If the boat is on the surface, it has satphones, satcom, rescue buoy, etc. If it's not on the surface, it's a recovery not a rescue at this point. I'm not saying that we shouldn't help to find the boat and the crew. All efforts should be expended. However even in bad weather (these days) you can surface, run before the wind, and call home.
The sea taketh. Hopefully she'll giveth back.
ReplyDeleteThat's the hope.
DeleteAn example of what Mariners do....help and hope
ReplyDeleteAye.
DeleteI bet there is a 688 going South at Maximum Warp to act the Mother for the DSRV
ReplyDeletePossible.
DeleteIf the boat is on the surface, it has satphones, satcom, rescue buoy, etc. If it's not on the surface, it's a recovery not a rescue at this point. I'm not saying that we shouldn't help to find the boat and the crew. All efforts should be expended. However even in bad weather (these days) you can surface, run before the wind, and call home.
ReplyDeleteWith the weather they've had over the past weekend, running on the surface would be problematic. But yeah, at this point things are looking grim.
DeleteArgentina is now saying that the signals were not from the boat.
DeleteWhich reduces chances.
So many stories floating around.
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