One would feel rather foolish?

[Bretrick]

The crew on a fishing boat called in a man overboard distress call when one of their crew was thought to be missing.
2 am and the crew are hauling in their load when one of the crew said, " Where is......"
It appeared that he had fallen overboard. Long story, Short Story, The search efforts included eight helicopters, two fixed-wing aircraft, one jet, two water police vessels, two fishing vessels and a Coast Guard vessel.
14 hours later someone checked his cabin. He was snugly curled up asleep.
The cost of the 3 RACQ Life Flight Rescue Helicopters alone is estimated to be 1/4 of a million dollars.
Someone on the boat is going to get a huge bill

 

[dilettante]

Crew or crows? Huge bill?

 

[Naturally]

... should have hopped out of his rack and into the water !!!
I'd have tossed 'im in. Shoot

 

[papa tiger]

Its going homeless and panhandling, no ID or paperwork involved now. ..... .....
A drunk Hangover or Sleeping sickness?
For the Coast Guard its called learning on the job. ... Search the Boat....duh!! Emily has gone missing_strange again.

 

[jujube]

The cabin boy rushes up to the captain, very agitated and barely able to speak.

"C-C-Captain! T-t-the....."

"What is it, boy? Out with it! Sing it out, boy!"

Cabin boy clears his throat, "Mi-mi-mi-mi.......Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? The purser's fallen overboard and he's twenty leagues behind!"

 

[Gary O']

The crew on a fishing boat called in a man overboard distress call

Well, they overreacted, but falling overboard in certain waters, one without a survival suit will last just a few minutes

With a survival suit......a few more minutes

 

[VaughanJB]

The crew on a fishing boat called in a man overboard distress call when one of their crew was thought to be missing.
2 am and the crew are hauling in their load when one of the crew said, " Where is......"
It appeared that he had fallen overboard. Long story, Short Story, The search efforts included eight helicopters, two fixed-wing aircraft, one jet, two water police vessels, two fishing vessels and a Coast Guard vessel.
14 hours later someone checked his cabin. He was snugly curled up asleep.
The cost of the 3 RACQ Life Flight Rescue Helicopters alone is estimated to be 1/4 of a million dollars.
Someone on the boat is going to get a huge bill

It would be a shame if virtue were so quickly reduced to punitive dollars and cents, wouldn't it?

We (mostly) value each and every human life, and have groups and processes that look to preserve it at almost any cost. If you're in the sea drowning, whether you're a good guy or not, you still represent a life. So thankfully, there's nothing to pay out for these services.

 

[Mike]

"OOPS".

Mike.

 

[Ruthanne]

Wow that's a lot of money just to find him in his cabin! I bet someone feels stupid

 

[Mr. Ed]

Did the crew catch any fish?

 

[John cycling]

There's something seriously fishy going on with this mess.
Even if some little shrimp reported a fake disappearance for the halibut,
it might have been another one of those catfishing ploys, so I don't really give a carp.

 

[Bretrick]

Wow that's a lot of money just to find him in his cabin! I bet someone feels stupid

Sure is. There would be some red faces I'm sure.

Did the crew catch any fish?

Not mentioned

 

[fuzzybuddy]

So Charlie was all snuggy and warm in his bunk? Which would you really rather have? Charlie, or the $250,000?

 

[Tommy]

The cabin boy rushes up to the captain, very agitated and barely able to speak.

"C-C-Captain! T-t-the....."

"What is it, boy? Out with it! Sing it out, boy!"

Cabin boy clears his throat, "Mi-mi-mi-mi.......Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? The purser's fallen overboard and he's twenty leagues behind!"

Thanks for the memory, jujube. I vividly recall being taught that in school in1960, except it was "a sailor" and "miles". I think the lesson had to do with public speaking.