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CAPE HATTERAS & THE GULF STREAM

vs.

THE EPICLESISCREWBy

G. David Guerrero,

June 10, 013

E!i"#esis $as %ied ne&% %o a 'ore(ead Ci%y Po#i"e

)oa%. *a%er $e #earned %(a% %(e "i%y o$ned %(a% ni"e

!a%ro# )oa% )u% (ad no% a sou# %o run i%. +% $as a#$ays%(ere, uie%#y a% i%s do"-.

o$ our %as- $as %o /ind a e"(ani" and Pau#

"on%a"%ed severa# !eo!#e (e /ound on %(e in%erne%,usin (is sar% !(one. +% $as a#ready 'onday, June

%(e 3rd, and $e a#so needed soe "ri%i"a# re!airs %o %(e

)o$s!ri% riin. T(e %o$)oa% o!era%ion adeE!i"#esis ove /ro side %o side, and in %(e !ro"ess

%(e %o$ #ines a)raded %(e $ire ro!e used as a

2)o)s%ay %o %a-e %(e #oads /ro as% and sai#s. +% (ad%o )e re!#a"ed )e/ore %(e )oa% "ou#d sai# aain, )u% %(a% reuired s!e"ia# s$ain eui!en%4 s$ain is a

!ro"ess )y $(i"( a a##ea)#e s%ain#ess %u)e $i%( an eye a% one end is suee5ed in%o a !ie"e o/ $ire ro!e %o

!u% %oe%(er a e"(ani"a# "onne"%ion $i%( a !in. T(ere $as a )oa%yard a)ou% 600 /% /ro our ne$ do"-,

and %(ey "ou#d !ossi)#y do %(e $or-. T(ey a#so (ave a arine 2%rave#i/% "rane, sii#ar %o %(e one $e used%o #aun"( %(e )oa% days ao a% Reedvi##e, 7A. +% $as #i-e#y %(a% %(e )oa% (ad %o )e #i/%ed ou% o/ %(e $a%er %o

a-e re!airs and %o ins!e"% %(e "ondi%ion o/ %(e !ro!e##er. 8nder nora# "ondi%ions, %(e !ro!e##er %urns

$(en under sai# i/ %(e enine %ransission is se% in neu%ra#, a !ra"%i"e %(a% o//ers #ess resis%an"e and

i!roves %(e )oa% s!eed. One "an (ear %(e !ro!e##er as i% %urns, )u% a% soe !oin% %(e !ro!e##er $as si#en%.T(e enine $as in neu%ra#, )u% no sound. 9oe%(in $as $ron. We $ou#d (ave %o inves%ia%e.

Jos( en%ioned %(a% (e (ad :us% seen 2soe %y!e o/ "a)#e $ra!!ed around %(e s(a/% and %(ere is a#so a #o% o/

rease, or soe%(in. + $en% %o #oo-, and sure enou(, %(e de"o!ression #ever 2!us(;!u## "a)#e $as

%i(%#y $ound on %(e s(a/%[email protected]")y G. David. Guerrero, June 10, 013;;;;;PR+TED O 1016


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T(a% e&!#ained every%(in< T(e "a)#e $as s%i## "onne"%ed %o %(e "on%ro# !ane#, )u% i% (ad !u##ed #oose /ro

%(e enine, and even%ua##y o% (oo-ed on %(e )o#%s %(a% "onne"% %(e enine %o %(e !ro!e##er s(a/% /orin

$(a% "ou#d )e des"ri)ed as a Coi# s!rin. T(e "a)#e $as %oo #on /or i%s a!!#i"a%ion, and %(a% e&!#ained$(y i% $as %ou"(in %(e s(a/%, $(y %(e !ro!e##er s%o!!ed %urnin and $(y %(e enine s%o!!ed )y i%se#/ $(en

$e redu"ed i%s s!eed, and %(e "orres!ondin %orue !rodu"ed.

