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NCTraveler

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63. Something is really wrong here.

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:37 AM

Oct 2017

EPIRB’s are very valuable pieces of equipment on a boat. People who have one don’t forget about them. It’s not even a last resort. It should have been flipped the second the motor went down, if not sooner.

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Women adrift at sea for five months had beacon but didn't turn it on [View all] jmowreader Oct 2017 OP

jesus..... dhill926 Oct 2017 #1

Oh for crying out loud. LisaL Oct 2017 #12

I've been following the story.... dhill926 Oct 2017 #14

Yea, well, they had the means to be found (EPIRB), according to the article. LisaL Oct 2017 #16

Then they are even bigger idiots than getting lost at sea for 5 months already indicated mythology Oct 2017 #25

That's not what I am getting from the story. LisaL Oct 2017 #26

Yeah, five months and not in distress. bluepen Oct 2017 #27

You forget they had enough food for a year. LisaL Oct 2017 #29

I didnt forget. bluepen Oct 2017 #32

I don't get the feeling this was due to incompetence. LisaL Oct 2017 #40

I do. bluepen Oct 2017 #41

There is more than one article that makes it clear she knew they had the beacon. LisaL Oct 2017 #42

So they did not know, or forgot, after they did know? bluepen Oct 2017 #47

Who says they forgot? LisaL Oct 2017 #60

What other explanation is there for mentioning it bluepen Oct 2017 #61

Why am I getting balloon boy vibes from this story? nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #65

I had the same vibes... Phentex Oct 2017 #68

They fucking had the ruby slippers all along! Quixote1818 Oct 2017 #2

Obvious question?? Why the hell didn't they turn it on?? boston bean Oct 2017 #3

It doesn't say jmowreader Oct 2017 #5

I noticed that!! boston bean Oct 2017 #6

Here is the article that claims she didn't feel they were truly in distress. LisaL Oct 2017 #15

It doesn't add up. I wonder if they were hoping for publicity and a book deal? octoberlib Oct 2017 #31

Well, if they had an emergency beacon and could have used it to be rescued, but LisaL Oct 2017 #34

Yeah, or a movie deal or whatever. joshcryer Oct 2017 #43

Some people here buy it. LisaL Oct 2017 #44

It wouldn't pass the test for a best seller or a movie / tv show. joshcryer Oct 2017 #46

I think pretty much everybody noticed they looked really good for being five month adrift. LisaL Oct 2017 #48

That's cause just about everyone who is found Mariana Oct 2017 #53

They also an emergency beacon they could have used to get rescued. LisaL Oct 2017 #59

Since they weren't dehydrated and starving Mariana Oct 2017 #71

They didn't have a radio or satellite telephone? TheDebbieDee Oct 2017 #4

According to the article, they claimed to have several pieces of comms gear jmowreader Oct 2017 #7

WTF? GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #8

Sounds like they didn't know they had it. unblock Oct 2017 #9

How did they not know they had it? LisaL Oct 2017 #11

Thanks, that article has rather more info than the op unblock Oct 2017 #20

That's what it sounded like to me from the start. LisaL Oct 2017 #21

Now I've hear conflicting stories on the damage to their boat unblock Oct 2017 #22

Did either of them look like they weren't going to make it another 24 hours? LisaL Oct 2017 #24

I didn't get the impression that any 24hour danger was from exposure or illness or starvation unblock Oct 2017 #33

I guess that would have been a really good time to use that emergency beacon, then. No? LisaL Oct 2017 #35

And the boat wasn't falling apart. LisaL Oct 2017 #62

It is one of the simpler things to operate on a sailboat Not Ruth Oct 2017 #10

Isn't there a huge red button on one? jmowreader Oct 2017 #13

It varies, but generally it says to be rescued, press here Not Ruth Oct 2017 #17

. jberryhill Oct 2017 #30

So they had two choices NotASurfer Oct 2017 #18

Well, they had enough food for a year, and the year wasn't up yet. LisaL Oct 2017 #19

Something fishy about that story... kentuck Oct 2017 #23

They had a year of food and shelter from the sun unblock Oct 2017 #36

And an emergency radio beacon that could have gotten them rescued. LisaL Oct 2017 #39

Yes, they did, and they both looked very clean as well. procon Oct 2017 #45

You can wash with seawater. Mariana Oct 2017 #54

I suspect a book based on their "plight" will be forthcoming soon lapfog_1 Oct 2017 #28

I thought much the same thing when I saw their reaction to being rescued ffr Oct 2017 #52

They said they couldn't sail because of a broken spreader on the Vice story... EX500rider Oct 2017 #37

It didn't seem like they were ever reported missing ecstatic Oct 2017 #38

I don't know about the food but yes that one point... Phentex Oct 2017 #69

At first I assumed they wanted a book/movie out of this, either they planned it from the beginning betsuni Oct 2017 #49

I found it odd rusty fender Oct 2017 #50

I believe their boat had an enclosed lower deck unblock Oct 2017 #51

Where did they store a year's supply of food? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2017 #55

I wonder if maybe they turned off all their electronics... jmowreader Oct 2017 #56

They make the long term storage stuff fairly compact Lee-Lee Oct 2017 #58

Tougher to freeze dry water than food Not Ruth Oct 2017 #64

They were in a boat, surrounded by water, big water, ocean water. Thor_MN Oct 2017 #72

These women planned this charade Vinnie From Indy Oct 2017 #57

Something is really wrong here. NCTraveler Oct 2017 #63

This is like that guy lost in the Sahara while carrying a car door Orrex Oct 2017 #66

Badum ching! Phentex Oct 2017 #70

There sure have been some strange stories in the news lately. Dave Starsky Oct 2017 #67