"The USCG has some rather advanced computer programs now for estimating survival time and they are using the data to estimate how long they should carry on searches for victims lost at sea." Do they publish their estimation methods anywhere? This seems worth a read: http://www.tc.gc.ca/MarineSafety/TP/Tp13822/menu.htm *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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