[throeurir]

> But Lucianna is critical of the fact the Egyptian navy had to rely on volunteers. "We waited 35 hours. I don't understand how there are no divers on the Egyptian military boats."

Why should divers risk their life to save anyone?! The boat was unstable, going inside would be dangerous! Some people are adrenaline junkies, and will volunteer for such thing, but you can not expect professionals to do that!

[batch12]

Some people are just wired differently. It's the difference between the person who will get out of their own car and help someone push theirs or the person who will intercede when someone is being assaulted instead of walking past. It's not adrenaline, it's the need to help. Luckily for others, some of us have this flaw.

[throeurir]

About 30% of deaths in cave diving are rescuers. This is very similar situation!

[pavlov]

Is that how it works when military personnel is called to assist in disaster rescue?

“Seems kind of dangerous. I’m a professional, I won’t go there, let’s wait for amateur volunteers to show up.”

[throeurir]

They did assist. They saved many lives, but waited until it was safe for them! It is not their job to increase number of victims!

[albumen]

Professional first responders risk their lives all the time to help others. Rescue situations are nearly always risky by their very nature.

[shellfishgene]

I would bet there is a gulf of difference in equipment and training between rich countries' first responders and personnel on some random navy ship in poor and curruption-ridden Egypt.

[throeurir]

Real life is not Paw Patrol! Watch latest interviews with firefighters from California!

Rescuers already put themselves into dangerous situation (operation on stormy sea). But at some point risks are too great, and there is no point to pile up more bodies. Or demand more rescuers, to rescue original rescuers...

[wbl]

"You have to go out. You don't have to come back"- Coast Guard unofficial motto.

[itsoktocry]

>Why should divers risk their life to save anyone?

Yeah, why should anyone do anything to help anyone else unless it's in their self-interest!

No wonder we live in such a low-trust society...

[Filligree]

Our society isn’t low-trust. It may not be as high trust as Scandinavia, but until you’ve lived in a real low-trust society you don’t know how bad it can get.

[keybored]

We? That was a Belgian asking about search and rescue in Egypt.

Yeah go to country on a different continent and they might not have great search and rescue operations. Like how would you know.

[Cthulhu_]

Is this sarcasm? I hope it's sarcasm.

[petre]

Why would the military navy or coast guard risk their lives to save some tourists from a sinking boat, when they could professionally watch from a distance through binoculars? /s

Maybe because it's part of their job drscription?

[throeurir]

No, their primary job is to protect borders!