On Sat, 14 Apr 2012 12:57:37 -0400, Home Guy wrote:

" wrote:

I always found it strange that there wasn't enough wood or other
light-weight materials onboard that could have been scavanged to
make ad-hoc rafts or other floatation aids.

You do know the water is rather chilly in the N. Atlantic in April?

Yes - hence the point about using any available materials or objects to
make a raft or floation aid to stay above the water.

LOL! A raft wouldn't keep them warm.

Including ripping out any handy bathtubs...

No chance of swamping a bathtub, either. What a moron.