Two excellent articles we all should read

[IRGuy]

Two articles we all should read.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/magaz ... wanted=all&" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://gcaptain.com/trying-very-hard-to-die/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Lifted from a post by Richcatch22 in the B33 forum.

[Tommy]

Thanks Frank; I agree that they are very worthy of reading. I read "Speck in the Sea" before you posted it and wondered why the fisherman made so many blatantly dangerous decisions. The second article made a lot of sense raising the question of why anyone would take so many risks on the high seas. I worked on a shrimp trawler one summer doing night trawls and it is dangerous enough out there when you take all the right precautions.

[Navatech]

Yes, the sea is inherently dangerous. However, with proper seamanship (e.g. watch keeping) the dangers will be mitigated to a large degree. Furthermore, with PLB's costing now less then $500.00 and with some as low as as $300.00-$350.00 there's no reason why every seagoing person shouldn't get one.