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I have another concern - if I am lost in the atlantic, will half the US and canadian navy mobilise to save me, like they did for these guys? I don't have the
by ClumsyPilot 3y ago
I have another concern - if I am lost in the atlantic, will half the US and canadian navy mobilise to save me, like they did for these guys?
I don't have the confidence that they will.
- AwaAwa 3y agoIt's a big club and we ain't in it.
- wyager 3y agoIf you can get yourself lost in an equally attention-grabbing way, they probably will.
- expertentipp 3y agoWithout internet in the open sea to stream it, would be very difficult...
- gautamdivgi 3y agoI think world navies and coast guard collaborate on high seas rescue and recovery [0]. 0. https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Unsinkable-A-Young-Womans-Courageous-Battle-on-the-High-Seas/-82756?source=google https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Unsinkable-A-Young-Woma...
- silverquiet 3y agoStartup idea - specialized EPIRBs that cost $10 million dollars so the rescuers know you're rich and can prioritize you over the huddled masses.
- Tarq0n 3y agoEmergency position-indicating radiobeacon for others that were also wondering.
- silverquiet 3y agoYes, I don't know if they transmit any kind of individualized information though, like a serial number. But as it stands, what sort of incentive do rescue workers have to actually find you? I'm willing to bet they get paid either way. The trick would be to place some money into escrow as a bounty to the one who finds you. What's the point of being wealthy if you're treated like just anyone else?
- mrep 3y agoThey have a beacon id and you are supposed to register them [0]. [0]: https://beaconregistration.noaa.gov/RGDB/registrationRequirements;jsessionid=fm35cq-NR5N1H59286eBAZxIpJ02_37Bc-IxkgU8.jboss-ops-two https://beaconregistration.noaa.gov/RGDB/registrationRequire...
- WoahNoun 3y agoThis literally happened in April with non-billionaires off the Mexican coast. https://www.npr.org/2023/04/20/1171063782/missing-american-sailors-mexico-search-suspended https://www.npr.org/2023/04/20/1171063782/missing-american-s...
- ClumsyPilot 3y agois it actually the same number of assets engaged in the search and total cost incurred before they gave up? This is pretty unprecedented
- kodah 3y agoYou buy insurance for this kind of trip, part of that insurance goes to paying rescue costs. Generally $100-200k is enough for private rescue. Otherwise, yes, the Navy and Coast Guard have units solely dedicated to at-sea rescue.
- benchaney 3y agoOf course they would. The coast guard saves thousands of people every year. Most of them aren't billionaires.