Women, 2 dogs found after 5 months drifting in Pacific

[AzPistonsGirl]

I feel sorta better now knowing she is just loco (I wanted to say cuckoo but is it cuckoo or koo-koo?) Not sure this was an elaborate plan for fame/fortune or anything... nothing more than a bumbling idiot, blissfully unaware. I don't doubt the story - I've know folks who might do this same thing. Meet and a week later make some really poor choices.

I am glad they are physically safe - I do hope the dogs are not in an danger moving forward.

And now I will quit giving them any attention. They may not have wanted any, but now that they have it, more power to them to milk it if people want to give it. I don't and won't.

 

[annemc2]

The pictures. So much cringe. So. Much. Cringe.

Cannot unsee hwow:

 

[mister happy]

Government denies Taiwanese fishermen tried to kill two American women stranded at sea
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3297437

Government (Taiwan) DENIES Taiwanese fishermen tried to kill two American women stranded at sea

The Taiwanese fishermen tried to help them, allowing them to come aboard to use the satellite phone, and accompanying them until a U.S. Navy boat showed up the next day after being contacted, said Lee.

The accusation made by the two American women was in contradiction to the information provided by Taipei RCC and the monitor center, added Lee.

 

[JerseyGirl]

The allegation raised by two American women was "groundless and deviates from the truth," The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Andrew Lee (李憲&#31456 said.

Citing data from Taiwan's National Rescue Command Center and the Fisheries Agency's e-monitoring system for fishing boats, Lee said the speed of the Feng Chun No. 66 and its positions at the time of the Oct. 24 encounter can prove that it did not ram the sailboat of the two Americans.

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201711140015.aspx

 

[DakotaMayi]

The allegation raised by two American women was "groundless and deviates from the truth," The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Andrew Lee (李憲&#31456 said.

Citing data from Taiwan's National Rescue Command Center and the Fisheries Agency's e-monitoring system for fishing boats, Lee said the speed of the Feng Chun No. 66 and its positions at the time of the Oct. 24 encounter can prove that it did not ram the sailboat of the two Americans.

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201711140015.aspx

BBM.

As was everything else.

 

[watergirl62]

Munchausen by bull****.

 

[Bohemian]

Munchausen by bull****.

:drumroll: :floorlaugh:

 

[jjenny]

No good deed shall go unpunished, apparently, as she accused Taiwanese of trying to kill them. Taiwanese should have just left them floating around.

 

[Vedder]

No good deed shall go unpunished, apparently, as she accused Taiwanese of trying to kill them. Taiwanese should have just left them floating around.

Except the dogs. They would have been more gracious.

 

[JerseyGirl]

19 REASONS THIS “SURVIVAL” STORY SMELLS FISHY

https://unreasonablydangerousonionrings.com/2017/10/31/19-reasons-this-survival-story-smells-fishy/

 

[mister happy]

More craziness. Jennifer Appel now has a Youtube channel named, "Two women sailors lost at sea." Among the videos posted, there is one where she dives under her boat to examine its hull. Three viewers commented that they didn't see the large keel she claimed prevented her from entering harbors. Another person asked why Jennifer called her Youtube channel "Two women sailors lost at sea" when she told NBC that they were never lost at sea.

 

[human]

It they couldn’t enter a harbor, they could anchor and come in with a zodiac or whatever kind of small boat they had onboard.

I wonder where they were for all of those months? Anchored somewhere onshore

 

[PaulR]

More craziness. Jennifer Appel now has a Youtube channel named, "Two women sailors lost at sea." Among the videos posted, there is one where she dives under her boat to examine its hull. Three viewers commented that they didn't see the large keel she claimed prevented her from entering harbors. Another person asked why Jennifer called her Youtube channel "Two women sailors lost at sea" when she told NBC that they were never lost at sea.

She's trying to monetize her story. It sounds like nobody bit once her story fell apart five seconds after she was "rescued", so now she's hoping she can make some cash by starting a YouTube channel.

The entire purpose of her trip was to sell this story for a movie or something.

 

[The Farm]

Been following this some and just would like to add my view.
When questions marks started going off for me was when the pictures of the two, one climbing the ladder and the other on deck shaking the hand of an officer I think, Dont have that exact info.
They did not look like 2 women that had been lost at sea, suffered violent storms, been attacked by sharks,( at night yet), living on oatmeal and a few other things.
The dogs looked fantastic, it all just did not look right to me!
Then this all started coming out but that was my first response when I heard of it.
Odd but I guess possible. But what is not possible is the emergency signal having not been activated by choice. I think she might have slipped up on a few things and her answers were neither here nor there.
And to think if that is true our country had to go and rescue them at a huge cost when all they had to do was enact the emergency signal.
Anyway they are all safe and I wonder if anything will ever be proven.

 

[Elley Mae]

Munchausen by bull****.

😂 thanks i needed that.

 

[mom2four717]

Those pictures. She is very bendy.
Gross

 

[drama_farmer]

19 REASONS THIS “SURVIVAL” STORY SMELLS FISHY

https://unreasonablydangerousonionrings.com/2017/10/31/19-reasons-this-survival-story-smells-fishy/

Thanks for this link, it was a great read. Best part? Check the comments, and you'll find "Skipper" Appel herself. In my opinion, it's a "she doth protest too much" sort of response.
hdear::crazy: hdear:

 

[DakotaMayi]

Thanks for this link, it was a great read. Best part? Check the comments, and you'll find "Skipper" Appel herself. In my opinion, it's a "she doth protest too much" sort of response.
hdear::crazy: hdear:

Talk about making things worse :hand:

 

[JerseyGirl]

Thanks for this link, it was a great read. Best part? Check the comments, and you'll find "Skipper" Appel herself. In my opinion, it's a "she doth protest too much" sort of response.
hdear::crazy: hdear:

Some of the comments do make sense, like the scum line on the boat being unusually high, meaning the boat was probably beached for a few months. I'm guessing they did make it to an island and bunkered down for a few months.

 

[mister happy]

Thanks for this link, it was a great read. Best part? Check the comments, and you'll find "Skipper" Appel herself. In my opinion, it's a "she doth protest too much" sort of response.
hdear::crazy: hdear:

Yes lol. Jennifer mentioined her Facebook page, so I checked it out. Lots of folks are taking her to task over there, including experienced mariners. She does engage them with some lengthy posts. I think ole Jennifer craves attention -- any attention.

Below is a speech she gave in 2008 about biological compost. It's 40 minutes long so I just skipped through it. She comes across as a good intelligent speaker, not as 'nutty' as she does now. If you have time, watch it just for kicks.

[video=youtube;4P1YO26MGQg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P1YO26MGQg[/video]