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Boat passengers hospitalised after taking dip in cold water
8:03am Monday 13th February 2012 in News
THREE people were hospitalised after they were rescued from a river when their boat run aground near Hullbridge on Sunday morning.
A mayday call was put out at about 8.20am to Southend Coastguard and the RNLI Lifeboat from Burnham when the 20ft motor boat, called Lisa, run out of fuel and got stuck on marsh land on the River Crouch.
Upon the crews arrival, they found the people from the boat were all suffering from severe cold as they had jumped in the water to try and free the vessel.
After being taken back to shore, the casualties were transported to Southend Hospital for further treatment.
Comments(13)
Brunning999
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9:33am Mon 13 Feb 12
What happened to the term 'personal responsibilty' who would ever run out of fuel in such diabolical freezing weather ?
Who would navigate thro such a well known channel.
Never mind. The state will provide help and comfort.
Chap
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9:54am Mon 13 Feb 12
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:And 'ran out of fuel', NOT 'run out of fuel'.
'ran aground' NOT 'run aground'
The Cater Wood Creeper
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10:01am Mon 13 Feb 12
Chap wrote:'upon the crew's arrival' NOT 'upon the crews arrival'
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote: 'ran aground' NOT 'run aground'And 'ran out of fuel', NOT 'run out of fuel'.
The Cater Wood Creeper
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10:53am Mon 13 Feb 12
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:apart from all tht it's almost a perfectly written report.....
Chap wrote:'upon the crew's arrival' NOT 'upon the crews arrival'The Cater Wood Creeper wrote: 'ran aground' NOT 'run aground'And 'ran out of fuel', NOT 'run out of fuel'.
perini
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12:23pm Mon 13 Feb 12
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:apart from all tht it's almost a perfectly written report.....”
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:apart from all tht it's almost a perfectly written report.....Chap wrote:'upon the crew's arrival' NOT 'upon the crews arrival'The Cater Wood Creeper wrote: 'ran aground' NOT 'run aground'And 'ran out of fuel', NOT 'run out of fuel'.
Shall we play spot the deliberate mistake? Exactly - ironic heh!!
Max Impact
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1:38pm Mon 13 Feb 12
I have a boat, but never leave shore without lifejackets, fuel, two working radios, fuel, GPS, fuel, distress beacon, fuel, flares, fuel, surrival blankets, fuel, fresh water, fuel, food, fuel and did I say fuel...
LewisP
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1:58pm Mon 13 Feb 12
LewisP
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2:11pm Mon 13 Feb 12
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:Er no, "crews" is correct in this instance, an apostrophe should only be used where a letter has been removed such as in "it's" for "it is". Not applicable in this case.
Chap wrote:'upon the crew's arrival' NOT 'upon the crews arrival'The Cater Wood Creeper wrote: 'ran aground' NOT 'run aground'And 'ran out of fuel', NOT 'run out of fuel'.
Brunning999
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2:41pm Mon 13 Feb 12
LewisP wrote:Agreed so have I found the same idiotic behaviour.
I have rescued several motor boats in the estuary, usually engine clapped out or no fuel, but once I came across a motor boat so far out they couldn't see land. When I gave them a course to home they said they didnt understand the numbers and could we just point! When will they learn? Sailors are rarely this stupid because if we didnt understand the wind, tides etc we would soon get our keels stuck in the mud and wouldnt even get out of the creek.
perini
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3:14pm Mon 13 Feb 12
Brunning999 wrote:Normally members of the 'Romford Navy'
LewisP wrote: I have rescued several motor boats in the estuary, usually engine clapped out or no fuel, but once I came across a motor boat so far out they couldn't see land. When I gave them a course to home they said they didnt understand the numbers and could we just point! When will they learn? Sailors are rarely this stupid because if we didnt understand the wind, tides etc we would soon get our keels stuck in the mud and wouldnt even get out of the creek.Agreed so have I found the same idiotic behaviour.
Max Impact
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6:31pm Mon 13 Feb 12
That was until they stuck fast on top of it, then said it was my fault for it being there!
I know I am god like but... even I can not control the geological eliments of the seabed and the tides. They did not have radios on board and there were no mobile phone signals, I did have a radio dispite the attitude they had shown I called it in. they had to wait till high tide six hours later to flaot free. So be on the look out on the west coast of the UK for silly people in baots.
Francis Grubb
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7:58pm Mon 13 Feb 12
LewisP wrote:Sorry Lewis, but they're right. The apostrophe's also used to indicate possession or close association, hence 'Jane's car' or 'John's cat', which English uses instead of the clumsy 'the car of Jane' or 'the cat of John'.
The Cater Wood Creeper wrote:Er no, "crews" is correct in this instance, an apostrophe should only be used where a letter has been removed such as in "it's" for "it is". Not applicable in this case.
Chap wrote:'upon the crew's arrival' NOT 'upon the crews arrival'The Cater Wood Creeper wrote: 'ran aground' NOT 'run aground'And 'ran out of fuel', NOT 'run out of fuel'.
In this case, we're talking about the arrival of the crew, hence, 'the crew's arrival'.
Yours Apostrophically,
Frank
The Cater Wood Creeper says...
8:53am Mon 13 Feb 12