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Women rescued on sailboat had emergency beacon but never used it
Las Vegas Review Journal ^ | 10/30/17 | Caleb Jones

Posted on 10/31/2017 6:34:09 AM PDT by Blue House Sue

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that two Hawaii women who were lost at sea for five months had an emergency beacon aboard their sailboat that was never activated. U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Scott Carr told The Associated Press that their review of the incident and subsequent interviews with the survivors revealed that they had the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) aboard but never turned it on.

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To: Blue House Sue; All
Fox News
2 hrs ago

Holes emerge in Hawaii women’s tale of survival in the Pacific

Something is wishy-washy here.

Two Hawaii women who claimed they were lost at sea for five months and “would have been dead within 24 hours” had the U.S. Navy not picked them up last week never activated their emergency beacon, the Coast Guard said Tuesday, adding to a growing list of inconsistencies and questions that cast doubt on their harrowing tale of survival in the Pacific Ocean.

“If the thing was operational and it was turned on, a signal should have been received very, very quickly that this vessel was in distress,” Phillip R. Johnson, a retired Coast Guard officer, said Monday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.

The women previously said they had radios, satellite phones, GPS and other emergency gear, but they didn’t mention the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, or EPIRB. ...”

more at link...

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/31/holes-emerge-in-hawaii-womens-tale-survival-in-pacific.html

61 posted on 10/31/2017 8:48:03 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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To: Blue House Sue

I think one of tem is an author.


62 posted on 10/31/2017 8:52:09 AM PDT by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbot)
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To: Blue House Sue; All
Fox News
2 hrs ago

Holes emerge in Hawaii women’s tale of survival in the Pacific

Continued...

Jennifer Appel confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press Tuesday they had the beacon and did not use it. She said that in her experience, it should be used only when you are in imminent physical danger and going to die in the next 24 hours.

"Our hull was solid, we were floating, we had food, we had water, and we had limited maneuverable capacity," Appel said in Japan, where the U.S. Navy took them. "All those things did not say we are going to die. All that said, it's going to take us a whole lot longer to get where we're going."

However, just hours earlier, Appel appeared to contradict herself by claiming her scenario was a life or death situation.

“Had [the USS Ashland] not been able to locate us, we would have been dead within 24 hours,” she told reporters in Okinawa on Monday, adding that they were both extremely grateful for the men and women of the USS Ashland.

“They saved our lives,” Appel also said last week, according to a Navy press release. “The pride and smiles we had when we saw [the Navy] on the horizon was pure relief.”

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/31/holes-emerge-in-hawaii-womens-tale-survival-in-pacific.html

63 posted on 10/31/2017 8:56:44 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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To: Nevadan

Are they lesbian?


64 posted on 10/31/2017 8:57:33 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

News reports have identified the two women as a couple. Is there another category for that?


65 posted on 10/31/2017 9:05:45 AM PDT by Nevadan
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To: ETL

The good news is those flats were only on one side of the tire. /s


66 posted on 10/31/2017 9:18:57 AM PDT by pas
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To: Delta 21
. OK, there have to be better threads than this this morning!

I know - then why are we all here ;-)

67 posted on 10/31/2017 9:27:31 AM PDT by Inspectorette
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To: pas
Image result for woman flat tire
Yes, that is what I said.
The bottom of the tire is flat.
68 posted on 10/31/2017 9:32:27 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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To: Blue House Sue
They’re mentally ill so this shouldn’t surprise anyone.
69 posted on 10/31/2017 9:37:30 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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Image result for woman flat tire
Hmmm... The top of the tire seems okay.
70 posted on 10/31/2017 9:37:42 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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To: liberalh8ter

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>> “They’re mentally ill so this shouldn’t surprise anyone.” <<

Thinking that owning a boat makes one a Blue Water sailor is deep delusion.
.


71 posted on 10/31/2017 9:41:17 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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Honey, I think we've got a flat. Can you please go out and change the tire? I have an appointment at the nail salon in half an hour!















Image result for woman flat tire

72 posted on 10/31/2017 9:41:25 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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To: ETL

The one on the left looks like Obama.


73 posted on 10/31/2017 10:03:59 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: ETL

That does not look like a picture of two women and a dog who’ve been lost at sea for five months.

I think the story’s a hoax.


74 posted on 10/31/2017 10:23:22 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/10/31/holes-emerge-in-hawaii-womens-tale-survival-in-pacific.html


75 posted on 10/31/2017 10:26:07 AM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nukes. See my FR page)
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To: Sacajaweau
Mother said she never gave up hope....but she never notified anyone either?

That clinches it. The story is a hoax, and Mom is in on it.

76 posted on 10/31/2017 10:26:12 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: lastchance

LOL! That’s the ticket!


77 posted on 10/31/2017 10:35:46 AM PDT by tjd1454
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To: Blue House Sue

“Wait, what? That wasn’t a dildo after all?”


78 posted on 10/31/2017 12:03:30 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building)
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To: Moltke
We are dealing with mental midgets here. I guess it could have been confusing.


79 posted on 10/31/2017 1:58:04 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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