https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/uscg-restart-the-search-for-the-missing-cheekirafiki-crew-dontstopsearching

Post haste lets get the USCG to give these guys a couple more days!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

How far from US waters is the USCG responsible for searching for non-citizens?

They already restarted the search.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Begs the question or establishes a precedent.

The USCG does lots of SAR operations, I don't know the details or even if they are taking the lead on this one.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Seems weird to me that the didn't have a precise location from an EPIRB or a personal EPIRB. Don't transatlantic boats all carry those nowadays?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Yes, possible the EPIRB failed, also its not a precise science.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

X2 especially since they are low on funds as is for needed services here in the USA. As a professional mariner I won't sign this.

Well they found the boat, the US Navy inspected it and the sailors are dead.

The US government did it as a favor to our UK allies who have done the same for our citizens on a number of occasions.

So as a fellow mariner since they are not US citizens let them drown? This is why your not in the USCG, do scrub the bilges or something.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Coasties are required to "care" about non USA citizens or they can't join?

If you are going to go across the ocean- be it any ocean- in a 40 foot vessel- you take the risk that **** happens; especially if the captain is 22 years old. I don't think that we as humans should deploy 4 HC-130's, a USCG cutter, a USN warship, a helicopter, 5 private 600+ foot ships plus 40 smaller private craft to find you. Blatantly dumb **** by young (or old) people should not be grounds for us as a society to spend millions to CYA 1000 miles offshore no matter what your nationality.

You're right, they should stick to drills only.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

? The USCG, USN and private ships do considerably more than "drills" my landlubber friend.

How long does it have to be before you don't take the risk?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Your boats not that big either, so if you go down your not going to light off the EPIRB? Save the money, and kiss your a** goodby?


All these sailors were very experienced BTW.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I've sailed European rivers and I've seen the North Sea up close...did even 129mph on the water.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).