"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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On 6/12/2010 9:45 PM, Lobby Dosser wrote:
"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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On 6/12/2010 7:57 PM, dpb wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
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It remains to be seen whether she ASKED to be rescued.

???

Demasted in high seas halfway between Africa and Australia and you
think
there was a choice to be made????

Yep, rig a jury mast and creep to the nearest land. Bligh had a lot
less to work with than she did and a far less capable hull under him
and yet he made it as far as she needed to go.




Bligh had been at sea for 17 years when he was set adrift. He was also
an excellent navigator. And he made it farther - 3,600 miles.

Doesn't matter. The point is that there is a choice--being dismasted
isn't the same as the boat breaking in half.


In her case it may as well be. Except for the emergency beacons.