Anyone heard anything about the “Miss Debbie”? Story says the EPIRB went off Tues night 1 mile off Tybee…
http://www.live5news.com/story/35505265/search-and-rescue-underway-off-tybee-island-for-missing-boaters
“Lil Mudslinger” - Lowe 160 W/50hp Yammie
is it normal for CG to take over an hour to scatter emergency services??
If I’m posting, its because I’m sitting here at work, dreaming about fishing.
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Originally posted by TheMechanicis it normal for CG to take over an hour to scatter emergency services??
If I’m posting, its because I’m sitting here at work, dreaming about fishing.
I honestly dont know the answer to this question, but the weather was straight nasty last night. Perhaps that had something to do with the delay.
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Originally posted by TheMechanicis it normal for CG to take over an hour to scatter emergency services??
If I’m posting, its because I’m sitting here at work, dreaming about fishing.
I asked a Coast Guardsman at the open house this past weekend how long after I activate my EPIRB will they know about it. He said it would take well over an hour to get the cutter ready to move assuming it was tied up at the dock. I should have asked him about the helicopter.
Regardless, I believe this will have a very sad ending. Does anyone know what type of vessel this was? Sportfisher? Name kind of sounds like a shrimping boat.
I believe it’s a shrimp boat…
“Lil Mudslinger” - Lowe 160 W/50hp Yammie
I dunno why want boat would be away from the dock in this mess.
I tracked that tornado and it went right over the area where the shrimp boat sank. The shrimp boat was not local from North of Oregon Inlet. I am guessing an auto EPRIB went off when the 45 foot shrimp boat sank. If it were not for the Tornado, I assumed it hit a snag and was pulled under with the net.
Not sure why they have not confirmed who was on board. I am guessing they had captain and one or 2 crew. Coast Guard is out looking again tonight for the crew.
I have been in the Savannah river on fishing boats and 16 foot Hobie cats. When the tide bucks the wind, it is pure hell in that channel.
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Originally posted by TheMechanicis it normal for CG to take over an hour to scatter emergency services??
If I’m posting, its because I’m sitting here at work, dreaming about fishing.
It didn’t take over an hour to scatter… I cannot go into details but
take it for what it’s worth,it was nowhere near that long…
Im sitting on edisto beach this AM and can see the search planes off the coast still looking for folks. Lets hope they are still out there hanging on and will be found soon. We were eating dinner with the family at Whaley’s when the storms rolled through. I’m sure it was horrible off the coast.
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Originally posted by TheMechanicis it normal for CG to take over an hour to scatter emergency services??
If I’m posting, its because I’m sitting here at work, dreaming about fishing.
Alot of variables that come into play here. I had to call the helicopter for the Captain of a bandit boat with a cardiac event and bad VHF antenna right by 41004 probably 7-8 years ago. Once CG assessed the emergency and dispatched, the chopper was on scene in roughly 45 minutes. Luckily, they were at Johns Island airport & had just finished taking fuel when we made the call. They actually had to loose some fuel downwind of us before lifting the Captain off the bandit boat, which added a couple of extra minutes before the basket dropped.
Coast guard made it out as soon as soon as the bad part of the storm passed but it was white out rain for over a hour after the tornadoes and water spouts passed. The seas went from 3-4 to 7-9 really quick. By 1000 that night it solid 10 foot out there. I was in the shipping Chanel for the whole thing. Almost as bad as I have seen it out there
Any updates on if they have found anyone yet?
Sadly the Coast Guard has called off the search for the 3 men missing from the shrimp boat. Prayers for the families…
http://www.wtoc.com/story/35529859/us-coast-guard-suspends-search-for-3-missing-boaters-one-mile-off-tybee-coast
“Lil Mudslinger” - Lowe 160 W/50hp Yammie