if no one's on it, but only if it does not endanger the CG crew, or if
a salvage or tow vessel is not around.

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