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Navy rescues 2 Americans and their dogs who were lost at sea for months
USA Today ^ | October 26,2017 | John Bacon

Posted on 10/26/2017 1:08:53 PM PDT by Hojczyk

Edited on 10/26/2017 4:42:19 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

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KEYWORDS: 2dumbgirls; rescue; uscg; usnavy
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To: Blue House Sue

Look at her sister. We can figure out who got the bulk of the oat meal.

Also, something is weird. Tahiti is a very far distance from where they were found, just off Japan. And they do not seam dark enough. I would expect these two to be very dark red.


41 posted on 10/26/2017 1:53:46 PM PDT by poinq
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To: Hojczyk

This story is just weird. These women had a ton of stored food, and obviously a de-salinator and some sort of way to cook, enough wherewithal to stay alive, the mast didn’t appear broken, there was still a sail attached to the boom and no mention that the boat was disabled yet...

Oddly, I would have though that some sort of distress flag or sheet at the top of the mast would also be in order.

I wonder how they made energy to power the radio?
I really don’t get it.


42 posted on 10/26/2017 1:53:58 PM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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To: Hojczyk

How many dogs did they start out with?


43 posted on 10/26/2017 1:54:35 PM PDT by Fido969 (In!)
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To: Fido969

LOL


44 posted on 10/26/2017 1:56:09 PM PDT by freedomlover
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To: MeganC

That’s kinda what I’m getting at.

A quick look around shows seawater cooking is a reputable method, including for water-absorbing foods like dry grains. Nothing leaps out as immediately concerning.

But such a long-term diet thereon presumably included drinking a _lot_ of fresh water to flush the minerals. Sounds like the boat was big enough that they could gather a good amount of rain (I’ve been experimenting with that lately) to flush kidneys, though not enough to use for cooking (hence the kidney concern).

Upshot: stowing a box of quick oats could go a long way to seafaring survival, taking little $ & space.


45 posted on 10/26/2017 1:56:36 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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To: Ingtar

Glad they saved the 4 legged dogs.


46 posted on 10/26/2017 1:57:02 PM PDT by Bonemaker
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To: cyclotic

LOL.

Well, actually, that would make them LESS likely to get lost. Wouldn’t it?


47 posted on 10/26/2017 1:57:54 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: ctdonath2

Best stored in a large canning jar, not a box.

It would keep better as with the lid on, it’s hermetically sealed. And when the oats run out the jar could be used for any number of things that a box would be useless for.


48 posted on 10/26/2017 2:02:59 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: metmom
Ummm, no “I've never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once.” ― Daniel Boone My favorite time being lost in the woods happened when I was about 18. I was on a friends property, about 300 acres of dense woods. I was taking photos and realized I had dropped my lens cap. Oh well. So I got myself might turned around for a couple hours. I wasn't concerned because the property was boundaried by roads on three sides and a barb wire fence on the fourth. So as I'm trying to get my bearings, I stopped, looked at the ground, picked up my lens cap and moved on.
49 posted on 10/26/2017 2:03:13 PM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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Picture of their boat at this link shows small wind generator, enough to charge the batteries I’m sure. http://www.kitv.com/story/36692448/honolulu-women-and-dogs-rescued-at-sea
50 posted on 10/26/2017 2:03:58 PM PDT by Slicksadick (We accept the love we think we deserve.)
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To: Hojczyk

Why didn’t they have a radio and/or backup batteries? Don’t they also make devices that once opened transmit an emergency beacon?


51 posted on 10/26/2017 2:04:25 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: Hojczyk

[ The battered boat was determined to be “unseaworthy,” ]

Apparently it was, for at least five months.


52 posted on 10/26/2017 2:07:43 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: CGASMIA68

Gezzz...Map chart...You get the message. And hopefully you’re not overly confused.


53 posted on 10/26/2017 2:08:07 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: LukeL
Why didn’t they have a radio and/or backup batteries? Don’t they also make devices that once opened transmit an emergency beacon?

They were thousands of miles off their destination. Obviously these two morons have no idea what a compass or map is...I mean chart...lol

54 posted on 10/26/2017 2:15:17 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: ctdonath2

“Upshot: stowing a box of quick oats could go a long way to seafaring survival”

Knowing how to use a sailboat would be useful, too.

(-:


55 posted on 10/26/2017 2:15:59 PM PDT by MeganC (Democrat by birth, Republican by default, Conservative by principle.)
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To: TangoLimaSierra

Hiiiiyooooooooooooooooo!!!!


56 posted on 10/26/2017 2:16:58 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: metmom

Not really. There wasn’t anybody to not ask directions of, anyway.


57 posted on 10/26/2017 2:25:11 PM PDT by calenel (The Democratic Party is a Criminal Enterprise. It is the Socialist Mafia.)
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To: ctdonath2

If you had read the rest of the sentence you posted ...


58 posted on 10/26/2017 2:27:25 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z)
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To: cyclotic

small solar energy stations. A lot of large boats have them. They can generate enough power to cook and communicate. Some are large enough you can run refrigerators and watch satellite TV.


59 posted on 10/26/2017 2:29:21 PM PDT by martinidon
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To: libstripper

As an ocean sailor.....yeah. We have 3 gps on board and a backup radio. Hubby believes in back ups. Lol. And charts. And extra batteries, etc. Weve never left port without a supply of canned food. We have a really deep locker in the galley and I Always filled it full. We did a 3 month sail once up and down the coast from port to port staying in guest slips and even then we probably had a 6 month supply of food on board.
These 2 were just stupid.


60 posted on 10/26/2017 2:34:35 PM PDT by sheana
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