[Minnewaska]

Originally Posted by Capt.aaron

.....Ask any of the Coasties sitting in there where they are from. 9 times out of 10 they are from a land locked state........

Haven't met a pilot born in the sky yet. I don't think this is a serious disqualifier. I understand the frustration with bureaucracy. I'm willing to wager a round at Sloppy Joes that the FAA is more bureaucratic, almost all of which have never flown an aircraft at all. Still, there are some very capable USCG officers.

.....didn't his wife say's he had been in lot's of huricanes?

I think she did. I know the Captain himself is on tape saying so, as well as one of the rescued crew members. I believe it was the first mate.