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Anyone for a HAPPY MEAL at McDonald's?
fruit salad is the new Bacon
Apart from all the arguing / English lessons, and the like about anyone's posts on this thread, I'm intently watching and waiting to hear what happened. How did this thing go down, ?? (to having its bow only pointing out of the briney)
Was it holed, was it a rear anchoring mishap? Did everyone run to one side to see if it was a cobiaAs an offshore boatie, I'm keen to learn anything I can out of these seeming strange happenings. ??
"let not he boast who puts his armor on, as he who takes it off"
We are all interested to see what caused the loss of the vessel but we will have to wait until something leaks out (not the BS leaking out of some posts at the moment).
The vessels occupants were lucky that it was a calm day and there were plenty of others to lend a hand.
I hope those that are pushing the conspiracy theory take a deep breath and step back from the keyboard for a while until the situation becomes clearer
As for punctuation and the over use of capital letters I have to admit I find it as distracting as bad grammar or poor spelling. It certainly takes away from the validity of an argument and makes the writer look a little like a buffoon.
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I had an INFLECTION once but a good dose of penicillin cleared that right upOriginally Posted by solemandownunder
Is there a limit on Capitals ?
Do you NOT understand the use of INFLECTIONS
Yeah but I wish you'd told me first.,,...
The references to it being a calm day are what has given rise to my desire to learn what really happened. All we know at present is, it must have been something unusual, accidental, or an error of judgement.
"let not he boast who puts his armor on, as he who takes it off"
Knowing exactly 3/4 SFA about it, I'll guess it was a simple as not putting the bungs in, or a bait tank hose coming loose and slowly filling below decks then she just gently rolls over.
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boat sinks and another thread turns to shit
Cmon pull thru could get really informative yet!
boat sinks and another thread turns to shit
"let not he boast who puts his armor on, as he who takes it off"
Why cant we all just get along???
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Te Whiti,
I'm sorry that you struck one of " those Crews" with your need for VMR assist. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who join the VMR for the social side and become a "trained" crew in a classroom. Because of my cancer I have resigned from my position in VMR but will still vouch for the talents of some of the seaman still there......it's the luck of the draw. The laws have changed and now the training is demanding but in all the wrong areas. Have a look at the PPE gear that they are made to wear......inflatable pfd1, hats, shoes and sox, safety harness etc. they are not going to get in the water to help you because they will have to take their shoes off...lol VMRs are part of the SES and have to fit in with Qld Gov. Federal Gov. and International standards.
Anyway the next time I hook Australia when I'm fishing Hutchies I'll refer to it as tagging PUMP ACTION....lol
Just to clarify, the boat was fishing/trolling around the hutchies area most of the morning. I know this as we were also working the area for a while. We then headed into the trench area. We had been in the trench area for about an hour when the boat first made a distress call.
So what happened between the time we saw them trolling around to the time they were in the drink, who knows??
The boat sank ( after sitting bow up ) for a few hours. The guys were picked up and as I have mentioned previously the decision to let it sink was made by the authorities.
It's in about 80 odd metres of water, so I can't imagine anyone bothering to salvage it.
There were two guys on the boat, and two boats that came to help.(total about 8 guys know its actual position). I am sure over time it will get out, but as it's not my decision to release the mark I certainly won't be saying anything.
The guys were lucky that a few boats were still in the area, as it's not the nicest area to be bobbing around in the drink.
Once again to the armchair experts, I hope this clears things up, as this IS what happened!
As far as saying what caused it to sink, I have no idea, nor have I ever said I have any idea! I am sure all the experts here will make up their own theories.
Gets ya thinking about carrying a small life raft that's for sure...
I bought a 2m blow up (boat) a couple of weeks ago at k mart for $15 Inc oars!
fruit salad is the new Bacon
Thats why I take a decent size esky. Carry my beers & act as a life raft!!
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