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Read a post on the MMA cruise FB page 
In Response To: The latest rescue is in; Three French sailors in their 70's rescued 1200nm off Cape Cod. ()
() was wondering what that was about.........
Might be a good research project for a Maritime academy to look into......how many offshore rescues in past decade....vs previous decades.
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- The latest rescue is in; Three French sailors in their 70's rescued 1200nm off Cape Cod.
- I swear, if this keeps happening, I'm gonna start to believe...
- Your first line, Jon, what's your hunch about this?
- My money is on a rogue wave.
- Nah, just seems to me in recent memory...
- Maybe it simply because 20 years ago they simply disappeared... no rescue request received...
- Hmm, makes you wonder which is worse.....
- Sorry, I'm not buying that...
- My thoughts are of course you're right. Boats seem to be abandon with...reckless abandon these day. "I got tired"....
- Well, I bet when you can't phone for help, you work a lot harder at surviving at least. Plus,
- Here's my 35 year notion. Going to sea has become progressivly safer each year, since day one.
- My thoughts are of course you're right. Boats seem to be abandon with...reckless abandon these day. "I got tired"....
- Hmm, makes you wonder which is worse.....
- Maybe it simply because 20 years ago they simply disappeared... no rescue request received...
- My money is on a rogue wave.
- My impression is that there are more
- Your first line, Jon, what's your hunch about this?
- Read a post on the MMA cruise FB page
- Lost their ballast?? capsized sailboat hard to do!!
- I swear, if this keeps happening, I'm gonna start to believe...
