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And there was no Youtube, either. 
In Response To: And folks likely limped in or were never heard from again.... 
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() Remember how Captain Quint would crush his beer cans with his bare hand? He never called for rescue even from the stomach of JAWS.
We just don't make captains like Quint, anymore.
Messages In This Thread
- 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...
