Sixpence
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Hi Suzy , if you have a chat with Barbara she'll explain a little more about me and my outlook on life . We've been in touch via e mail for a while now so she knows me better than some others . Best wishes to all of you
Colros found
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Annmarie301
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As Susan said here earlier, it wasn't until I read these posts today that I realized the enormity of the email I received from Barbara that said "Colros Found". As a friend of Barbara here in California, I had always remained optimistic that a miracle would happen and that David would appear again, so it's with huge sadness that I've been reading these extremely moving posts with tears in my eyes, knowing how devastating this is for Barbara and all David's family and friends.
Deepest sympathy to you all. Everyone else has expressed so beautifully in words and poetry, the sadness we all feel for you. I only met David once but it was easy to see that he had a wonderful spirit of adventure that he must have felt in the most powerful and exciting way as he set sail on his final voyage.
I hope you all find peace in your happy and loving memories of him. Barbara - we love you and wish you strength.
Lots of love,
Annmarie and Larry xxxxoxoxoxx
Deepest sympathy to you all. Everyone else has expressed so beautifully in words and poetry, the sadness we all feel for you. I only met David once but it was easy to see that he had a wonderful spirit of adventure that he must have felt in the most powerful and exciting way as he set sail on his final voyage.
I hope you all find peace in your happy and loving memories of him. Barbara - we love you and wish you strength.
Lots of love,
Annmarie and Larry xxxxoxoxoxx
Rum_Pirate
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Sincere condolences to his family and friends.
higwenn
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My sincere condolences to you all. I am a mere landlubber in Marblehead Mass., but a very good friend is the chief mate aboard the US Liberty Eagle, a freighter. On Sat. June 9th, I believe, they spotted the Colros and turned the ship around. They tried hailing it to no avail, and called it in and updated its position. They have no internet access onboard, so I relayed to them the sad news i had found. They were all very sorry to hear the news--he said " That's one tough little boat, he knew exactly what he was doing on the boatbuilding end for sure. At least he went doing something he loved..may he rest in peace." Again, my heartfelt condolences. Gwenn
higwenn
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It takes about a day to recieve email from my friend on the Liberty Eagle--they are still on their way home-- but he wrote that they thought about picking up the Colros with their crane. It was too dangerous because the seas were so rough. Their cargo block and hook weigh close to a ton--one swipe would have destroyed it. He said those are weird latitudes--it's between the trade wind belts (horse latitudes) and the boat could unfortunately end up anywhere. He also said that at any given time there are about 50 boats/ships floating around, abandoned in the N. Atlantic alone. Some get spotted many times and they keep track of their progress. He's seen plenty over the years and made no mention of sinking any of them. Doesn't sound like that's the protocol. Best Wishes, Gwenn
bluemoves
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Gwen,
Thank you so much for your two messages and words of condolence, and please thank everyone aboard the Liberty Eagle for all their efforts. David’s family and friends all miss him so much, and I find it hard to believe that he’s not out there sailing Colros, but know that he was out there doing what he always wanted to do. We waited so long for any news, and when it came it obviously wasn’t what we wanted to hear.
We are hoping that Colros will arrive at some far distant shore at some point, so any sightings of her help to keep us informed of her whereabouts and that she is still afloat.
I don’t know how you managed to find this site but thank you again for doing so.
Margaret
Thank you so much for your two messages and words of condolence, and please thank everyone aboard the Liberty Eagle for all their efforts. David’s family and friends all miss him so much, and I find it hard to believe that he’s not out there sailing Colros, but know that he was out there doing what he always wanted to do. We waited so long for any news, and when it came it obviously wasn’t what we wanted to hear.
We are hoping that Colros will arrive at some far distant shore at some point, so any sightings of her help to keep us informed of her whereabouts and that she is still afloat.
I don’t know how you managed to find this site but thank you again for doing so.
Margaret
Barbara1116
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Dear Gwenn,
Margaret brought your email to my attention. Thank you so much for reporting this encouraging news. It's really heartening to know Colros goes on, although of course it's very bittersweet for all of us who love and miss David. I haven't been on the Forum for a few days, as having realised salvaging Colros is a real long shot, I've been talking to other agencies about her likely landfall - needless to say it's almost impossible to predict as it depends on so many variables. Can you possibly ask your friend what Colros's exact position was when she was found by the Liberty Eagle? That would update an earlier report I have and would undoubtedly be very informative to the scientist at Woods Hole Oceonographic Center who has advised me this week.
All the best and thanks again,
Barbara
Margaret brought your email to my attention. Thank you so much for reporting this encouraging news. It's really heartening to know Colros goes on, although of course it's very bittersweet for all of us who love and miss David. I haven't been on the Forum for a few days, as having realised salvaging Colros is a real long shot, I've been talking to other agencies about her likely landfall - needless to say it's almost impossible to predict as it depends on so many variables. Can you possibly ask your friend what Colros's exact position was when she was found by the Liberty Eagle? That would update an earlier report I have and would undoubtedly be very informative to the scientist at Woods Hole Oceonographic Center who has advised me this week.
All the best and thanks again,
Barbara