[PUP] Emergency survival in high latitudes - addendum

[Ross Anderson]

John, I had read and saw news reports but thanks for the Chinese news link!
On the issue of survival suits - As you know we carried them for years on
the 10 & 2 and still do. However having them aboard is not enough. I would
gamble that on most boats the suits have never left the bag they are stored
in. How many have tried to put them on for practice on a dock or quiet
anchorage? Further how many have tried to get into one in a rough sea or
rapidly descending copter? I had donned an old "Gumby" suit in the 70's
while stranded for a short while in AK and huffing and puffing finally
zipped up the suit and jumped in to go ashore for drinking water. Two years
ago I tried to get into Mustangs latest survival suit which is supposed to
fit up to 6'4" and 330 lbs if I remember the label right. Well at 5'10" and
280 lbs there was no way the Zipper would close - not even close. so it will
have to be a custom made one for me. Moral of the story - (Besides  loosing
weight) practice and make sure they really do fit you because waiting until
you are sinking in AK waters with 10' seas is a bit late.  God Bless - Ross
10&2

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:05 PM, <Truelove39 at aol.com> wrote:

> Sorry! I forgot to include this link. I thought everyone would have heard
> about this unfortunate event.
>
> John
>
> _http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/14/content_11008998.htm_
> (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/14/content_11008998.htm)
>
>
>
> Pretty scary stuff:  a mid-morning distress call from 35 miles away  and
> rescuers "could not pick up signals from any of the survivors beacons."
> Weather was said to be "mild" but with strong winds and high waves.
> "Survival suits would have enabled those aboard to survive 24 hours at
> most."
> <snip>
> "...two empty life rafts were found."
> What plans are being made by those who will soon venture into high
>  latitudes
> to increase their chances of rescue in the event of need?
> Regards,
> John
> "Seahorse"
>
>
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