A/%er s%o!!in, i/ one %ried %o s%ar% %(e enine, %(e s!rin $ou#d no% #e% i% %urn, so %(e enine $ou#d no% /ire,and a/%er any %ries %(e )a%%eries $ou#d )e $ea-en. +/ %(e enine $as #e/% a#one /or a $(i#e, and %(e )oa%

oved u! and do$n $i%( %(e $aves, a/%er a /e$ (ours %(e s!rin $ou#d re#a& soe$(a%, %(e )a%%ery $ou#d

re"over a #i%%#e, as )a%%eries do, and %(e enine $ou#d s%ar%. T(a% is $(a% (a!!ened $(en %(e o%or ui%near 7irinia Bea"(, )u% s%ar%ed aain (ours #a%er as $e a!!roa"(ed Ca!e Ha%%eras. W(en $e s#o$ed %(e

enine s!eed, soe%(in %(a% is done /ro %ie %o %ie i% is no% ood %o s%ay /or very #on !eriods o/ %ie

a% %(e sae enine RP';;, %(e enine %orue $as no% enou( %o over"oe %(e 2s!rin and i% $ou#d s%a##, i%$ou#d s%o! runnin. +n e//e"%, %(e enine $as $or-in aains% i%se#/.

+% $as id a/%ernoon and $e de"ided %o visi% %(e ACE 'arine s%ore %o see a)ou% %(e )o)s%ay "a)#e and e% a/e$ o%(er su!!#ies $e needed. We o% any o/ %(e s!are !ar%s $e needed, in"#udin /ue# /i#%ers and o%(er

(ard$are, )u% no #u"- $i%( %(e )o)s%ay "a)#e. A/%er$ards $e "ou#d o %o one o/ %(e any ood res%auran%sand sea/ood !#a"es %(a% adorn %(is )eau%i/u# and /riend#y "i%y.

+% $as near#y 6 P' and our a!!e%i%e $as :us% /ine. We

se#e"%ed a !#a"e and ea"( one ordered /ro a #are

enu. + se#e"%ed a )eer and $(a% $as "a##ed a2sea/ood e&%ravaan5a, $i%( a## sor%s o/ /res(

s(e##/is(, "#as, usse#s and s(ri! over a )ed o/

ane# (air !as%a and "overed in a su!er) sau"e< As +$ri%e %(ese no%es and #oo- a% %(e !i"%ure + $is( %o o

)a"- and (ave %(is de#i"a"y aain. + "o!#een%ed

%(e o$ner on %(e e&uisi%e "o)ina%ions o/ /#avors,%e&%ures and "o#ors. T(e o$ner and %(e server %oo- anin%eres% on our rou! and "ae %o see us o/%en and

(ear de%ai#s o/ our 2%ri!. We $ere a!!aren%#y no% %(e

usua# %y!e o/ "us%oers %(ey see. +% $as e%%in dar-and on %(e $ay %o %(e )oa% $e s%o!!ed a% a )ar do$n %(e ain s%ree%, no% %o (ave a drin- )u% %o (ave a "u!

o/ "o//ee.

T(e )ar%ender $as a""ooda%in and o//ered %o

)re$ soe "o//ee /or us, and #a%er %oo- our !i"%ure.

T(e !#a"e $as no% %oo )usy on %(a% 'onday ni(%, and

s(e a#so $an%ed %o -no$ ore a)ou% %(is !e"u#iarrou! o/ sai#ors. We (ad a "(an"e %o revie$ our

si%ua%ion, /oru#a%e a !#an o/ a"%ion and dis"uss %(e

re%urn %ri! /or Jos(. He (ad %o )e a% (oe )y ne&%T(ursday or Friday so (e "ou#d %a-e %(e Adission

%es%s and $in a very va#ua)#e s"(o#ars(i!. One $ay or

%(e o%(er, (e (ad %o re%urn. We #e/% %(e )ar andre%urned %o %(e )oa% /or a uie%, "a# and u"(

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deserved s#ee!. We (ad )een a% sea /or si& days, $i%( #i%%#e s#ee!, !ar%i"u#ar#y /or %(e #as% ? (ours. We$ere "#ean and dry, )u% very %ired.

