Ebbie - Communication was a problem but it to me that can also be termed a bureaucratic bungle.

"We had no knowledge of the new crash boats, and we had no communication about them."

and

"The skipper of the last boat did not know that the self bailing scuppers on the "crash boat" would keep it safe."

MZ Drifter - Not everyone has GPS, especially the locals. Thats fine for commercial boats but what about you average Joe?

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