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RedEmporess
21-12-2005, 07:11 PM
A $1600 bill will be sent to the Mackay man rescued on Sunday after he went missing on his JetSki 28km offshore.

That's a small part of the estimated $14 000 it cost to get the man home.

VMR spent 52 man hours finding the bloke.

The RACQ -CQ Rescue chopper headed out twice to locate the man.
propdinger
21-12-2005, 08:05 PM
wonder how many gps's he could of replaced for that dosh :-X
Spaniard_King
21-12-2005, 09:00 PM
Hold on a minute,

Did he have an EPIRB, if not charge him the $14K.

He should have no problem with that..he's lucky to be alive ::)

Garry
Hookem_Herby
21-12-2005, 09:30 PM
I agree with Garry! :o ;D ;)
Lucky to still be kicking about.
Maybe he'll have to sell the damn jetski to pay the bill :) :P ;D
szopen
21-12-2005, 09:31 PM
He did have an EPIRB,

Just guessing but that might still be cheaper than a new JetSki.
DICER
22-12-2005, 12:40 AM
How about giving him a concrete jetski?
outsiderskip
22-12-2005, 05:33 AM
if he was that far off shore wonder if he complied with all safety regulations if we were caught we would get booked
DNO40
22-12-2005, 05:46 AM
Charge him the bloody lot !


DNO
Argle
22-12-2005, 11:14 AM
A small price to pay for your life when you think about it.

Cheers & Beers
DaneCross
22-12-2005, 03:15 PM
Charge him the bloody lot !
Especially when he refused the tow the first time. >:(
gawby
22-12-2005, 05:51 PM
Charge him the lot. Wankers dont deserve any tolerence.
Its wankers like this that make it hard for the genuine persons who need help.
Graeme
maztez
22-12-2005, 06:04 PM
These jet ski people seem to be a law unto themselves ,hopefully some form of regulation will be implemented to curb the problems they are creating.I see their antics when we head out thru the seaway ...its a wonder there is not more fatalities the way they carry on .US BOATIES ARE REGULATED PRETTY HEAVILY ...SO SHOULD THEY. ::) ::)
Terry