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Cheeky Rafiki - Atlantic Search - Is the US Coastguard being cheap?
RobinOfLoxley
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In view of the millions spent on MH370, couldn't the US Coastguard show willing for a few more days (week or so)?
There is a high chance they are in the hull or a liferaft.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27486648
Tony Bullimore survived his experience
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/sailing/10841417/Missing-British-yachtsmen-could-survive-for-months-says-Tony-Bullimore.html
In view of the millions spent on MH370, couldn't the US Coastguard show willing for a few more days (week or so)?
There is a high chance they are in the hull or a liferaft.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27486648
Tony Bullimore survived his experience
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/sailing/10841417/Missing-British-yachtsmen-could-survive-for-months-says-Tony-Bullimore.html
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I guarantee if it was 4 wealthy Americans, they would still be looking
Surely the crew had a lifeboat and may be stranded at sea?
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/uscg-restart-the-search-for-the-missing-cheekirafiki-crew-dontstopsearching
Yeah, me too. FFS get out there and have a good look round whilst the weather has improved.
I suppose that triggers William Hague to do more.
(Maybe a nice headed letter from Westminster saying "Sorry for your loss")
I've half a mind to get an addy for the US Embassy and post it as well.
Will that get me life in SuperMax?
I also agree that if these were Americans they would be out looking of them and find them and bring them home as heroes and make a film out of it, but they are just foreigners arent they??:(
I don't either but there have been times when yachtsmen have survived longer than a couple of days at sea(Tony Bullimore). To give up after two days is terrible.
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/uscg-restart-the-search-for-the-missing-cheekirafiki-crew-dontstopsearching
I feel strongly about this.
I live in the South West, in a coastal town. We know people who die at sea, and we also know the lucky escapes and miracle stories. Last year, someone I knew was drowned. Not a friend, but I knew him and some of his friends.
He had friends and family and they were deeply affected, of course.
The four are from Somerset, Southampton and Surrey and connections to Plymouth.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27473507
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Anyway, local news says William Hague is meeting with the families this afternoon.
Hope he doesn't spout platitudes.
The search must go on.
Edit: Apparently a load of private yachts are going to search. But may take a while to get to the area.
Why didn't that container ship stop and inspect the hull? Are they forbidden?
I think it takes a lot to stop a container ship, it could go quite a long distance before it came to a stop. But the siting should be investigated now they've reported it.
Good these are experienced sailors who know what to do in situations like this they weren't just people who had bought a yacht done a couple of hours sailing and decided to go off sailing round the world or something. The fact that after the first locator beacon ran out they set off another one shows that they knew what they were doing and were still alive.
Huzzah and Hooray! Well done BB.
Even if if the worst is confirmed, it's better than just shrugging shoulders.
The Best of course would be a miracle.
From what I've seen, the families are strong and sensible. My thoughts are with them.
It's a good friendly relationship they have with the UK!!!
The survival time, even in a liferaft, is heavily dependent on the water temperature. Even in water as warm as 15C, survival time is often no more than six hours.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27491350
A la Kursk.
A la Scott.
Or don't write off somehow surviving just yet. (keeping warn and candy bars). I know it's a shot in the dark.
Seems like a British naval ship could've scooted across there over the weekend and been on-station, ready to take up the search regardless of whether the yanks were inclined to continue or not.
The news reports said that one EPIRB was triggered and ran until the batteries went flat and then another one was triggered, which certainly suggests there's somebody out there who survived the initial incident, hoping to be rescued, so it's good news that the search has been resumed.
It was the same during WW1 (when they didn't bother helping until their own interests were being threatened) and WW2 (only getting involved once Pearl Harbour had been attacked).
Disgraceful behaviour. >:(