Juan Twothree's latest activity
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Juan Twothree reacted to Mark L's post in the thread Damaged Russian ship with cargo of explosive fertiliser anchored off Margate. with
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You are suggesting that the professional crew of a Maltese ship would conduct a suicide attack (why?) by trying to detonate some... -
Well said.
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Juan Twothree reacted to wonkywinch's post in the thread I now never turn on my VHF radio... with Like.
I'd say it's irresponsible to do this for at least two reasons. CG or another vessel may want to get in touch with you urgently (clarify...
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Juan Twothree replied to the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed.See my earlier answer re CG response protocols. An EPIRB/PLB is classified as distress, so they have set time limits to act, which are...
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Juan Twothree replied to the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed.I'm cautious about joining in a discussion on this subject, as I got my head bitten off last time. However, I've just had a conversation...
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IMHO it's well worth ignoring any offence taken if a particular RNLI collector is slightly over zealous when bearing in mind that they...
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Juan Twothree replied to the thread Southampton Boatshow.That's correct
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Juan Twothree replied to the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed.Not necessarily. Just make sure you have with you a means of calling for help.
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Juan Twothree reacted to jlavery's post in the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed with Like.
Almost completely unrealistic conditions. Buoyancy aid (???), t-shirt and flat seas. As others have said, add foul weather gear and an...
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The point of this legislation is that possession of zombie knives in your own home now becomes illegal. They no longer have to catch...
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Try walking up to an angry man with a sword and report back.
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Juan Twothree reacted to Biggles Wader's post in the thread Anyone been to Sandwich lately ? with Like.
There was a sleeper service called "Night Ferry" which went from Victoria to Paris via Dover/Dunkirk where the sleeper coaches boarded...
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Juan Twothree reacted to Tranona's post in the thread Broken Down Yachts And Coastguard Response with Like.
Quite normal to ask other boats in the area if they can assist. The CG assess what is the most appropriate response in the circumstances
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Juan Twothree replied to the thread Coast Guard Policy on tasking a rescue.No, you were probably correct in what you heard. Dover CG had several jobs running at the time, so it was likely to be a slip of the...
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Juan Twothree reacted to ylop's post in the thread Coast Guard Policy on tasking a rescue with Like.
Any possibility the ramsgate boat was already tasked on another job? Or off service for a repair? Your hypothesis about manning issues...