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• AP news, Rebel Heart was sunk by CG today.
  • That really sucks...
    • Anyone know why it was taking on water?
      • I think they sunk it so it wouldn't float around the pacific for years on end.
      • Me too. Curious. Soon into the trip for failure but.....
        • they mentioned it taking on water only when the engine was running so...
          • It seems a litle strange that something like "it would only
            • Lots of little bits and pieces of the story that are strange. And the media
              • I was surprised to see the story in the NYT's today.
                • Nor to me. I know I have, like many of us, had times when I'd think- "I want OFF this damned boat"
  • news comes from a facebook posting by the non sailing sister...
    • Hers's where I got it.
  • They are due to arrive in SD today.
    • Me too. The rest of the stuff, thier blog, I couldn't care less about.
      • I don't know, Seems to me the blog(s) are crucial to understanding this incident…
        • I agree.
          • They had cruised all of Mexico
        • That's too much info fo me, Jon.
          • Fair enough... Speaking of patiently waiting for "real info"...
            • Nothing yet. But I'm afraid you may be disappointed, Jon.
              • Not sure why you think I'll be disappointed...
                • As I recall, I think your first reaction was the evils of electronic charts.
      • I'll add 'First Class' to that.
        • I agree.
  • Press Conference from the Air National Guard unit at Moffett Field...
    • That answered a couple of questions...
      • I tend to think a lot of the press was due to the negativity of the shore based relatives...
        • Where's the media frenzy now? The NYT's should be ashamed for joining.
        • Very true...
    • Gotta respect Eric
      • This would be the very same Eric (on Rebel Heart) who was SO highly critical of another
        • My father used to say "the job makes the man"
          • Oh don't get me wrong- I wasn't there, and have zero idea how I would react
            • He was adimant that he was against leaving a boat adrift.