Archive for the 'safety at sea' Category

Jul 15 2010

Sailboat burns, sinks at Anacapa Island

ShareClose Bookmark and Share This Page Save to Browser Favorites / BookmarksAskbackflipblinklistBlogBookmarkBloglinesBlogMarksBlogsvineBuddyMarksBUMPzee!CiteULikeco.mmentsConnoteadel.icio.usDiggdiigoDotNetKicksDropJackdzoneFacebookFarkFavesFeed Me LinksFriendsitefolkd.comFurlGoogleHuggJamespotJeqqKaboodlekirtsylinkaGoGoLinkedInLinksMarkerMa.gnoliaMister WongMixxMySpaceMyWebNetvouzNewsvineoneviewOnlyWirePlugIMPropellerRedditRojoSegnaloShoutwireSimpySlashdotSphereSphinnSpurlSquidooStumbleUponTechnoratiThisNextTwitterWebrideWindows LiveWorlds MoviesYahoo!Email This to a FriendCopy HTML:  If you like this then please subscribe to the RSS Feed.Powered by Bookmarkify™ More » A Hunter sailboat catches fire, sinks at Frenchy’s 7/8/2010 The Coast Guard and Vessel Assist responded to a report of a [...]

No responses yet

Jul 08 2010

People drown rather quitetly. How distress really looks.

Published by Capt. Dan under Sailing,rescue,safety at sea

We all know that a drowning victim waves their arms and will sometimes shout for help. And we’re all acutely wrong. Read gCaptain’s recent blog and you’ll know what to look for. Signs of drowning. thanks, Mack for sending this along to us. //dan

No responses yet

Jul 07 2010

Upside down in wild cold seas in Northern California

Published by Capt. Dan under rescue,safety at sea,weather

Just gotta wonder what they were thinking. Everyone got rescued, but there was probably no good reason why they should have found themselves upside down under their catamaran in the first place. Read the report in Latitude 38. Then comment, critique, write a diatribe or just speculate. BTW – if you don’t subscribe to the [...]

One response so far

May 14 2010

Rube Goldberg must have been a sailor – this rescue scoop is not suitable for ocean sailing

The Sea Scoopa looks like a lot of fun, but I have grave doubts that this works anywhere except the drawing board. You’ve got to watch the flick, which is at the bottom of the page of the link. The Master RAIITER found this and passed it along with a note that wondered just how [...]

One response so far

Apr 24 2010

RESCUE 21 – the coastal waters 911 – is getting closer

Published by Capt. Dan under safety at sea

The Coast Guard announced that the RESCUE 21 system installation will be complete for sector San Diego at the end of the month. RESCUE 21 provides a greatly improved VHF communications system, but the most salient, to my mind, is the implementation of DSC – Digital Selective Calling. You probably already have that on your [...]

One response so far

Next »