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-Short Attention Span Theater-

Sailors lost at sea for 5 months didn't activate emergency beacon, Coast Guard says

2017-10-31

[ABC] Two Hawaiian mariners who say they were stranded at sea for five months had an emergency beacon aboard their sailboat that was never activated, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Jennifer Appel and Natasha "Tasha" Fuiava, who said they left Honolulu on May 3 aboard aboard a 50-foot sailboat, told Coast Guard officials that they never turned on the boat’s Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) because they never felt "truly in distress," nor did they think the situation was "dire" enough to warrant it, a spokesperson for Coast Guard District 14 confirmed to ABC News on Monday.

The EPIRB -- which the Coast Guard confirmed was properly registered -- would have immediately notified search and rescue teams of a vessel in distress, officials said.
U.S. Coast Guard and taxpayers asked to retrieve boat, photos, and book manuscripts.

Posted by:Besoeker

#8 They also look very healthy to be in such dire straits.

Posted by: Chris 2017-10-31 11:00

#7 EPIRB powerpack was used for something else ?

Certainly electrofishing.

Posted by: Skidmark 2017-10-31 10:50

#6 A 50 ft sailboat and they do not even have a Satphone?

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2017-10-31 10:13

#5 You could store about 6-months worth of food and water on that sized vessel, g(r)om. The water would take up the most space, assuming 2-3 liters a day per person.

You are evil, Besoeker.

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2017-10-31 09:18

#4
#1 EPIRB powerpack was used for something else ?
Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-31 05:59

LOL!!!!

Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-10-31 07:55

#3 Jennifer Appel and Natasha "Tasha" Fuiava - Sailing the Pacific, Simon and Schuster.

What's the book about ?

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-31 06:45

#2 Can you put 5 months worth of food & water aboard a 50-foot sailboat?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-10-31 06:40

#1 EPIRB powerpack was used for something else ?

Posted by: Besoeker 2017-10-31 05:59

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