*BREAKING* @faceman's sail boat stranded near Cabo San Lucas. His daughter is extremely ill.

they usually spend so much money for the rescue, they rarely bother trying to recover the vessel. Commercial salvage operations will swarm in to try to get it. But in times like this, the cruising community usually bands together to tow it and help out the family

fuck srs?

Bay area crew. It's on ktvu channel 2 news. Live conference from Moffett field in 30 minutes.

any pics or video online?

since i have faith everything will be OK....i hope he yells out,"monkeybrains!" at press op on shore

so odd, given the uscg has tows in its fleet...for just this no?

not sure

but of all the sailboat rescues I have read about, none of them had the boat recovered by the coast guard. If it is recovered at all...it is always by salvage companies or by friendly boats just trying to help

so odd, given the uscg has tows in its fleet...for just this no?

I thought they are bringing in airplanes, helicopters, and a little boat..

If that is the case, why would they spend more money calling out a tug?

Stupid question but do they have to pay for being rescued ?

Stupid question but do they have to pay for being rescued ?

yeah, he paid his Federal taxes his whole working life. Getting that money back right now

Stupid question but do they have to pay for being rescued ?

I would hope not, but honestly these days it wouldn't shock me.

Fuck!

Wishing all the best to his family, come home safe, all of you!!!

cliffs on this?

this is somewhat worrisome. somewhat as i only know him through this site but it's an unfortunate situation, nonetheless.

Bay area crew. It's on ktvu channel 2 news. Live conference from Moffett field in 30 minutes.

Thanks for keeping us updated.

If they bring them to SD, I'd be in the area.

Any chance you would take a trip to represent for the Xerq community? Not sure what he would need or what we could do for him.

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Good thing he is by the Unites States..

I have high hopes.

U.S.>*

cliffs on this?

this is somewhat worrisome. somewhat as i only know him through this site but it's an unfortunate situation, nonetheless.

Faceman has been preparing to cross the Pacific on his sailboat for a long time. He is a licensed USCG Captain and knows what he is doing. He spent the last few years cruising in Mexico with his family living on the boat. They had another kid while they were there.

Two weeks ago they set sail to make the crossing. According to his blog everything was going fine up to day 12.

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Thanks for keeping us updated.




Any chance you would take a trip to represent for the Xerq community? Not sure what he would need or what we could do for him.

If they take them to SD, absolutely, without question.

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He works out of SD so he has friends and maybe even family there. He isn't all alone. I think he may even have met up with some of SD crew

Good to know, thank you. I was just thinking, adding to a shit situation with being somewhere with no support system would be awful.

If he they take them to SD, absolutely, without question.

Good man.

LIVE NEWS LINK:
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/ktvu-live-news/vtSfR/

yeah but there is insurance

I would hope not, but honestly these days it wouldn't shock me.

yeah, he paid his Federal taxes his whole working life. Getting that money back right now

I mean, when you breakdown in a car you have to pay the tow truck, shit even if you dont wanna pay the charge to to take the car off the truck lol

Not what I wanted to see with my first thread on xerq this morning. Sure hope that little girl makes it out of this alright.

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LIVE NEWS LINK:
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/ktvu-live-news/vtSfR/

a whole minute of ads and then it goes into live traffic cam

The 129th Rescue Wing will be live tweeting the rescue at @129RQW.

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