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Originally Posted by ecduzitgood
I can't understand why more people don't have an EPIRB, I haven't even got a boat anymore yet when I got a kayak I got an EPIRB. I hope it is just a case of out of radio range and they stayed fishing longer than they planned.
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Seems to show concern doesn't it?
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Originally Posted by zacs
we are talking about a ~50ft full blown comm scalloper, not some goog or weekend warrior.
I'm guessing they had/have all necessary gear. Lets pray they are in their raft...
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Now I have been enlightened to the fact it was a comercial vessel which lead to this reply
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Originally Posted by ecduzitgood
Wow, this doesn't sound good. I hope it's just an out of range issue. To just disappear in the relatively calm weather we have had doesn't seem right. I hope they weren't on autopilot and got steamed over by a ship. I hope they find them soon and everyone is ok. 
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Once again showing concern/compassion.
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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak
All commercial fishing boats are required to have an epirb. further more, All documented commercial fishing boats require an auto-deploy epirb.Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
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I am aware of that but perhaps other aren't, thats why I posted WOW, so thanks for educating others 
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Originally Posted by Typhoon
certainly wasn't calm yesterday.
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In this case I am home and from here it seemed like relatively calm weather, so please forgive my ignorance of the sea cionditions. How bad was it by the way? I am sincerely asking because once again I am far from shore. No malicious intentions as I hope you now realize that I was not being disrespectful in any of my previous post.
It kind of went down hill from there.
