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cuda
07-21-2009, 06:09 PM
They left Ft Pierce in a 14 foot boat, and was rescued off Jacksonville by a freighter.
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=142021&provider=rss
Ratickle
07-21-2009, 06:16 PM
That is a weird story, were they lost and didn't know which way land was?

I hope they get a bill.....:boxing_smiley:
clayinaustin
07-21-2009, 06:24 PM
idiots :rolleyes:
cuda
07-21-2009, 06:26 PM
Probably got far enough offshore they didn't know which way land was. Florida is pretty hard to miss.
DollaBill
07-21-2009, 06:27 PM
Have you seen most people from Ft. Pierce?? Doesnt surprise me
cuda
07-21-2009, 07:02 PM
Have you seen most people from Ft. Pierce?? Doesnt surprise me

Yep, from Ft Pierce north, the less cosmopolitan they are.:ack2:
Larry
07-21-2009, 09:16 PM
Hopefully for christmas they will get a gps.....Or in theircase just tie a string to the dock and let it unwind as they go out :)
McGary911
07-21-2009, 09:25 PM
and the sun sets in the __________ .

Gotta be more to this story?
32storm
07-21-2009, 09:38 PM
and the sun sets in the __________ .

Gotta be more to this story?

Must have been cloudy:confused:
McGary911
07-21-2009, 10:28 PM
Must have been cloudy:confused:

Was crystal clear in JAX on Sunday. Not too bad yesterday, except for some tstorms that rolled through around 2 or so...Who knows where these guys were though...they sure didn't.

Pretty sad that a lot of boaters blew them off.
Ratickle
07-21-2009, 10:29 PM
Was crystal clear in JAX on Sunday. Not too bad yesterday, except for some tstorms that rolled through around 2 or so...Who knows where these guys were though...they sure didn't.

Pretty sad that a lot of boaters blew them off.

That's true. Actually illegal at sea......
phragle
07-21-2009, 11:50 PM
actually, who knows if other boaters intentionally blew them off.... states that the didn't have proper safety gear..... I'm guessing no flares, smoke bombs signaling devices etc to let anyone know they were actually in distress....
Roger 1
07-22-2009, 09:11 AM
Was crystal clear in JAX on Sunday. Not too bad yesterday, except for some tstorms that rolled through around 2 or so...Who knows where these guys were though...they sure didn't.

Pretty sad that a lot of boaters blew them off.

Maybe they didn't want to interfere with nature taking its course......
Hammer01
07-22-2009, 01:04 PM
Hopefully for christmas they will get a gps.....Or in theircase just tie a string to the dock and let it unwind as they go out :)

how about just a $5 compass that you attach to your shirt. I wear these when snowmobiling just because it is easy to get turned around. If you lose a 1,000 mile shoreline though, WOW, may need some additional training!!! Scary that these folks are allowed out into the open water!!!!
phragle
07-22-2009, 01:29 PM
compass my ass.... if your offshore from east coast of FL, the sun sets in the west... 4 oclock in the afternoon, you definitly know which way shore is.... they need a clue not a compass
Ratickle
07-22-2009, 01:31 PM
how about just a $5 compass that you attach to your shirt. I wear these when snowmobiling just because it is easy to get turned around. If you lose a 1,000 mile shoreline though, WOW, may need some additional training!!! Scary that these folks are allowed out into the open water!!!!

I think it's the natural selection by nature, and the government keeps screwing that up too......:sifone:
BUIZILLA
07-22-2009, 03:50 PM
Gene Pool Stupid
Bobcat
07-22-2009, 04:45 PM
If I am offshore a few miles and I see someone in distress you can be damn sure I look them over carefully before approaching to help.
phragle
07-22-2009, 05:04 PM
If I am offshore a few miles and I see someone in distress you can be damn sure I look them over carefully before approaching to help.

then you check there green card status????