[SoFloFreeper]

I question the use of military hardware and personnel in what is clearly NOT a national security matter.

[cripplecreek]

It could have been prevented by parents with a little common sense.

[17th Miss Regt]

But they may also be delivering meals to the poor folk on the boat at the same time so it is justified. That is their primary purpose!

[Flavious_Maximus]

What kind of idiot parent risk taking a 1 year old on a voyage around the world?

[lee martell]

You should’nt take little tots on that kind of trip anyway, unless you’re running away from some Communist oppressor. I’m surprised Mom went along with it. Wait till the girls are in high school, then do it. They can help as Deck Hands on the fantail.

[digger48]

We must pay for ignorant selfishness of those that would take a one year old on a round-the-world sailboat ride.

[ConservaTexan]

I am encouraged to learn the gubmint is searching for new ways to waste my tax dollars./sarc

[ClearCase_guy]

If you get trapped on a mountain during a blizzard, I think they often charge you a pretty penny after they rescue you.
I imagine that people who decide to sail around the world probably have a fair amount of money. That's nice.

Hopefully, the price tag of this rescue will make any future effort too expensive for their depleted bank account.

[SkyPilot]

Akin to taking an infant on a mountain climbing expedition. The sea is not something you trifle with, I don't care how “experienced” a sailor the father claims to be.

[ThomasThomas]

Well, actually this IS part of the job of the coast guard.

[al baby]

A prime example of more money than brains

[yldstrk]

what sort of idiots would take a baby on a sailboat around the world, selfish idiots

[al baby]

Here is a link to a video On the MS Century us rescuing some jerks at sea my wife and i missed Maui because of this its ok people are more important funny with in a month the derelict sailboat ran aground on Maui
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbAw3LJXaAU#t=15

[Secret Agent Man]

they don’t have proper medical supplies on board for sicknesses? they take a 1 year old on such a journey that is not a necessity?

[Ben Reyes]

So I hope that the authorities charge this couple with child endangerment.

[Selene]

This morning “they” said it was a 3 year old. Is a 1 year old a toddler?

[PAR35]

Come on, wouldn’t any parent take a child recovering from s salmonella on a long sea voyage far from medical help, in an unseaworthy boat?

After all, they unsuccessfully tried last time while the mother was pregnant with the now sick child.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597436/Are-Familys-round-world-sailing-trip-ends-just-two-weeks-sea-sickness-broken-boat-turn-dream-voyage-nightmare.html

[parmamenian]

That guy must REALLY, REALLY, REALLY like to sail, cuz it sounds like the cruze from hell to me!

[DesertRhino]

Heartless BS. That mentality is precisely what the younger generation associates with conservatism, and this is why they won’t vote for our side. Unbelievably cold. If a convoy of USN corpsmen passed a car accident, , should they simply pass it by and not jump in?

[JoeProBono]

The Rebel Heart, a 36-foot Hans Christian sloop. (Credit The Rebel Heart Facebook Page) Hans Christian is a brand of heavily built cruising sailboats.

[JoeProBono]

Navy warship reaches sailboat carrying sick child

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-ln-ship-reaches-sailboat-20140406,0,5833923.story