T210DRVR
Senior Member
I guess better safe than sorry. A couple on a 44’ vessel airlifted to safety due to bar conditions. https://komonews.com/news/local/video-coast-guard-rescues-2-people-dog-off-oregon-coast
Many people ask for help that are just plain scared or worn out.....willing to lose boats worth big bucks and just dont care any more.
Many people ask for help that are just plain scared or worn out.....willing to lose boats worth big bucks and just dont care any more.
Rough Columbia River Bar crossing, so abandon ship? 12 foot seas. Not the complete story, but did this cap't check the weather before going into 12 foot waves?...]
Fear eliminates most of the rational decision making suggestions some are making here.
Wifey B: Or leads to an extremely rational decision.
Guess you have never seen real fear.....
Guess you have never seen real fear.....
Fear can go to shock and be hardly detectable.
Fear eliminates most of the rational decision making suggestions some are making here.
It's just a boat. It's probably insured.
Very true. And unpredictable. I've seen it. Some people have a "I'm going to do whatever I have to do to survive" mindset...and some people roll into the fetal position, start balling and accept it without a fight. Some people are meat eaters. Some people are prey.Fear may cause complete shutdown, or tunnel vision, or very focused clarity.
I read somewhere that there are different percentages of reaction to danger by people, highest % run away, a small % freeze and do nothing, and a small % run to help.. guess which % of folks are first responders?