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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
To everyone who is saying that taxpayers picking up the tab for her rescue is ridiculous I have to ask why?
That's exactly what coat gurads, and navies of the world are for. I'm sure there are several sea rescues every day, the only reason this one made the news was becasue it was a 16 year old girl sailing around the world solo.
I don't recall hearing anyone complaining about the rescue costs when that school ship sank a while back. How was that any different?
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I don't know anything about the school ship sinking, but I imagine it was an educational jaunt with a high education:risk ratio.
This was a purely recreational jaunt with no reward to balance out incredible risk.