On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:20:04 -0400, "Mike Marlow"

I'm quite big on personal responsibility, but this thread has positioned
personal responsibility as don't do anything that I wouldn't do, or don't do
anything with any risk. Once this plays out, what if we discover that the
Sunderland family reimburses the French vessel and the Aussies for all
services provided?

So now you're trying to support your argument with a "what if"
scenario? You're truly deluded if you think the Sutherland family is
going to voluntarily offer to pay those thousands of dollars in rescue
expenses. They may be billed and forced to pay, but the chances of
them actually paying of their own accord are right up there with the
real Elvis who I saw walking in downtown Toronto last week.