> When a wilderness traveler ends up being rescued by the authorities, is > there any consistent policy as to how much of the expenses, if any, are > charged to him? I would imagine that with even a modest effort, it > would run into the thousands. Maybe it's a discretionary decision by > the authorities. I believe it's not always discretionary - there must be some international agreements on seas. What I do recall, is that coastguards in the USA distinguish between "rescue" and "retrieval", first being stricrly on water and therefore free, and another one - when kayker is already ashore and is not in immediate danger. And totally different story is medical-related expenses. The guy that was stabbed with a knife on his yacht in Baja 2 years ago (very infrequent, extraordinary event in this area), was airlifted from shore rocks (yacht without control became grounded and eventually fell apart, but he managed to get ashore). He was charged for this helicopter ride to the hospital something like 20 thousand (US$, not pesos), not to mention hospital charges (he had little or no insurance). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 29 2004 - 11:06:17 PST
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