Anout three weeks ago I went to bed feeling fine. Three hours later I awoke to severe stomach pains and vomiting. Knowing what this was (Pancreatitis, because I've had it before), I had my wife drive me to the emergency room where I was drugged and admitted to the hospital for four days, then sent home with more drugs. I'll leave out the minor details, but I'm just now getting back to where I can function and make rational decisions.
I say all that to say this - What if I had been on a multi week cruise and anchored in a remote area 200 miles from home when this happened? I suppose the Coast Guard might come get me off my boat and take me to a hospital, but what about the boat? My wife can't operate it by herself and at 3:00 AM, there won't be any marinas open if she could find one. And assuming she went with me to the hospital, how could she get back to the boat anyway? Would TowBoatUS go get the boat and tow it to a marina?
There's a lot to think about and I wonder if anyone here has been through something like this or has thought about it enough to have a plan or suggestion.
I say all that to say this - What if I had been on a multi week cruise and anchored in a remote area 200 miles from home when this happened? I suppose the Coast Guard might come get me off my boat and take me to a hospital, but what about the boat? My wife can't operate it by herself and at 3:00 AM, there won't be any marinas open if she could find one. And assuming she went with me to the hospital, how could she get back to the boat anyway? Would TowBoatUS go get the boat and tow it to a marina?
There's a lot to think about and I wonder if anyone here has been through something like this or has thought about it enough to have a plan or suggestion.