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  • 'All at sea': Why did U.S. use a catamaran that can't sail in rough seas to evacuate

    02/24/2011 8:32:48 PM PST · by Nachum · 62 replies
    daily mail ^ | 2/24/11 | Oliver Tree
    The U.S. government came under fire today for chartering a rescue boat for Americans stuck in Libya that is too small to cope with the rough Mediterranean sea. Hundreds of American citizens are spending a second night in Tripoli aboard the Maria Dolores, a small passenger ferry chartered by the U.S., trapped there because of adverse weather conditions. At the same time larger Greek and Turkish vessels have transported thousands of their own citizens to safety, crossing the choppy water to mainland Europe.