T(e ne&% day a e"(ani" naed Jason a!!eared a% %(e a!!oin%ed %ie, and )y ?=30 A' %(a% Tuesdayornin (e )ean %o #oo- a% %(e enine. A#%(ou( $e "ou#d (ave reoved %(e "a)#e $ound around %(e

s(a/%, $e %(ou(% i% $as )e%%er %o #e% (i see %(e $(o#e %(in and ive %(e enine a 2"o!#e%e !(ysi"a#

e&a. +n a s(or% %ie (e reoved %(e "a)#e and a "#o%( %(a% soe(o$ $as a#so invo#ved $i%( %(e s(a/%.

He said (e $ou#d e% us a re!#a"een% "a)#e, )u% #a%er $e /ound %(a% %(ere $ere none in %(e area. We "ou#do!era%e $i%(ou% one, and %a-e %ie %o re!#a"e i% #a%er. +%s /un"%ion, as $e -ne$, $as %o a##o$ %(e enine %o

s%ar% usin a (and;"ran-, in "ase $e (ad a dead )a%%ery.

Jason !ro"eeded $i%( %(e usua# "(e"-s /or air in %(e /ue# #ines4 (e )#ed %(e #ines and %ried %(e s%ar%er.

o%(in (a!!ened. Diese# enines (ave %$o /i#%ers4 one oun%ed e&%erna##y %o "#ean %(e /ue# )e/ore i%

rea"(es %(e enine, %(e o%(er inside %(e enine and )e/ore %(e /ue# rea"(es %(e /ue# in:e"%ors. Jason "(e"-ed%(e e&%erna# /ue# /i#%er and /ound no% on#y dir%, )u% $a%er, #o%s o/ $a%er. He "(e"-ed %(e /i#%er inside %(e

enine and de%erined %(a% (e "ou#d do no ore. We (ad %o "a## a s!e"ia#is% %o 2"#ean %(e %an-s and %(e

en%ire /ue# sys%e. A/%er %(a% $as done, (e $ou#d re%urn and e% %(e enine runnin aain.

We ins!e"%ed %(e "a)#e and %(e e"(ani" #e/% )y >=30 %(a% Tuesday ornin, June %(e @ %(. + $as i!ressed

$i%( %(e s%ren%( o/ %(e !us(;!u## "a)#e, $(i"( "ou#d $i%(s%and %(e enorous %orue !rovided )y %(e enine

and no% )rea-.

T(e e&%erna# /ue# /i#%er (ad a #o% o/ $a%er a% %(e )o%%o, $(i#e %(e in%erna# /ue# /i#%er, orane in "o#or, #oo-edO, )u% $e de"ided %o )uy a s!are /i#%er and (ave i% on )oard. T(e $(i%e /i#%er is a #i%%#e #arer and oes in

%(e e&%erna# (ousin oun%ed ou%side %(e enine. +% #oo-ed as )ad as %(e one i% (ad re!#a"ed )a"- a%

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Jason #e/% $i%( %(e "a)#e and %o#d Pau# %o "a## Bru"e, %(e an /ro a "o!any "a##ed 2E'D Fue# Tan-C#eanin. +n %(e ean%ie + s%udied %(e "(ar%s %o de%erine %(e ne&% se"%ion o/ %(e %ri!, !ossi)#y %o

9ou%(!or%, C, !as% Ca!e Fear $(a% an oinous nae


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We (eard /ro o%(er !eo!#e any s%ories o/ daner and res"ue, no% :us% in Ca!e Ha%%eras, )u% a#so on %(a%!ar% o/ or%( Caro#ina, in"#udin %(e Diaond 9(oa#s, Ca!e *oo-ou% and Ca!e Fear. +n %(e /a## o/ 01 %(e

/aous sai# s(i! 2BO8T san- in %(a% area, $i%( 1@ !eo!#e res"ued )y %(e )rave !eo!#e /ro %(e 89

Coas% Guard, )u% %$o #ives $ere #os%. T(e Ca!%ain and ano%(er "re$ e)er $en% do$n $i%( %(e s(i!.

