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Old 22-08-2023, 12:45   #1
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Interesting articlle of a USCG rescue of a man stranded on an Island
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Wow! I thought that type of thing only happened on tv or the movies.

It would be interesting to know what happened to the boat and why he chose to abandon it.
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Re: Interesting articlle of a USCG rescue of a man stranded on an Island
Coast Guard rescues man stranded on Cay Sal
USCG News ➥ https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Rele...ed-on-cay-sal/

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Re: Interesting articlle of a USCG rescue of a man stranded on an Island
The guy did a good job on the letters, didn't he? A smoke signal would have been a good idea, too.

I wonder what the red object to the right of the SOS is?

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Re: Interesting articlle of a USCG rescue of a man stranded on an Island
They could be flare canisters, his sailboat is anchored 200 metres away and he was originally spotted “reportedly” because of the flares he activated.
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