* Six hours later: The more I think about this case - and it's been plaguing me all day - the more I believe that this is probably a very sad case where one of the crew has fallen overboard, another tried to help him (two were brothers), and the other fell over trying to save all of them. I've seen it before where a person's fallen overboard, and another has automatically jumped straight over the side without a thought in the world in an attempt to save them. And I have a sneaking suspicion that this could have happened shortly after first leaving port when winds were gusting 30knots, particularly because the reef is still in the main. It appears that conditions have been perfect for sailing once that 30knots blew over.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Don't leave your boat
There’s a sad story playing out off the east coast of Australia , where a 12m catamaran, the Kaz II, has been found adrift and its three-person crew missing.
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12 aircraft are searching for the crew. I wish Andrew McAuley had half that many looking for him.
Sadly, but fortunately for these chaps, Australia's a much bigger country than NZ with far more resources, and that includes planes.
Thanks for this post, Kristen. You know, I've never thought about a boat tether. Why not? Another secret death wish I suppose...
The deleted post above is a mis-spelled version of this one.
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