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Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 03:14
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Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

Also, unless the dog grew up on a boat it would be literally sh***ing all over once in the rough seas, etc. Another stress trigger factor.

It just too obvious that the family was not prepared and...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 02:57
Replies: 100
Views: 24,609
Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

This crew's predicament should be a required reading for all of those "I took two 1 week crewed charters in the Med and am now looking for a sailboat to circumnavigate right away" crowd.
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 02:54
Replies: 100
Views: 24,609
Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

With 4 people on board the auto pilot breakdown should not be an issue. Could set up resonable 2-3 hour waches. Overcast means there is wind of some sort so no need for the engine. Perhaps used up...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 02:41
Replies: 100
Views: 24,609
Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

Dropped wife's valiums in the water?
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 02:40
Replies: 100
Views: 24,609
Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

Depends if the hired skipper had any official credentials. If yes it would be difficult to claim distress with still good sails and solars. If not, probably "the engine broke down" may fly.
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 02:38
Replies: 100
Views: 24,609
Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

Pretty sure the first to complain about anything and everything was the 16 year old. Then one or both of the parents. Then the skipper got fed up with all of them and told them he's getting off. The...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 02:22
Replies: 100
Views: 24,609
Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

With two solar panels unlikely the batteries would go dead. Unless the boat was rapidly and massively taking on water I don't see a major need for a rescue. The boat looks sturdy enough and in good...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 01:41
Replies: 100
Views: 24,609
Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

From Sunda's fb page:

Our Good Captain Ivan Versic, with his officers and crew members of M/V Sunda, recovered from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a skipper along with a family of four members...
Forum: Emergency, Disaster and Distress 22-01-2020, 01:27
Replies: 100
Views: 24,609
Posted By Island Time O25
Re: Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

Here are some more details. French family of 3, plus Portugese skipper and a bulldog. Waves 10 to 12 feet.

https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/40910-croatian-sailors
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