Woman, child, tortoise, cat rescued from sailboat 925 miles off Hawaii coast

ktla ^ | 09/01/2024 | https://ktla.com/news/woman-child-tortoise-cat-rescued-from-sailboat-925-miles-off-hawaii-coast/

[BenLurkin]

[T]he sailboat – a 47-foot French-flagged vessel named Albroc – and a mayday call was received from a 47-year-old woman aboard the boat who stated that she, her 7-year-old daughter and their pets needed to be rescued.

She also reported there was a deceased man onboard...

“With seas greater than 25 feet forecast within 12 hours of their position and the damaged condition of the [sailboat], the William P. Lawrence had a six-hour window to safely conduct small boat recovery operations,” USCG said.

Eventually – and in spite of 10-foot seas and 15 mile per hour winds – a small boat crew was able to launch and rescue the woman, her daughter, a tortoise and a cat. Due to the adverse conditions, the crew could not safely recover the deceased man, officials confirmed.

[lee martell]

No vessel for old tortoises.

[Revel]

I hope they put a waterproof tracker on the boat so that they could attempt a later recovery of the body.

[marktwain]

I hope they closed up the boat before departing...

[TigersEye]

She always seemed like the most innocent one on the island.

It was her! She did it.

[No name given]

It’s like “Life Of Pi” but without the tiger 🐯🐅.

[dodger]

Crazy Cat Lady?

[TigersEye]

“I am woman. Hear me roar!” Except when you are 1000 miles away from land, with a kid and pets, fighting 25 foot waves. Then having a man around does't seem so bad.

I think there's a song in there.

“I am woman, hear me roar! Except when you're a 1000 miles from shore.
With a kid and pets, fighting 20 foot waves, you need a man as a galley slave!"

[Ransomed]

Back in the day they used to put giant tortoises on board ships because they would live a while and then they could have fresh meat on long voyages or when becalmed in the tropics. Maybe it was lunch insurance...

Freegards

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Post of the day to TigersEye!!!   👍 👍 👍 👍

I am woman, hear me roar!
    Except when you're a 1000 miles from shore.
With a kid and pets, fighting 20 foot waves,
    you need a man as a galley slave!

[MayflowerMadam]

My words were dog, pencil, beach.

[silverleaf]

15 kts and 10 ft seas is typical day at least in the waters surrounding Oahu

[silverleaf]

Unless he’s dead.

[TigersEye]

Thanks, FRiend!

Now if we can just come up with the chorus line and sell it the royalties will come pouring in. :)

[Chickensoup]

Yes you would.....

[Secret Agent Man]

Don’t reply to my posts.

[KarlInOhio]

Is the cat named Richard Parker Jr.?

[Fai Mao]

File under headline I never thought I’d see.

[Larry Lucido]

Was it El Tortuga from Breaking Bad? He kind of lost his head over his tortoise.

[Beowulf9]

No word on what happened to the sailing master? Why was he dead? They could’ve included something on him.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Yes, I know right where that spot is been past it many times. I’m going to claim the free sailboat!