Possibly the most expensive drink or water taxi is at Falmouth?

I’d say he’s a lucky fellow.

£3,000 for a helo, 2x lifeboats, ambulances, and court time ...can’t beat that!

Best of all, nobody was seriously injured, or worse
 
jimi said:
Am I the only one to think, there but for the grace of god.......
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Certainly some fine lines crossed.

But at the end of the day, they ended up in the water, so clearly they made one mistake too many.
£3k is a lot to pay for the authorites' arguably disproportionate response, but had things got worse then throwing all available assets at it would soon have been justified.
 
lw395 said:
£3k is a lot to pay for the authorites' arguably disproportionate response, but had things got worse then throwing all available assets at it would soon have been justified.
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An unidentified number of voices calling through the black of night from cold flowing water.

Hard to to see another choice for the emergency services in such circumstances.
 
dom said:
An unidentified number of voices calling through the black of night from cold flowing water.

Hard to to see another choice for the emergency services in such circumstances.
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+ lots. The authorities, whoever they are - harbourmaster, coastguards, Plod can't win. They throw everything at it and save two lives, they're wasting money. If they'd provided a "proportionate" response, whatever that is, and someone had drowned, they'd have been pilloried for not doing more.

Am I the only one to think, there but for the grace of god.......

Nope. A useful reminder of the importance of LJs in dinghies - arguably more important than on board, especially after a few drinks. I'm also going to be thinking about how to store a torch with the rest of the dinghy's kit.
 
dom said:
An unidentified number of voices calling through the black of night from cold flowing water.

Hard to to see another choice for the emergency services in such circumstances.
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As I wasn't there, I don't know exactly what really happened, as these things get different in the re-telling and in the media.
I would have thought that a boat from the marina could have picked them up before the helicopter had time to get involved.
No matter really.
You make some mistakes which could have killed you or your friend, everyone survives but you end up £3k down.
Could have been worse.
There are lots of combinations of mistakes that can cost you £3k.
 
I suspect there must be a strong element of "pour encourager les autres" in the fine & costs. Let's face it, £3K will get most people thinking and maybe get them to carry suitable lighting and wear lifejackets. If that saves a couple of lives further down the line, to my mind, it's a good thing.
 
Stemar said:
I suspect there must be a strong element of "pour encourager les autres" in the fine & costs. Let's face it, £3K will get most people thinking and maybe get them to carry suitable lighting and wear lifejackets. If that saves a couple of lives further down the line, to my mind, it's a good thing.
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You could add "staying sober" to that list.
 
jimi said:
Am I the only one to think, there but for the grace of god.......
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Me too. Hard to think of a night time tender ride half as sober as them (or ever taking or wearing life jackets). We have always had lights though - torches, or these days head torches.
 
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