Re: [Paddlewise] Two Coast Guard Officers Die In Accident

The real shame of this is if one of them had of been carrying a portable
VHF radio in a dry suit pocket they might have all lived. Kind of goes
with carrying certain safety equipment in your PFD pockets.

<Bill>

Brought to you from beautiful Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
N 53°51.140'  W 166°30.228'   (WGS 84)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Tynan" <kayakbound_at_att.net>
To: "Paddlewise" <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 2:19 PM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Two Coast Guard Officers Die In Accident


>
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/abc/20010324/ts/coast_guard_deaths010324_1.
html
>
>
> It will be interesting to find out how long they were in the water
before
> being picked up.  [They were wearing dry suits and PFDs.]   Always so
sad --
> regardless!


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