US Coastguard Resumes Search

[ICTM]

Being reported on the sky news website that the search is to be resumed. Hopefully with a positive outcome.

 

[Rigger Mortice]

Already reported on one of the other threads. I'm not sure that starting yet another thread on the same subject is much help.

 

[Biggles Wader]

Good.And yes a new thread is quite a good idea as the news would be lost in the original one which has degenerated into something rather unpleasant in places.
Hopefully something positive will come out of the new search.

 

[JohnGC]

Hopefully something positive will come out of the new search.

Four I hope.

 

[Old IC]

Good news indeed. Pressure from fellow sailors may well have been the reason for a resumed search.
The US Coastguard led the world in SAR techniques in the early 1980's with the use of computers to establish search areas based on drift. (My senior officer at that time was seconded by the UK Coastguard to work with the USCG to learn about their systems)
There should be plenty of weather and wind data for the area, to work with. They have Amver http://www.amver.com which will give routing data of most or probably all ships in the area.
If the crew took to the liferaft/s there would be an excellent chance of it already having being located. All we can hope that somehow it was missed and a second search is successful.
Anyone seriously interested in learning from this event should look out for the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) http://www.maib.gov.uk/home/index.cfm report that will follow after a full examination of the KNOWN facts.
In my view there has been too much speculation posted on this forum. Try to remember the feelings of the manager of the yacht and the crew's relatives.
Ian Crowson. Ex HM Coastguard, Yachtmaster Instructor.

 

[Halcyon Yachts]

Good news indeed. Pressure from fellow sailors may well have been the reason for a resumed search.

And we must continue to keep applying pressure until they are found. Keep circulating the petition and spreading the word!

This terrible event has shown what a difference it can make when people get together and focus on a common cause.

Anyone who has any experience of the sea knows that it can be a lonely and hostile place if things go wrong. Until we have any further facts about the incident I can only assume that it was a horrible accident that could have happened to any one of us.

I am very proud to be part of such a caring community and I desperately hope that if I ever have a similar misfortune at sea there will be people out there looking to help.

To all the crews families and friends, I desperately hope that you will soon be reunited.

Pete

 

[chanelyacht]

Ian Crowson. Ex HM Coastguard,

Missing the job Ian?

 

[Babylon]

Already reported on one of the other threads. I'm not sure that starting yet another thread on the same subject is much help.

Maybe you're right, but - coming late to the original threads - I didn't want to start trawling though several pages of posts.

I'm glad the search has resumed and sincerely hope the outcome is a successful rescue of all four crew.

 

[dunedin]

Congratulations to the people who coordinated and drove the campaign to get the search restarted.

A fantastically professional and focused effort, in such trying times. To get this at the top of the BBC news headlines for 3 days, a petition with over 100,000 signatures in hours, and support from the entire sailing world plus celebrities takes some doing. If nothing else it gives the families some hope and stop the horrific feeling that they could be saved but nobody out there looking.

Now just hoping the search is as miraculously successful as the campaign. Our thoughts remain with them