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originally posted by: EchoesInTime
a reply to: InTheLight
That's funny because at a press conference one of women said, "we would have died if we weren't rescued in another 24 hours". They are getting their "script" mixed up.
originally posted by: Shamrock6
a reply to: InTheLight
Women stranded at sea say they thought they'd be dead within 24 hours
Appel and Fuiava said they sent distress calls for 98 consecutive days, but got nothing. They had drifted thousands of miles in the wrong direction when a Taiwanese fishing vessel found them and allowed them to make a mayday call, they said. They said they could not speak on why they felt they only had 24 hours to live. “I would love to answer that question now. I’m not actually allowed to answer that as long as we are on the vessel,” Appel said before going on to detail how their sailboat was damaged while it was being towed by the Taiwanese vessel.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: seattlerat
I have 2 questions.
1. Where are their husbands?
2. Why did their men-folk allow them to do something so silly?
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: seattlerat
I have 2 questions.
1. Where are their husbands?
2. Why did their men-folk allow them to do something so silly?
originally posted by: EchoesInTime
a reply to: InTheLight
Suicide pact claim, perhaps?
They've said the 24 hours to die statement a few times and it seems like they wanted to make it a more dramatic, "just in time" rescue. Makes for a better book/movie deal.
The Navy came upon Pham 300 miles off Costa Rica on Sept. 17, nearly four months after the Southern California man had set off from Long Beach for a short, easy sailing jaunt to Santa Catalina Island.
Somewhere on that 22-mile journey, a storm blew in and whipping winds broke the Sea Breeze's mast. Then the outboard motor failed, and so did the radio, according to Navy officials.
'"For two months the wind continued nonstop," Pham said. The breezes augmented the ocean currents that pushed him steadily south.
originally posted by: TimHeller
i may be wrong but i believe they could have been making nefarious porn ! ya know too hot girls and two hot dogs! bow wow! not my thing, i mean the dogs ya know! as good a theory as any other i guess! i dont watch porn but my cat is going to keep an eye on the weird fetish sites just in case! i mean what else does one do floating around the pacific ocean for 5 months
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: seattlerat
I have 2 questions.
1. Where are their husbands?
2. Why did their men-folk allow them to do something so silly?
originally posted by: StallionDuck
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: seattlerat
I have 2 questions.
1. Where are their husbands?
2. Why did their men-folk allow them to do something so silly?
LOL I'm guessing you're not serious
originally posted by: NerdGoddess
Perhaps they just wanted some attention, or they were clueless and exaggerating?
Did they know there was an emergency beacon, did they know how to activate it?
-Alee