Sailor Rescued

I doubt he had such a policy and that even if he did that it would be recognized under the Law of the Sea.

 

Lindy, do you know why Lloyd's of London was founded? To defray the risk of putting a boat in the water to sail to India and back. When Lloyd's first started, there was a 50/50 chance of making it back alive - for the boat, not the sailors. The Convention you cited was for when sailing was a MUCH riskier proposition than what this guy was doing.

Based on that, I don't think that your argument holds much water. So to speak.

 

If people are willing to risk their lives doing adventurous things, where is the risk if they are spared the consequences of their failure?

How does one more sailor making a trip around the continent improve the human race? It's not as if it hasn't been done before.

I disagree. This journey was undertaken for his own personal reward (unless he happened to be sponsored and some financial compensation awaited him at the end - either way, personal reward) If he was sponsored, advertisers benefit.

I would never advocate people NOT continue to reach outside the boundaries but one more sailor out to prove his endurance and sailing skills who unfortunately did not reach his destination? Pointless, in this case.

 

It's supposed to be pronounced "Law of the Sea...." while staring off into the distance.

 

I wonder if that works for other items...

*stares off into the distance* "Chicken of the Sea..."

/suddenly hankers for a tuna melt

 

In the same vein, it would have been Armageddon if an asteroid had fallen from space and hit it. Or if a rouge wave had rolled it over, it would have turned into a Posiden Adventure for Das Boot.