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07-28-2015, 06:31 PM
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I confess I don't understand the desire to not have private boaters looking. When I inquired if Civil Air Patrol was looking, I was told we were, but only up to a few miles offshore. (On the other hand, I was informed on the QT that at least two aircrew teams composed of CAP-trained personnel are looking further offshore [up to 50 miles] in a personal aircraft so as to avoid the governmental restrictions) Remember that the Civil Air Patrol, which is the US Air Force Auxiliary, performs over 80% of all airborne SAR operations nationwide. But CAP rarely searches offshore, and is limited to searching only within power-off gliding distance of shore by rule, except in special circumstances, when requested by the USCG. One statement I heard about Homeland Security limiting private searchers because they worried bad guys might use the confusion to sneak in struck me as profoundly callous if true.
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07-29-2015, 07:11 AM
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This whole ordeal is gut-wrenching and I cannot stop thinking of these boys. A fine friend of mine grew up in Titusville/Rockledge and every time I see the pic of that boy holding up the cobia, I see my buddy Dan at that age!
Independent and adventurous are just a couple of words that come to mind....exactly the way I was at that age and not to bound by an extended list of rules or reservations! Like so many others growing up, I hunted, I fished, I camped, I explored and rarely had a float plan and often did things in the outdoors without an adult knowing where I was or exactly when I would be home. My 7 yo asked me about it yesterday and I explained to her in detail what has happened and in all likelyhood what there fate is at this point. She listened, I got choked up thinking about it and it brings tears to my eyes as a parent right now thinking of how alone, lonely and scared those boys are/were. I had my first boat on the May River when I was 10 yo and fished all over the damn place. Offshore wasn't my thing back then but I had buddies who did venture to the ledge with a compass, loran, and jerry jugs in the back of a 17 foot boat! Although the parents said these boys weren't allowed to venture out of the inlet, that is what boys like myself did at that age, you bent the rules a little bit to be adventurous and it developed upon your self confidence as an outdoorsman. I will teach my children safety and give them boundaries but I will never crush their adventurous spirit! God speed boys!
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07-29-2015, 06:41 PM
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This is video of a boat coming in on Friday around 2 pm.
Frequency looks to be shorter than 2 seconds. This is a 30 ft boat. These squalls serve as a stark reminder to us all. I bought a plb from Rich at Cape Marine Supply a few years ago. Things happen fast out there. The search continues. Fingers crossed. Hoping for a miracle. https://www.facebook.com/WPTV5/video...c_location=ufi
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08-04-2015, 01:09 PM
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Private salvage company went to retrieve the boys boat that the CG found off Daytona week ago Sunday.. It was not there ?? Thought they would have placed a locater on it..  Daytona News Journal
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08-04-2015, 06:55 PM
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Lil Kenny said his sea tow buddies found the boat not CG. Said CG wanted to anchor it up.
Some things here just don't jibe.
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08-04-2015, 07:00 PM
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08-04-2015, 07:07 PM
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Lil Kenny got a call from his buddies at sea tow who said they found it not CG.
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