Re: [Paddlewise] Andrew's paddle from Oz to NZ

From: alex <al.m_at_3web.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:58:46 -0800
> I have been speaking with Dave Winkworth, a friend of Andrew's in
Australia,
> who is as mystified as everyone about the circumstances, saying that
Andrew
> was extremely safety conscious, and would normally have had a 406 EPIRB,
> found in the kayak, in a harness around his neck. Dave is arriving to stay
> on Monday, so I will have a good chat then.

This was what puzzled me until now - why there was no EPIRB signal.
Apparently he was doing something that required taking EPIRB off for a
second, and later didn't have a chance to grab it. Terrible...
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