More migrants?

[awol]

I wonder if they will modify their boat before crossing the Atlantic Rowers rescued after their boat capsized in gale force winds

 

[dunedin]

I wonder if they will modify their boat before crossing the Atlantic Rowers rescued after their boat capsized in gale force winds

Perhaps the boat is OK, but an upgrade to their weather forecast reception might be useful?

 

[awol]

Perhaps the boat is OK, but an upgrade to their weather forecast reception might be useful?

Pure guessing but I presume they were aware of the forecast - they'd be idiots if not - and they were stress testing within reach of rescue. Wonder if they are still keen?

 

[dunedin]

Pure guessing but I presume they were aware of the forecast - they'd be idiots if not - and they were stress testing within reach of rescue. Wonder if they are still keen?

Possibly, but as you know waves very different and often more dangerous in shallower & tidal waters close to shore compared to deep Atlantic.

 

[Skylark]

Helicopter put winch-man aboard in those conditions. Amazing skill.
Glad that these seafarers are now safe and well and hope the experience doesn’t stifle their dreams of adventure.

 

[Daydream believer]

One would have expected those craft to be self righting & the crew have means of getting back aboard by their ownefforts
It seems that the crew were still in the water when the lifeboat arrived. Must have been there for some time .

 

[ProDave]

Any pictures of the boat?

 

[Telstar26]

Any pictures of the boat?

Can't find any.

But what surprises me is that they were apparently going to Aberystwyth. Have they seen the harbour entrance in any sort of northerly, let alone a gale? And there aren't any nearby alternatives.

 

[fisherman]

One would have expected those craft to be self righting

One such was self righting, capsized mid Atlantic, all the loose equipment fell onto the deckhead and she stayed inverted, salutary lesson. They were rescued.

 

[PilotWolf]

One such was self righting, capsized mid Atlantic, all the loose equipment fell onto the deckhead and she stayed inverted, salutary lesson. They were rescued.

When I rolled my Volvo many years ago I was amazed how
much crap ended up on the roof (or floor depending how you look at it!)

W.

 

[fisherman]

When I rolled my Volvo many years ago I was amazed how
much crap ended up on the roof

W.

That frightened, were you?

 

[Mark L]

One would have expected those craft to be self righting & the crew have means of getting back aboard by their own efforts
It seems that the crew were still in the water when the lifeboat arrived. Must have been there for some time .

Not necessarily. It sounds as though one of the crew suffered a head injury during a capsize which was the reason for the distress call. Nothing to suggest that the boat didn't right or that the crew ended up in the water. It sounds as if the casualty was airlifted from the rowing boat and the remaining crew waited onboard for the lifeboat. There is no way that the rescue helicopter would have left the crew in the water! In rough seas (and assuming that they had survival gear), I believe that it can be safer for the lifeboat to recover the crew from the water rather than to try to manoeuvre alongside and recover directly. I would assume that that this is the reason for the phrasing used.

 

[Resolution]

When I rolled my Volvo many years ago
W.

Had the keel fallen off?