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Lost sailor was using a road map.

Post by Deep Sea Isopod » Sat May 01, 2010 2:28 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8648011.stm


A lost sailor has had to be rescued after running out of fuel circling a small island when he thought he was sailing around the UK coast.

The Sheerness lifeboat and the Thames Coastguard assisted the man who ran aground off the Elmley Marshes on the Isle of Sheppey on 19 April.

With only a road map for directions
, :doh: he set off on the river Medway, from Gillingham, and headed for Southampton.

But the RNLI said the man had "ended up travelling round the Isle of Sheppey".

A spokesman said: "This guy had run aground after running out of fuel. He was attempting to travel around the UK from Medway to Southampton and somehow lost his bearings and ended up travelling around the Isle of Sheppey.

"He didn't have the usual maritime charts or navigation equipment."

The man told the rescue team he had been keeping the coast to his right and had ended up sailing in circles around Sheppey. :funny:

The motor cruiser was towed to Queenborough and officers gave him advice on fuel usage.

Neville Crane, of the Isle of sheppey HM coastguard rescue team, told BBC Kent the man had owned the boat for less than a day and seemed very surprised that its fuel consumption was greater than his car.

He added: "He was very short on expertise, even shorter on safety equipment and had no navigational equipment whatsoever on board. :fp:

"He was absolutely aghast that he had used three tanks of fuel to get from Gillingham to Elmley, which was only the very first part of his journey to Southampton... when he could do the whole journey by car in less than one tank.

"He had no idea of the magnitude of the journey he was undertaking."

Mr Crane said: "We did tell him where places to refuel his boat will be situated but we did impart the invaluable advice that in our opinion he'd be better off making the journey by train." :hehe:

It is understood the man later attempted to continue his journey to Southampton.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat May 01, 2010 2:31 pm

They should revoke his admiralcy in the Swiss Navy for this. :lay:
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Post by kiki5711 » Sat May 01, 2010 2:33 pm

Well, he sure is not going to pass any Pirate Test! Wouldn't want him on my ship. :pirates: :pirates:

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Post by FBM » Sat May 01, 2010 2:46 pm

:drunk: or :bong: or :wacky: or all of the above.
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Post by Feck » Sat May 01, 2010 4:49 pm

The follow the left hand wall technique for not getting lost in mazes :roflol: ....... That didn't work for Doom and it really doesn't work at sea .
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Post by Trolldor » Sat May 01, 2010 4:51 pm

Feck wrote:The follow the left hand wall technique for not getting lost in mazes :roflol: ....... That didn't work for Doom and it really doesn't work at sea .
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Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Sat May 01, 2010 8:04 pm

The man told the rescue team he had been keeping the coast to his right and had ended up sailing in circles around Sheppey.
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Post by beige » Sat May 01, 2010 8:16 pm

:funny: absolutely priceless.
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Post by piscator » Sun May 02, 2010 7:03 am

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Post by Hermit » Mon May 03, 2010 2:19 pm

Deep Sea Isopod wrote:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/8648011.stm


A lost sailor has had to be rescued after running out of fuel circling a small island when he thought he was sailing around the UK coast.

The Sheerness lifeboat and the Thames Coastguard assisted the man who ran aground off the Elmley Marshes on the Isle of Sheppey on 19 April.

With only a road map for directions
, :doh: he set off on the river Medway, from Gillingham, and headed for Southampton.

But the RNLI said the man had "ended up travelling round the Isle of Sheppey".

A spokesman said: "This guy had run aground after running out of fuel. He was attempting to travel around the UK from Medway to Southampton and somehow lost his bearings and ended up travelling around the Isle of Sheppey.

"He didn't have the usual maritime charts or navigation equipment."

The man told the rescue team he had been keeping the coast to his right and had ended up sailing in circles around Sheppey. :funny:

The motor cruiser was towed to Queenborough and officers gave him advice on fuel usage.

Neville Crane, of the Isle of sheppey HM coastguard rescue team, told BBC Kent the man had owned the boat for less than a day and seemed very surprised that its fuel consumption was greater than his car.

He added: "He was very short on expertise, even shorter on safety equipment and had no navigational equipment whatsoever on board. :fp:

"He was absolutely aghast that he had used three tanks of fuel to get from Gillingham to Elmley, which was only the very first part of his journey to Southampton... when he could do the whole journey by car in less than one tank.

"He had no idea of the magnitude of the journey he was undertaking."

Mr Crane said: "We did tell him where places to refuel his boat will be situated but we did impart the invaluable advice that in our opinion he'd be better off making the journey by train." :hehe:

It is understood the man later attempted to continue his journey to Southampton.
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Post by rab » Wed May 05, 2010 6:43 pm

I suck with directions and can empathize with this guy. But I can't go as far as saying I would have done the same thing. Some people just should not be in charge of anything, and that includes this guy. :lol:
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Post by The Dawktor » Thu May 06, 2010 11:11 am

you just couldn't make it up! :funny: :fp:
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu May 06, 2010 11:37 am

When the Germans invaded France in 1940 they used Michelin Guides. :hehe:
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