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Joe,
> Your probably right Joe. If they had been the graveyards would not be as
> full as they are with headstones marking lost seamen who arent really
buried
> where the headstone is. The fact of being left behind in 40 degree water
or
> worse to fend off the elements of the sea, all by yourself, isnt a fact I
> wish to face either. I'd much rather someone come on deck looking and
when
> not finding me knowing to look over the side for me rather than 2 miles
> behind the boat in the jaws of jaws. You have to be darned close to shore
> to be able to stand up and walk in during a storm.
> Makes sense to me to try to stay with the boat during a storm. Especially
> at night. Boooooooooo--spooky.
> harnessed and still present,
> docmoss
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Engel" <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 4:56 PM
> Subject: TWL: RE: RE: RE: retrieval of MOB
>
>
> > I hear you, but the reality is that, on a powerboat and near-shore, I
have
> > never-ever seen anyone do that. In fact the idea of being dragged along
> > behind a power boat at 8 kts until somebody noticed, isn't very
> attractive.
> snip>>
> That's a question I would ask Kessler and those types but I bet they
> > did not tie on to the boat.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: docmoss [mailto:
