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> The next day, as we approached the French coast, we radioed for another boat to help us enter the port, but no one responded positively. Wonder if that's a s
by justinclift 4y ago
> The next day, as we approached the French coast, we radioed for another boat to help us enter the port, but no one responded positively.
Wonder if that's a standard (or common) response, and why... ?
- michaelt 4y agoPresumably the norms for rendering aid are different when the ship is no longer in distress, and has been towed for two days.
- bombcar 4y agoI also assume the sailors felt they'd taken enough of the Götheborg's time and were willing to pay for a launch to bring their ship in for repair (also presumably it would be quite hard for a large sailboat to drag a small one literally to port).