Bru"e arrived $i%( a (e#!er :us% )e/ore 10=30 A'. T(eir !ro"ess is ui%e %(orou( and %(ey s!en% %(e res%

o/ %(e ornin and !ar% o/ %(e a/%ernoon "ir"u#a%in "#ean diese# /ue# in%o %(e %an-s and !assin i% %(rou( a

)a%%ery o/ #are /i#%ers in %(eir %ru"-. T(ey !assed a)ou% 00 a##ons o/ /ue#, and a## %(e $a%er and dir% $ere

even%ua##y reoved. T(e enine #ines $ere a#so "#eaned, and %(e enine /i#%ers $ere "(e"-ed on"e aain.Bru"e is ui%e a "(ara"%er, dis!a%"(in orders /ro %(e do"- %o 2Ji)o, (is assis%an%, and )e%$een orders

(e $ou#d %e## us ore and ore s%ories o/ (orror in %(e (i( seas. + a sorry + did no% (ave a %a!e re"order

$i%( e %o "o##e"% (is yarns o/ %rou)#e and res"ue a% sea, as $e## as %(e any vesse#s (e (as "#eaned, #areand sa##, in"#udin %(e very 89CG %(a% (e#!ed us. +n %(e )oa%yard one "ou#d see %(e reains o/ a %(e

)ro-en as% /ro a #are sai#)oa% %(a% (as )een re"en%#y re!aired, one o/ %(e vi"%is o/ %(e Ca!e. T(isunders"ored %(e any s%ories %(a% Bru"e and o%(ers (ad narra%ed in "o#or/u# de%ai#s.



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+% $as near#y 3 P' and Bru"e de"#ared %(a% %(e )oa% $as "#ean. o$ (e $as ready %o !u% on !a!er %(eadvi"e (e (ad )een dis!ensin /or %(e any (ours (e $as ne&% %o E!i"#esis. He $en% %o (is %ru"- and sa%

do$n $i%( !en"i# and !a!er and s-e%"(ed a dua# /i#%er /ue# sys%e usin %$o Fra /i#%ers in !ara##e#,

"onne"%ed %o a va"uu aue %o de%erine (o$ (ard %(e enine $as $or-in %o !u## %(e /ue# in%o i%s"y#inders. +/ %(e va"uu is %oo (i(, one s$i%"(es %o %(e o%(er /i#%er and %(e enine -ee!s runnin $(i#e %(e

dir%y /i#%er is re!#a"ed.

On"e %(e %an-s and /ue# #ines $ere "#ean, Jason %(e e"(ani" re%urned %o /inis( (is $or-. +n a s(or% %ie (e(ad )#ed %(e #ines %o reove any air s%i## %ra!!ed inside and $as sa%is/ied %(a% a## %(e $a%er (ad )een

reoved4 (e s%ar%ed %(e enine and i% ran "on%inuous#y $i%(ou% (esi%a%ion. o$ i% "ou#d o /ro s#o$ %o /as%

and )a"- %o s#o$ $i%(ou% /a#%erin. He "ou#d no% /ind a re!#a"een% /or %(e o//endin "a)#e, and as-ed Pau#%o /ind a su)s%i%u%e #a%er, $i%( !#en%y o/ %ie, sin"e %(e "a)#e $as no% needed %o /inis( our %ri!. Jason

$is(ed us $e## and #e/%.

A a:or !ro)#e (ad )een so#ved< A## $e (ad %o do no$ $as /i& %(e)o)s%ay %o se"ure %(e )o$s!ri%. +% $as ear#y ornin on Wednesday, June

%(e 6%( , and $e %(ou(% %(a%as soon as $e /i&ed %(e )o)s%ay $e "ou#d #eave.

To reove %(e daaed )o$s!ri% $ire and i%s "onne"%ors %(e )o)s%ayasse)#y;;, $e "ou#d do %(a% :o) on dry #and, $(i"( $ou#d %a-e a #o% o/

%ie, or do i% a% $a%er #eve#. T(e ues%ion $as (o$. T(e > /oo% do"- $as(i( a)ove %(e )oa% de"-, and %o do %(e $or- a% $a%er #eve# reuired

ano%(er )oa%. We (ad seen a #i%%#e )oa%, a diny, )y %(e uni"i!a# !ier andde"ided %o 2)orro$ i% /or a $(i#e. T(ere $as no$ %(e !ro)#e o/ e%%in

%(e diny /ro %(e uni"i!a# !ier %o %(e )o$ o/ E!i"#esis $i%(ou% oars.

