Oil tanker saves eco expedition sailors
This reminds me of the sailor's prayer: "Oh Lord thy sea is so great and my boat is so small."An expedition team which set sail from Plymouth on a 5,000-mile carbon emission-free trip to Greenland have been rescued by an oil tanker.
Raoul Surcouf, Richard Spink and skipper Ben Stoddart sent a mayday because they feared for their safety amid winds of 68mph (109km/h).
All three are reportedly exhausted but safe on board the Overseas Yellowstone.
Mr Surcouf, 40, from Jersey, Mr Spink, 31, and Mr Stoddart, 43, from Bristol, are due to arrive in the USA on 8 May.
The team, which left Mount Batten Marina in Plymouth on 19 April in a boat named the Fleur, aimed to rely on sail, solar and man power on a 580-mile (933km/h) journey to and from the highest point of the Greenland ice cap.
The expedition was followed by up to 40 schools across the UK to promote climate change awareness.
But atrocious weather dogged their journey after 27 April, culminating with the rescue on 1 May after the boat was temporarily capsized three times by the wind.
In one incident Mr Stoddart hit his head and the wind generator and solar panels were ripped from the yacht.
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The winds and the waves can be an unfriendly place when the tempest is raging. This adventure reminds me of the many eco trips that have ended in disaster or near disaster because of cold or stormy weather. It is hard to blame global warming in most cases so they now blame "climate change."
they are VERY lucky, even more lucky than they would ever realize.
ReplyDeleteyou see... they were ocean bound leftist communists who got in trouble and yelled may day on may day!
good thing no one takes them seriously, or else they might have yelled may day back to the communists rather than think they wanted help!