"Gianna Stefani" wrote in message ...
Funny things these force 7 storms ...... wonder why news organisations
*always* misread Beaufort so badly.
That's nothing compared to today's Indy:

Rowers saved after boat is split by hurricane
Four rowers were pulled to safety from stormy seas in the Atlantic yesterday
after a hurricane split their boat as they edged towards a record breaking
voyage.
The British oarsmen had been at sea for 39 days since setting off from
Canada but became caught in Hurricane Alex at 2.30am yesterday.

Source: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...p?story=549374

To be honest, I'd expect that sort of reporting from tabloids (well, the
Indy is a tabloid now, I suppose...)

I'm sure there'll be those who say "who cares what they call it, it did the
damage", though.

"Darren Prescott" wrote in message
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"Gianna Stefani" wrote in message ...
Funny things these force 7 storms ...... wonder why news organisations
*always* misread Beaufort so badly.

That's nothing compared to today's Indy:

Rowers saved after boat is split by hurricane
Four rowers were pulled to safety from stormy seas in the Atlantic
yesterday
after a hurricane split their boat as they edged towards a record breaking
voyage.
The British oarsmen had been at sea for 39 days since setting off from
Canada but became caught in Hurricane Alex at 2.30am yesterday.

Source:
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/thi...p?story=549374

To be honest, I'd expect that sort of reporting from tabloids (well, the
Indy is a tabloid now, I suppose...)

I'm sure there'll be those who say "who cares what they call it, it did
the
damage", though.


Indeed so. There remains a section of the population who believe what they
read in the news, and who now think it likely to survive a hurricane (or
storm) in a small life raft, and be rescued while it is in progress.
It is that element which I find disappointing - there would seem to have
been no need to hype this story up as it was dramatic enough already. Part
of the modern trend toward superlatives perhaps.

Gianna (showing her age) Stefani