Jos( $en% on %(e #i%%#e )oa%, and $e %ied #on #ines %o !u## %(e )oa% around%(e severa# o)s%a"#es in our $ay. We /ound a &@ !ie"e o/ $ood in %(e yard and ave i% %o Jos( %o use as a

!add#e. +% $as no% u"(, )u% i% (e#!ed.

T(e )o)s%ay $as se"ured $i%( a 3> in"( !in $i%( a s(ou#der on one end, a #i%%#e (o#e on %(e o%(er end and a

$ire "o%%er !in %(rou( %(e #i%%#e (o#e. ora##y %(e "o%%er !in is si!#y )en% and %(a% is enou( %o -ee! %(e#arer !in in !#a"e. T(is one (ad )een %$is%ed in any dire"%ions, and Jos( (ad %o dea# !a%ien%#y $i%( %(e

%$is%ed $ire usin a !air o/ !#iers $(i#e %(e diny oved in a## dire"%ions $i%( ea"( !us( and !u##. +% $as

(ard enou( %o reove %(e !in, )u% %(e s%a)i#i%y o/ %(e diny ade %(e :o) any %ies "(a##enin. W(i#e

Jos( $as s%ru#in and %ryin no% %o /a## in %(e $a%er, Pau# and + "ou#d on#y $a%"( (e#!#ess#y /ro %(edo"-, (i( a)ove (i. +% %oo- a #on %ie, )u% even%ua##y Jos( :u)i#an%#y s(o$ed us %(e resu#%s o/ (is

e//or%s. T(e !in $as ou%. o$ a## (e (ad %o do $as %o s%and u! on %(e #i%%#e )oa% and reove %(e res% o/ %(e

)o)s%ay asse)#y /ro %(e )o$s!ri%. T(is %as- $as no% as di//i"u#% as %(e reova# o/ %(e !in )u% i% a#so %oo-!a%ien"e and %ie. He o% i% done, and no$ i% $as a a%%er o/ usin %(e daaed !ar% /or %(e 'arina !eo!#e

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We no$ (ad soe

%ie %o "#ean %(e

)oa%, and e% ready %ode!ar%. One o/ %(e

any !eo!#e $(o

"ae %o see us $(i#e

a## %(e $or- $as)ein done ave

soe advi"e

reardin %(e !assae%o$ards 9ou%(!or%,

C. He said $e

"ou#d avoid %(e%rou)#esoe Ca!e

Fear i/ $e used %(e

'ason)oro in#e% and/ind a arina in %(e

Wri(%svi##e area.He said i/ $e #e/% )y

noon $e "ou#d rea"(%(e 'ason)oro in#e%

)y da$n and use %(e

in%ra"oas%a# $a%er$ay %o o %o Wri(%svi##e. We areed %o do %(a%, sin"e (e seeed %o -no$ %(e area $e##. +deve#o!ed %(e revised navia%ion !#an and no$ a## $e (ad %o do $as %o $ai% /or %(e ne$ Bo)s%ay, ins%a## i%,

e% ore /ue# and sai# a$ay. Fina##y.



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W(i#e %(e ne$ )o)s%ay $as )ein ade, $e $en% /or a ni"e #un"( in one o/ %(e "o#or/u# and /riend#y

res%auran%s a#on %(e $a%er/ron%. As e&!e"%ed, %(e /is( $as ani/i"en%, "oo-ed %o !er/e"%ion. +% $as very

re#a&in %o -no$ %(a% our %rou)#es $ere a#os% over, and Jos( $ou#d a-e (is re%urn (oe on %ie. On"e

$e o% %o Wri(%svi##e, near Wi#in%on C, (e "ou#d /#y (oe in %(e ear#y a/%ernoon o/ T(ursday, June I.

