Comments on: Multiple Coast Guard units respond to sinking sailboat off N.J. coast

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:31:18 +0000

God bless the fearless and brave CG men and women that put it on the line everyday to rescue all no matter the circumstances or conditions.

By: master mariners' wife

master mariners' wife — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:35:48 +0000

Very sorry to hear about the death. The conditions were terrible and sometimes the outcome is not as positive as you hope. Turns out the two survivors are from out home town, so we are very grateful they made it safely. I would have liked to see a mention of the container ship Sealand Pride which was diverted to the scene to standby in case they could assist. It took them 9 hours to go the 85 miles, a testimate to the rough conditions. Commercial ships are sometimes called upon to at least standby at an incident, if not actively help, and the crews of these ships are always happy to do what they can.

By: Sinking - SailNet Community

Sinking - SailNet Community — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:41:15 +0000

[...] USCG documentation database for the East Coast… so no idea what the boat is. According to this story off the coast guard news site… it was a 44′ sailboat. __________________ Sailingdog [...]