Archive for the 'rescue' Category

Jul 08 2010

People drown rather quitetly. How distress really looks.

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

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Oct 19 2009

F/V Lady Francis comes home one last time, F/V Donz Rig survives but needs repair

The squid fleet is having a hell of a time keeping their boats afloat. About two weeks ago the Fishing Vessel Lady Francis (thought ladies spelled in Frances) ran aground in Smugglers and Sat. night, the F/V Donz Rig ran aground trying to find her way into the harbor.   The Fishing Vessel Donz Rig***** [...]

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