Originally Posted By: ireckon
I'm revisiting this thread...

Originally Posted By: Pete
Does sound like a breakdown in communication.
I wonder if crew can be held responsible for not informing the captain properly??

Seems to point to the necessity of having something really tangible - like distress flares or smoke to signal emergencies.
After reading this, I am not convinced that a signal mirror would have changed the outcome of events.

Pete2


If it's true the bridge didn't see the boat, then the value of a signalling mirror is the moral of the story here.


Hard to believe there would not have been some sort of a mirrored/shiny surface on board the fishing vessel somewhere. One of the best things one can do when adrift at sea is start flashing, whether or not vessels and airplanes are in sight.
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