Has he made it back to a port? I can understand the decision to stay with his boat, but was he too stubborn to use the offered handheld? It seems the situation was strenuous but manageable, although his passenger had enough. The Associated Press CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (AP) — A man and his dog — passengers aboard a troubled sailboat — were rescued by the Coast Guard on Thursday, though the boat's apparent owner refused offers of help and pressed on to his destination of Cape Hatteras. The Coast Guard picked up an automated emergency signal from the vessel at about 9 a.m. from the 50-foot sailboat Anabel, Petty Officer Larry Chambers said. A rescue helicopter was dispatched to find the boat after fruitless attempts to reach it by radio. The helicopter crew found the vessel about 75 miles off Cape Fear at about 10:30 a.m. As the crew sighted the vessel, Roman Bogdanov, 23, of New York City leapt into the water with his dog, a pit bull named Lilly, Chambers said. The helicopter crew plucked them from the water, and both were fine. They were taken to the Coast Guard station at Elizabeth City. Bogdanov told rescuers that the boat had begun taking on water at a rate of about two inches every six hours, and the radio was swamped and inoperable. But the boat's operator — presumably its owner — refused to use a hand-held radio lowered to the Anabel by the helicopter crew, and rebuffed offers of rescue, Chambers said. He said the boat's bilge pump also had failed, but the owner had a hand pump and was using it. The unidentified man's precise plan was unclear, but it appeared he was going to try to reach Cape Hatteras as planned. The ocean was rough, with winds at about 35 mph and seas at 9 feet at the time of the rescue. But given the man's refusal to accept help, the operation was considered over, Chambers said. "If a person doesn't want our help, there's nothing we can do about it," he said. "We'd prefer not to turn this into a search and rescue operation ... but the case is closed right now."
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I'd be interested
what his reasoning for refusing the handheld radio and give up any possible hope for contact when/if things truly start heading south. Maybe he doesn't want law enforcement to know who he is, or what's on his boat Bryan
what his reasoning for refusing the handheld radio and give up any possible hope for contact when/if things truly start heading south. Maybe he doesn't want law enforcement to know who he is, or what's on his boat Bryan
Checked the CG information site
and nothing else other than the original story had been posted. Jim
and nothing else other than the original story had been posted. Jim
Wrong Passenger . . .
Sounds more like a panicky passenger, like in "Perfect Storm." Nobody cares about being caught with a joint when your life is in danger . . . NickD
Sounds more like a panicky passenger, like in "Perfect Storm." Nobody cares about being caught with a joint when your life is in danger . . . NickD
Checking in?
I am sure some enforcement people will be checking in the the boat when and if it makes it to the harbor. Real odd story.
I am sure some enforcement people will be checking in the the boat when and if it makes it to the harbor. Real odd story.
Information we do not have...
perhaps someone/everyone was seasick. That will make some people crazy. It doesn't sound all that bad though. There are a lot of possible explanations.
perhaps someone/everyone was seasick. That will make some people crazy. It doesn't sound all that bad though. There are a lot of possible explanations.
It doesn't sound all that good either.
If the rescued persons story was true it said 1) boat was boat had begun taking on water at a rate of about two inches every six hours 2) the radio was swamped and inoperable. (what other electronics/battery is not working) 2 inches of water on a sailboat is manageable to pump by hand, but its not a fun nor easy thing to do hour after hour. I wonder what other issues were happening, like why was the boat taking on water at that rate? Did they know what it was and it was manageable or did they not know and maybe leaking rate could get worse from an ever widening crack in a hull somewhere. Too much is left out of the story
If the rescued persons story was true it said 1) boat was boat had begun taking on water at a rate of about two inches every six hours 2) the radio was swamped and inoperable. (what other electronics/battery is not working) 2 inches of water on a sailboat is manageable to pump by hand, but its not a fun nor easy thing to do hour after hour. I wonder what other issues were happening, like why was the boat taking on water at that rate? Did they know what it was and it was manageable or did they not know and maybe leaking rate could get worse from an ever widening crack in a hull somewhere. Too much is left out of the story
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