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08-25-2006, 11:18 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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tournaments/trips offshore: do we carry enough safety gear?
Two well-equipped and experienced kayakers were recently rescued off Massachusetts by Coast Guard helicopter basketlift and a rescue swimmer in rough seas and high winds.
A pair of VHF radios (one crapped out), pfd’s, drysuits and nearly a dozen flares were key to the rescue. Neither guy was seriously hurt, but the rescue took nearly three hours, requiring not only the helo but surfboats, a couple of harbormastes, and two local CG stations. I've got postings on the incident, with comments and additional links, at http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...nd-rescue.html (which gives a general overview) and at http://paddlingtravelers.blogspot.co...s_archive.html which gives details. |
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