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.

[Kartographer]

Wath was the four words aging?

[zipper]

Due to the adverse conditions, the crew could not safely recover the deceased man

I don’t think “safety” is of much concern to the man. He’s dead.

[conserv8]

“No, I did NOT read the article”

So, who is the designated reader?

[fso301]

Must have been no courage from the fearless crew.

[Jane Long]

You! :-)

[Jane Long]

Maybe they meant the rescue crew’s safety 😱

[BiteYourSelf]

If that cat could talk what tales he’d tell.😁

[Fuzz]

You misspelled tails.

😁

[jmacusa]

“A three hour tour...’’

[jmacusa]

“Make a sentence out of these 3 words: Hare, hunter, field’’.

“The hare was shot by the hunter in the field’’.- Cognitive test by Nazis from “Judgement At Nuremberg’’.

[Olog-hai]

Tortoises and cats second . . .

[Chickensoup]

Safely for the rescuers

[NoLibZone]

This is just a trick by the tortoise and its crew.

The hare is on another boat and not cheating.