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- Black Eyed Susan
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- Grand Banks 42' Classic
I think Peggy needs to get on over there quick. There's no way that boat smells good.
I met a captain in the Freeport Bahamas custom line. He asked me what heading to take to get back to FL!
Benthic2; For less than a hundred bucks you will NEVER BE LOST..... If I was venturing 3000 miles into the middle of the Pacific Ocean said:Kind of a modern day "Wrong Way" Corrigan then? In 1938, Flying non stop from New York to California, Corrigan landed his plane in Dublin, Ireland and upon landing exclaimed, "Where am I?"
Tahiti is 2500 miles South of Hawaii and Japan about 3500 miles NorthWest. Would be a comparable navigation error I guess. Maybe they read his book? lol
Kind of a modern day "Wrong Way" Corrigan then? In 1938, Flying non stop from New York to California, Corrigan landed his plane in Dublin, Ireland and upon landing exclaimed, "Where am I?"
And it's just possible that, like Corrigan, they also accomplished what they set out to do. Did anyone else notice how clean and perfectly styled their hair is in the photos? They were definitely ready for their close-ups!
In one of the interviews the blond woman says that she was so releived to see the Navy because she didn't think they'd survive another day...... I hope the USCG sites them for something, or that the Navy sends them a bill for the rescue.
I doubt they'll get cited for anything. There's one potential thing they could be cited for once they fill out the accident report and that is filing a false police/Coast Guard report.
Years ago, there was a local Miami politician taken down by such. Clearly a political move as he reported his car stolen, which it legitimately was. The false report was saying it was taken from his home when it was taken from him at a crack house. I just read about the situation as I think it happened in the 90's, but he was charged and refused to testify as he was then in a catch 22. If he told the truth he'd be guilty of the false report. If he stuck with his story, they had already said they'd charge him with perjury. Instead he took contempt of court and eventually ran from the country, all over lying about where the car was when stolen.
Filing false reports with law enforcement is sometimes just allowed to pass but other times taken very seriously.