Scandies Rose - 2 rescued, 5 missing

Icing , wind and heavy seas, probably the scariest combination you can face on the ocean.

May they Rest In Peace.............

That's a very tough way to make a living. But they knew what they were doing. You can make a LOT of money in a relatively short time, but it's hard, hard work. And dangerous as we see and not for the first time.

Fair winds to them....

I have clients in Newfoundland who are crab fishermen. They flew me up to list their previous boat. Met the owner at the marina for a sea trial and I had trouble walking against the wind. I asked what the wind conditons were and he said it was blowing about 70 knots. I said I didn't want to go out; I said in Florida, we call that a hurricane. He said, in Newfoundland, they call it a good day. I subsequently sold them a Nordhavn but the story stays with me about different perspectives of what defines normal boating.

Judy

Sounds like they were sleeping when they shoulda been chipping ice. I've been on ships that had to chip ice. It's a job best not put off. They just loaded crab pots. All the webbing, pot frames, buoy and lines all collect freezing spray. Ice could add several tons and hour. Plus the rails, mast, you name it. I don't know where they were headed, but sometimes crabbers carry extra fuel in their fish holds. Crabbers fish holds don't have batten boards, and there are no baffles in fish holds. So once the boat listed...