W(en $e re%urned /ro #un"( %(e ne$ asse)#y $as $ai%in /or us, ready %o )e ins%a##ed. We a%%a"(ed a#ine %o i%, :us% in "ase soe%(in $ou#d (a!!en and %(e $ire $ou#d /a## in %(e $a%er. +% $as :us% a

!re"au%ion, and Jos( re%urned %o (is #i%%#e )oa% %o ins%a## %(e ne$ uni%. T(is (e did in a re#a%ive#y s(or% %ie

and no$ $e "ou#d indeed #eave 'ore(ead Ci%y, a/%er %$o days o/ re!airs. +% $as idday on Wednesday,

June %(e 6%(.

T(e #i%%#e )oa% $as re%urned %o i%s oriina# !#a"e, and no$ $e $ere rea##y ready %o sai#. +% $as !as% 1 P',

%(e day $as sunny and %(e $inds $ere a #i%%#e over 10 -no%s. We /o##o$ed %(e "(anne# ou% o/ 'ore(eadCi%y, and )y =30 $e a!!roa"(ed %(e )uoys ar-in %(e e&i%

%o %(e A%#an%i" O"ean.

T(e sa/e "(anne# $as $e## ar-ed and i% $as a a%%er o/

/o##o$in %(e navia%ion !#an. We s%ayed a ood dis%an"e

/ro %(e Gu#/ 9%rea, and %(e $ind $as )e(ind us. W(i#e%(is sounds #i-e a ood %(in, i% is a"%ua##y %(e os%

danerous !oin% o/ sai#in. Wi%( %(e $ind )e(ind, %(e )oo



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is se% a## %(e $ay %o one side, and i% "ou#d )e ei%(er side, Por% or 9%ar)oard. A## is s%a)#e /or a $(i#e, )u%any $ave "an dis%ur) %(e de#i"a%e eui#i)riu and %(e )oo "an s$in vio#en%#y %o %(e o%(er side,

soe%ies doin daae, soe%ies (i%%in soeone as i% oes a"ross.

W(en done under "on%ro##ed "ondi%ions, %(e aneuver is "a##ed 2:i)in, and %(ere are any s%ories o/

)oos (i%%in !eo!#e. 'any )oa%s (ave a s!e"ia# 2)#o"- and %a"-#e (arness "a##ed a 2!reven%er, %o #as(

%(e )oo %o %(e side i% is on, and no% a##o$in i%

%o o %o %(e o%(er side. We did no% (ave a !reven%er.W(a% is %(e 9o#u%ion To sai# a #i%%#e o// %(e $ind, so

%(ere is no daner o/ %(e )oo :i)in on i%s o$n.

T(is $as no% a !ro)#e, i% on#y "os% us a #i%%#ee&%ra %ie and sin"e $e (ad %(e seas /o##o$in us,

%(e o%ion $as en%#e, and $e "ou#d a-e very

ood s!eed. We s(u% %(e enine o//%(isdeons%ra%ed %(a% $e (ad /ai%( in %(e

enine, %(a% $e )e#ieved i% $ou#d s%ar% aain, any

(ours #a%er, $(en $e needed i% %o en%er %(e'ason)oro in#e%. Our /ai%( $as ye% %o )e

%es%ed.

Our s!eed $as a"%ua##y (i(er under soesai#in "ondi%ions %(an i% $as $i%( %(e enine a% /u## !o$er. We e% ea"( !ar% o/ %(e rou%e as !#anned, and

$i%( no in"iden%s. We $ere sai#in a% soe I or ? no%s, %(e seas $ere on#y 3;6 /ee%, %(e $ind $as s%eady

and %(e sun )ean %o se% a% %(e a!!oin%ed %ie. A## is ood, as %(ey say.

