11-14-2017, 04:41 PM
Oh, there's more. The women now claim the Taiwanese fishing boat that called the U.S. Coast Guard actually tried to ram their sailboat to sink them. Taiwanese authorities denied the allegation and pointed to satellite tracking which showed the fishing boat was nowhere near them when the women claimed the incident occurred:
"The Taiwanese fishing vessel was not planning to rescue us," she continued. "They tried to kill us during the night."
It was then that Appel said she decided to alert the U.S. Coast Guard. But she claimed there was an explanation for why she still didn't use the EPIRB and instead used the satellite phone on the fishing vessel.
"I was able to get on a surfboard and get on their boat, make an actual phone call. Because no one spoke English, it was easier and safer for me to relay the information to the U.S. Coast Guard-Guam sector that we were in danger without them realizing what we were saying. If I had thrown the EPIRB at that point, he [the captain] would have known."
“Facts fall from the poetic observer as ripe seeds.” -Henry Thoreau
"The Taiwanese fishing vessel was not planning to rescue us," she continued. "They tried to kill us during the night."
It was then that Appel said she decided to alert the U.S. Coast Guard. But she claimed there was an explanation for why she still didn't use the EPIRB and instead used the satellite phone on the fishing vessel.
"I was able to get on a surfboard and get on their boat, make an actual phone call. Because no one spoke English, it was easier and safer for me to relay the information to the U.S. Coast Guard-Guam sector that we were in danger without them realizing what we were saying. If I had thrown the EPIRB at that point, he [the captain] would have known."
“Facts fall from the poetic observer as ripe seeds.” -Henry Thoreau
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves