BOATING SAFETY Rescue Recovery.

[chitown]

Forida Search for football Players has me thinking.

when  boat capsized would any mayday devive work when wet ?

Could coast guard use a device to pick up heat in water.? from helicopter search plane ? Could a scanner type device be used in conjunction with a global

satelite ( like goggle earth ) to do scans and give a way point s of

heat sensed or object in water.

[frogtog]

They have a gadget that buts off a signal on some life vest. I have no idea what they are called or where you could find one. But I know they have them. Might need to Goggle it and find out.

[atx_newbie]

I heard a reporter say that the searchers do use infrared and heat-sensing imaging to search for people lost at see.  But even with all the technology that they use, something like 75% of those people who are found are spotted by guy with a pair of binoculars

[cart7t]

Anybody even thinking about going offshore as far as those guys did better have a well made EPIRB on board.  The better ones activate when immersed in seawater.  It would seem they didn't have one or for some reason it failed to activate properly.  

[FD.]

There is something new called the GPIRB.  Not only does it broadcast a beacon it transmits your gps coordinates to the USCG.  

These guys made a bunch of mistakes that caused this tragedy.  Small boat, knowing a front is on the way, going out 35+ miles.  

[chitown]

Thanks for replys.

Just trying to open Up Ideas  or Brainstorm.

What If I say what If a Bass boat Capsized on Lake Erie .

Cell phone gets soaked . I know large waves make it Hard to spot some one..Things Kick up in a hurry a lot of times When starting on a calm Beautiful Morning.,

[Dean]

Thanks for replys.

Just trying to open Up Ideas or Brainstorm.

What If I say what If a Bass boat Capsized on Lake Erie .

Cell phone gets soaked . I know large waves make it Hard to spot some one..Things Kick up in a hurry a lot of times When starting on a calm Beautiful Morning.,

Start swimming? ;D

[fishfordollars]

If you go out 20-50 miles you need a boat that can handle the swells, two motors, extra radio, extra battery, extra gas, and last

A good dose of common sense!

Looks like they had none of the above.

[done]

Yeah if you do fish Erie, definitely bulk up on the safety gear. I used to go out on it with my Dad and his bud on a 21 or 23 ft boat. We had a couple close calls. One in particular, it went from smooth as glass to 10 ft swells in less than 3 hours.

We barely made it back. We were actually on the radio with the coast guard at one point. A bass boat, with its lower profile would never be seen in those types of swells. I would highly recommend these GPS locators on Erie or Ontario (those are the 2 I have been on), probably a good idea on any larger body of water like that. Those lakes are just too big and too temperamental.