Take four stupid men and the best RIB in the World

[peteb]

No need for anyone to get wound up, just fair thanks and respect for 'all' concerned, which is now happening. I must admit that as a memeber of the public I got a bit wound up when I kept seeing reports of 'the boat had achieved this and that in the past' and not one word of thanks for the rescue, but it does now seem very clear that there had been selective reporting by the media and this was no fault of the crew. It is now clear from the people in the know on here that the crew are very appreciative, which is nice to see and reassurance for the public that the bravery of the rescue crews was, and is recognised.

[ashbypower]

Glad to hear you are all safe and well. Well done to all including rescue personnel. Dont be put of I'm sure you'll all be back to "Try again".
Lets not forget that the Nimrod scrambled for this emergency, however it is very usefull "On The Job Training" Please do not take this the wrong way but, I'd much rather see a aircraft being used "for real" rather than exercise. Stirling job by all. Accident do unfortunatly happen, this was to 4 advetureres. Remember HMS Nottingham, "Profesionals" also run into trouble lets not malign the spririt of adventure, we all do it when we take to the water.


Glad of a safe outcome.


Brian

[The Jackeens]

What positive thoughts Lurcher, Dave B and Ashbypower...hugely cheerful and cheering as a welcome home for 'Team Spirit'.

Soon the lads will be back and able to read all contributions and tell the story themselves. They're still quite moved by the whole experience. And they will have plenty to say about their rescuers I'm sure.

Deana you must be looking forward to seeing your dad, a little later than expected and minus some luggage but he impressed everyone he met in Ireland.

Us

[Deana Angell]

Hi Kathleen. Actually, I'm not sure the next time I will get to see Dad because I live in Alberta. I was just home to Newfoundland for 3 weeks of holidays and left to come back to Alberta the same day Dad flew to England. It's always tough saying good-bye but it was even more so this time knowing the trip he was about to take. Thankfully they are all safe.
Someday I hope to get to England again (by air!) and meet some of the wonderful people Dad has met for the RIBbing world. Cheers!

[sirzap]

to keep the Cabin tidy, but a complete wash down was bit over the top

Needless to say, but I'm very happy all are safe.

[gavin]

Peter you will see Paul in one of the shots below, Jackeens is a nickname for us Dubs, some great pics of the ribraid in the gallery cheers Gavin

[Blug]

This thread is really going on and on. It's hardly world wide news, and you'd think by some of the comments on this forum that the Queen Mary II had gone down. I certainly feel that the emergency services deserve the heroism award, rather than this chap Priddy who from what I have learned about him needs to get an award for carrying a large chip on his shoulder.

He obviously wasn't paying proper attention, and needs to learn a lot more about going to sea, as I understand his previous ventures have also hardly been successful. I understand he had rather a tantrum over another Rib team beating him and winning a transatlantic record a year or so back.

I'm delighted of course that no one was hurt in this mishap, but I suppose we're all going to have to suffer endless tails of heroic deeds, where I think this forum is better suited to discussions of a more technical nature.

Perhaps this thread could be moved to another section, along with that rather tiresome one about two women driving a Rib around Ireland. Hardly a big deal, and again by the accolades being dished out you'd have thought they had caught Osama.

So lets have a little less attention-seeking from Mr.Priddy and his sycophants in the future please.

[Deana Angell]

Blug, you're an ass. If you don't like the comments or topic for this thread, don't bother to read it! I don't usually bother to get into arguments with people who have nothing better to do than trash other people's endeavors. I DO make exceptions however, for those who trash my family. My father was a member of this crew and that now makes Paul, Kevin and Allan family too.

[Jono]

mmm... I smell mackerel....

[Daniel TD5]

very strange in deed i think some one is hiding and wants a slagging match for fun

[Nick Hearne]

Yep some one is fishing, 7 minuets to get a bite!

[Wayne Rogers]

First post and no Rib,how can you comment Blug??? I hope you never go through what they have!

[peteb]

Blug, that is a bit harsh, but I know how you feel. I do think that with all this safety gear and 'push here for help' equipment (and then put others life in danger), the heroism and danger in these ego trips has been greatly reduced. I do think however that this should serve as a lesson to anyone that in fact one day someone may not come running to help and get you out of the kack, and you could be a gonner.

There are much braver things being done around the world every second of the day, 99.9% never ever coming to notice. Look at the troops in Iraq and the special forces, that makes any of these commercial attention seeking jollies look like a walk in the park. I know, I have been there, seen it, done it, and got the T-shirt

Anyway, I think the point has been firmly made, so no more from me on the matter, live and let live.

[Orange Beeny]

[QUOTE=Wayne Rogers ...no Rib... I hope you never go through what they have! [/QUOTE]


dont take a genius to see that with out a rib he definitely wont get into that situation!


mmmm..mamamamackrel, myfavorite fish!

Hey PeteB apparently the troops dont deserve any accolade cos they are paid and they volunteered remember conscription ended when you were knee high to the crankies!

[Nauti Buoy]

Originally Posted by Deana Angell

Blug, you're an ass.

Yeah and I'll second that, think your comments are un-founded, and you are quite clearly just out to upset a lot of people.

[Dave B]

BLUG ???

Can anybody smell a Bear?

[peteb]

Sorry Beanie I forgot about the pay So where does Priddy get the money from for these jollies if he doesn't get paid Can I have one of those jobs please

Ooops sorry I wasn't going to say any more, must have been mackereled

[Orange Beeny]

word on the street is he's the best gearbox mechanic in the south

own buisness - top bloke really.

Blug - that'sa funny name like glug or splat or squelch or summat...

[roohairy]

Sorry to hear the news but glad you're all safe. Congratulations on all the past achievements and the best of luck for the one's to come.
I'd just like to say that I hope that this incident will not dampen anyone's spirit for adventure but rather will serve to underline the need for preparation. Adventure is relative, a trip round the IOW could be as much of a challenge to a small boat as this was to 'Spiit', and the potential consequences the same.
Congratulations to MU for going outside their operational range again, this is not the first time that they've done it.

[Daniel TD5]

i think we should just not play ball with a blug and spoil his fun

as bugs are a lower form of life and live in the gutter