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Martin X. Moleski, SJ

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Re: Present-Day Castaways Rescued
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011, 11:05:51 AM »

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/22/guam.missing.skiff/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Kudos to them for going prepared for an emergency, for leaving an ETA with friends, and for providing a large "signal" for their rescuers to spot.  Their solar-powered radio seems to have worked to contact a nearby boat that, in turn, helped focus the search area.
LTM,

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Chris Johnson

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Re: Present-Day Castaways Rescued
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2011, 12:55:31 PM »

Whats interesting here is the application of procedures and technology to facilitate their rescue! Unlike 1937 in the Pacific  :(
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Hilary Christine Olson

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Re: Present-Day Castaways Rescued
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2011, 01:17:20 PM »

Kind of ironic that one of the reporting  US Coast Guard Specialists is named Putnam .
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Chris Johnson

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Re: Present-Day Castaways Rescued
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2011, 01:57:57 PM »

Kind of ironic that one of the reporting  US Coast Guard Specialists is named Putnam .

Missed that one!
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Rich Ramsey

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Re: Present-Day Castaways Rescued
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2011, 12:13:04 PM »

Kind of ironic that one of the reporting  US Coast Guard Specialists is named Putnam .

I thought I was the only one to catch that.
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