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The news story about the rescue leaves me questioning some of the footage and pictures in the story.
1. When the movie is played of the dinghy approaching for rescue, why is only one woman on deck greeting the rescuers. If I was at sea for months and finally saw a boat approaching, for damn sure I'd be on deck to greet the visitors.
2. Notice the clothes the woman in the video greeting the rescuers is wearing. The still shot taken on the same day, from the same angle shows two women on deck, but neither is wearing the clothing seen on the woman in the video. Think she had time to change into something more presentable for a rescue?
Maybe my old eyes are playing tricks on me.
Interesting news for sure, and an amazing story of survival.
They were prepared. That's the key. Food for a year? Wow.
Yes, that was smart. They also are a couple of tough cookies, according to the mom of one of them.
It really says a lot about getting the right boat, and checking it out in advance, putting it through some challenges, before you set out on a major journey. Or in the case of a boat you've had for years, evaluating all the gear and maybe replacing some of it, before you set out. IDK, maybe they just had bad luck. I'd like to hear their story about why everything went wrong on the boat. Some people, teenagers, even, sail around the world and do phenomenally well, while these two women had some serious problems early on.
My wife wondered what happened to their boat after the rescue? Is it left for salvage or towed along back to harbor? Could the Navy vessel take it aboard? ANyone have a link to more details?
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