By 6 A' %(e sun !resen%ed us $i%( a )eau%i/u# si(%

o/ %(e a!!roa"(es %o %(e 'ason)oro in#e%. +% $as %ie%o s%ar% %(e enine aain. T(is $as %(e oen% o/

%ru%( A'. +% $as one %(e !#a"es Pau# (ad se#e"%ed as a "andida%e %o

#eave %(e )oa%. We even%ua##y /ound %(e Federa# Poin% a"(% C#u) in Caro#ina Bea"(, C. We %ied %o %(e

do"- /a"in %(e "(anne#, "on%a"%ed %(e !eo!#e in "(are and a/%er s(o$in our +D "ards /ro %(e 9ou%(

9(ore a"(% "#u) $e $ere $e#"oed and a##o$ed %o use %(eir s(o$ers and o%(er /a"i#i%ies.

Pau# ade %(e ne"essary arraneen%s %o #eave %(e )oa% %(ere /or a on%( or %$o, and %(e do"- as%er %o#d

us $(i"( s#i! $e "ou#d use, !rovided assis%an"e and %(e )oa% $as %ied se"ure#y. A s%or $as on i%s $ay/ro F#orida4 i% $ou#d arrive %(e ne&% day, on Friday, and everyone $as advised no% %o #eave !or%. A/%er

a-in arraneen%s /or Jos( %o o %o %(e air!or% and e% (oe %(a% T(ursday a/%ernoon, Pau# and + "#eaned

%(e )oa%, and ade i% ready %o reain a% do"-.

Jos( $as on (is $ay %o %(e air!or% )e/ore =30. E!i"#esis $as "a##y nes%ed aon %(e o%(er )oa%s a% %(e

"#u), $ai%in /or %(e s%or %(e ne&% day. Pau#s /riend 9%eve arrived )y idday $i%( Pau#s "ar, ready %o

%a-e e %o %(e air!or% so + "ou#d /#y %o /ro Wi#in%on %o C(i"ao via P(i#ade#!(ia. Be"-y (ad ade %(e

arraneen%s and a## $en% $e##, e&"e!% /or soe de#ays #eavin Wi#in%on. A/%er a## $e $en% %(rou( +$as no% oin %o "o!#ain.



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As + $ai%ed a% %(e air!or%, i% $as %ie %o re/#e"% on a /e$ o/ %(e #essons /ro %(e %ri!. 9oe %(ins $e didvery $e##, $e s(ou#d re!ea% %(e. O%(ers $e (ave %o i!#een% )e/ore %(e /ina# #e o/ %(e %ri!, /ro

Caro#ina Bea"(, C %o Beau/or%, 9C.

1. Have a "#ear !#an o/ a"%ion, $i%( a#%erna%ives in "ase %(ins do no% $orou%.

. Trea% %(e diese# enine /ue# $i%( rea% res!e"%, and do no% a##o$ air, $a%er or "on%ainan%s %o e% in.

3. 9erious sai#in in %(e o!en o"ean is )es% $i%( a dua# /i#%er sys%e

@. Be/ore any %ri!, "(e"- %(e "ri%i"a# sys%es, su"( as )a%%eries, s!are !ar%s, )i#e !u!s, e%".

6. Do no% "arry a diny on davi%s in %(e o!en sea $i%( #are $aves. +% is )es% %o %o$ i%, and "onsider

%(a% $a%er ay e% inside, so a##o$ i% %o es"a!e soe(o$.

I. 8se "o#or "odes %o ar- %(e any di//eren% s(ee%s #inesused %o "on%ro# %(e sai#s, so !eo!#e no%

/ai#iar -no$ $(a% %o !u##.

?. +nves% in a 2!reven%er ri %o avoid un$an%ed :i)es>. Have %$o GP9 sys%es, one anua#, one #are.

. Have ood "(ar%s, and s%udy %(e days )e/ore %(e voyae

10. Don% !#an %o ea% %oo u"(, )u% (ave !#en%y o/ $a%er

.Here is %(e suary o/ %(e en%ire voyae, in @ s%aes, or #es.



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T(e 89CG used %(ree di//eren% s(i!s and (ours %o %o$ E!i"#esis /ro %(e Ca!e Ha%%eras area o//s(ore %o

'ore(ead Ci%y, C. T(e "(ar% )e#o$ s(o$s %(e a!!ro&ia%e rou%es %a-en )y ea"( vesse#.



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