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Do you think they checked the pet import rules? Odds are the dogs would have to be quarantined for months on arrival.
(And Tahiti does not do quarantine, so the dogs would have to be send off to different country to have it done, on there $'s . Since they probably could not pay for the transport, boarding/quarantine fees, the dogs would be put down. )
Do you think they checked the pet import rules? Odds are the dogs would have to be quarantined for months on arrival.
(And Tahiti does not do quarantine, so the dogs would have to be send off to different country to have it done, on there $'s . Since they probably could not pay for the transport, boarding/quarantine fees, the dogs would be put down. )
I am not a sailor and have only rudimentary knowledge of operating a seagoing vessel.
But I do know about people. Just the fact that the woman who was in charge of the boat (Appel?) did not appear to be in any distress when doing interviews looked suspicious.
Not to be un-pc, but her companion did not appear to have suffered any dietary deficiency. They jokingly spoke of how this was her first time on a boat.
The dogs looked fine and happy. That’s not a very big boat to allow dogs free rein to exercise.
Sharks attacking the boat, and they just managed to be rescued 24 hours before they would die?
And again. The mast on the boat did not appear to be damaged at all. Engine damage, yet they couldn’t sail a SAILBOAT?
And, as I’ve heard in several reports regarding this event, their main sustenance was “oatmeal “?
Lots of great comments and observations made in this thread! It's one of the reasons I hang around here.
I'm a skeptic. I don't think things happened exactly as reported. Something happened, but not what they claimed.
I have a small collection of books. For everyone who loves sea tales: In The Heart of The Sea, is the story of the whaleship Essex, and how the survivors managed to do so. The story was the inspiration for Moby Dick. In that book we learn what survivors of disasters actually look like.
I have two different accounts of the story of Alexander Selkirk, who was the inspiration for Robinson Crusoe. One is a short account written by the captain who found Selkirk and the other is based on historical research - both are old and out of print.
Adrift - Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea, is the story of Steven Callahan, whose sailboat was probably rammed by a whale. Callahan's knowledge and determination saved him. Survivalists could learn a thing or two from Callahan. He navigated his liferaft using ocean currents and a protractor that he made! BTW, when he landed, the people wept when they saw what terrible shape he appeared to be in.
Fuel range varies. Many long haul sail boats can do thousands of miles. Particularly larger ones.
The boat was purportedly a 50 footer. Does not look that big to me.
Be interesting when one of the sailing magazines writes it up.
But I also remain skeptical.
I looked again, thanks.
But isn't that the clew of the jib about 8 feet above the deck? And don't I see the faint outline of two sheets attached to it?
Looks like it to me, anyway.
The mast is equipped with steps. So it seems like they could have run some sort of emergency halyard and sail.
Do you think they checked the pet import rules? Odds are the dogs would have to be quarantined for months on arrival.
(And Tahiti does not do quarantine, so the dogs would have to be send off to different country to have it done, on there $'s . Since they probably could not pay for the transport, boarding/quarantine fees, the dogs would be put down. )
it sounds like they failed to check a number of crucial things, and weren't well-prepared or experienced, much. One of the women, apparently, had never been on a boat before.
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