The following is an exerpt from a SAR article on WaveLength and points out the real need to have a light source such as a strobe or waterproof flashlight, etc. as well as flares. In another article it suggested it might be wise to carry some dry kinkling in a baggie in your emergency kit which I hadn't thought of before. Guess all those waterproof matches, fire starters, Bics, etc. could use a little help in the middle of a monsoon, huh? ------------------------------- Others haven't been so fortunate. A crabbing boat off Pt. Roberts in a night of bad weather ran into problems. The three crew ended up in the water in immersion suits. They had flares, but no steady light source. A search was waged all night with coastguard, SAR planes, helicopters and private vessels. Search vessels could see flares, but by the time they pinpointed the location of firing, the crewmembers had been carried away by the current. The search continued in a confined area throughout the night. In the morning, the bodies of the three men were found, washed up on the beach. There were no survivors. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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