APNewsBreak: Lost sailors did not activate emergency beacon

I get your frustration!

This is what happens when people think they can do something because they watch a video or read a book

Well, something people don’t understand about those that spend their lives on the sea, is no one messes around when there is a distress call of any kind. The USCG, commercial sailers as well as civilians all drop what they are doing and all sail to the area. I have seen this time and time again. We all understand how dangerous the sea can be. Having actually responded to an EPIRB I can assure you everyone was going. You can even see the response from the commercial ferry captains back in 2009 when flight 1549 landed on the Hudson. Everyone available went. There was no one continuing on their way like we often see in dashboard cams with auto accidents. Not criticizing anyone, just pointing out that if they had deployed the EPIRB they would have been rescued promptly.