UK - Four Cheeki Rafiki crew members, North Atlantic, 16 May 2014

[zwiebel]

And there is a private yacht out there searching, and the skipper thinks dolphins are sending him messages??

Mind you, they have been known to help out people in distress, so maybe....

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27497974

 

[zwiebel]

'I didn't expect so many people to sign it but now everybody has. We are just saying a big thank you to everybody who signed the petition.' (Skipper Andrew Bridge's 12 year-old cousin).

'So many people have been so kind. You don't realise how many friends you have until something like this happens.' (Andrew's brother, William).

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/cheeki-rafiki-yacht-search---7147773

 

[zwiebel]

As we have so many US viewers on this site; Brize Norton, where the Brit search plane has come from, was home to the US Air Force from 1951 - 1965. They are currently reaching out to anyone who served there, to hear their recollections or see any photographs.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafbrizenorto...m?storyid=C43B427A-5056-A318-A8D6AF18A7E64C77

 

[FigTree]

And there is a private yacht out there searching, and the skipper thinks dolphins are sending him messages??

Mind you, they have been known to help out people in distress, so maybe....

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27497974

I have no problem with this
If it was me, I'd be writing the messages/coordinates down

What ever will bring them home.
:seeya:

 

[Wondergirl]

Missing sailors are probably dead, says ex-head of U.S. Coast Guard, as RAF Hercules joins Atlantic search for crew

-RAF C130 Hercules was due to reach the search area by 2pm today

-American authorities caved to pressure to continue searching for missing crew on Tuesday

-Comes after yachts from around the world vowed to search at the boat's last known location

-Admiral James Loy, former head of U.S. Coast doesn't believe crew is alive

-The crew of the Cheeki Rafiki were returning from Antigua Sailing Week

-They ran into difficulties on Thursday but lost contact with land on Friday

-Missing are Andrew Bridge, Paul Goslin, Steve Warren and James Male

By TED THORNHILL and SAM WEBB and DANIEL MARTIN and ARTHUR MARTIN

PUBLISHED: 08:24 GMT, 21 May 2014 | UPDATED: 15:46 GMT, 21 May 2014


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-scours-3-000-square-miles.html#ixzz32Mlnm22X

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[Wondergirl]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...c-U-S-aircraft-scours-3-000-square-miles.html

 

[Wondergirl]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...c-U-S-aircraft-scours-3-000-square-miles.html

 

[FigTree]

Missing sailors are probably dead, says ex-head of U.S. Coast Guard, as RAF Hercules joins Atlantic search for crew

Thanks Wondergirl for posting the new map

Trust the Daily Wail to lead with a headline like that ... honestly! :facepalm:
:banghead:

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[zwiebel]

The only thing that concerns me about the small, private craft joining the search, is that one of them might get in trouble.

 

[Wondergirl]

Evoking the spirit of the 1940 evacuation of Dunkirk by a fleet of ‘little ships’, about 40 private yachts are heading to the area where the stricken boat is thought to have drifted since it capsized on Friday.

The boats joining the search include a group of eight yachts and a further 32 vessels from Antigua, many of which have been competing in regattas across the Caribbean.
The skippers of a further 35 yachts taking part in a rally organised by the World Cruising Club have also been asked for help.


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[Wondergirl]

I really hope they do locate and recover the overturned boat. I am quite dismayed that it has taken this long to get people out there searching again, but, at least it is being done. Still no update on Tomnod. I will keep checking.

 

[zwiebel]

I wonder if the private searches are being co-ordinated and charted by anyone? I hope so.

 

[zwiebel]

Answering my own question...yes, the private searches are being co-ordinated.

https://www.facebook.com/SailingWeek/posts/10152241292459342

 

[zwiebel]

So are those two co-ordinates where the hull was sighted and where the beacon was last picked up?

 

[FigTree]

http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/536584/arc-europe-yacht-malisi-joins-search-for-missing-cheeki-rafiki-crew
ARC Europe yacht Malisi joins search for missing Cheeki Rafiki crew
Wed, 21 May 2014

Any other boats in the area who are able to assist should contact [email protected] so the World Cruising Club (WCC) can pass on details to other boats in the area.

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[lucky181]

A post from today goes into detail about the possibilities with the liferaft and keel. Good reading for those of us who know next to nothing about boats.
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f2/uk-yacht-cheeki-rafiki-missing-in-mid-atlantic-126406-15.html

 

[zwiebel]

I've watched an (historical) boat being rebuilt from the bottom up - but I still don't know the difference between the Hull and the Keel.

I'm finding this waiting hard - heaven only knows what the families are going through. I hope someone will be around 11.30pm Boston time, to catch the update from the coastguard. Though I guess we will hear immediately if survivors are found.

 

[zwiebel]

This is the unofficial Brize Norton Airforce base forum. They have some interesting opinions about the search and the aircraft used and beacons etc.

http://www.e-goat.co.uk/forums/show...ng-yacht-RAF-sends-a-C130-to-help-with-search

 

[poppygirl]

Praying these guys are found safe. People have survived in the ocean with less than what they have going for them. I think it's entirely possible that they're still alive and hope they're found.

 

[Yoda]

Still no update from Tomnod. I'm hoping they'll start uploading images by tomorrow.