Fine article and photo show.
But what happen with their vessel?
Was it inspected regular, provided a yearly certificate of sea readiness?

Posted by Kurt on November 13, 2015 11:33

I'm sorry, but simply doing the right thing when it was needed to be done is not "heroic" is any way at all.Its a shame that people doing basic deeds are so often referred to as being heros'. It really undermines the position of the real life heros' who do real heroic things.

Posted by bruce orbell on November 14, 2015 09:10

Ok thats what you accept,however i disagree strongly with your "Going out of your way to save lives is heroic." Now consider the same scenario,If the weather was force 10, the boat and raft both were in danger of being driven onto rocks,all hell is breaking loose, and a crewman dives overboard ,with no thought at all for his own safety,fights his way to the raft with a rope, secures it and helps the pair one by one back to his boat. Surely, that man is a hero, how can you use the same name :hero" to compare people who were just being good samaratans and nothing more.? Hero should be reserved for people who do really heroic actions, its a comparative rarity in this day and age, and i feel that the word has sadly lost its true value and interpretation now and as an example from you above confirms.

Posted by bruce orbell on November 14, 2015 09:59

When an incident of the kind you suggest occurs, bruce, we'll find the right word.
The scenario i posted was only an example of the proper use of the word.Please, politely if you will, give me the word that you would use when you have to produce a story where real heroism is involved.IT happens quite frequently worldwide as you know.

The right word is and always has been and always must be "hero" and reserved only for people who really are heros by all definition;
A hero (masculine or gender-neutral) or heroine (feminine) is a person or character who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, displays courage, bravery or self-sacrifice - that is, heroism!
Sadly, in this day and age, people who have little knowledge of the true meaning of the word and it is used, not just by yourself here, but by many newscasters in the wrong circumstances.
To me this is totally demeaning to all the real heros[by definition as per above]who have risked life and limb to go above and beyond to save a dire situation, not just "going out of your way to save lives"

Posted by bruce orbell on November 14, 2015 19:22

I have sailed with Captain Teeerawut onboard MV Sea Zenith as a 3/0. Read the comment posted on this article. when you save 2 lives then you can call yourself a Hero. Take a bow and show the Man respect he deserves.

Posted by Anthony Denver on November 15, 2015 11:09