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It was also WARM water so no chance of hypothermia and surely they would have a beacon on them so why the need to search 21,000 square miles.

We’ve all been lied to by the Feds so much. In my life, the Warren Commission put me on guard, then the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, then more recently the weapons of Mass destruction in IRAG.....to name just a few lies.

It’s simply impossible to believe anything the government says anymore.

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It was also WARM water so no chance of hypothermia and surely they would have a beacon on them so why the need to search 21,000 square miles.

I'm not so sure on the beacon part, but yeah- hypothermia isn't a danger in the Red Sea, even in the coldest winter. I figure this is why they waited 10 days to declare them dead- long enough to pass from dehydration.

What I also don't get is- even if no beacon- what about a simple light? A flashlight, weapon light, or life jacket strobe ought to stand out pretty darn go0d at night, especially to an airborne low-light optics system.

All that said, having been overboard myself in comparable seas- it can be hard enough just to keep your head above water and/or the water out of your windpipe if there's any wind (which there probably is).