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| Bobble Member Since: 21 Aug 2011 Location: Hampshire Posts: 223  
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So what are views on this? Just seen some stills on BBC of the collapsed bridge and the size and weight of wagon (a converted Unimog) the couple were driving across it.
Optimistic to say the least! I'm also a little bemused as to why they had a satphone but called back to the UK, instead of just making contact within Brazil. More info here |
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22nd Sep 2011 6:55am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299 
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how bad are london roads?
he trained on london routemaster double deckers so his driving skills were well up to mark? mmmmm... so instead of a land rover experience training day i should drive round london in a bus to give me the skills to drive a unimog in the amazon......sounds about right |
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22nd Sep 2011 8:11am |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3140 
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What I can't work out is why the relatives called the UK Coastguard...not exactly who I would call to rescure a crashed unimog even in the UK. Glad they got out okay anyway. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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22nd Sep 2011 8:22am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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I'd suggest that the bridge shown in that clip was not the actual one that they drove across. Looks more like archive footage to show the masses what a bridge in the Amazon might look like.
Don't knock it - it worked! Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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22nd Sep 2011 9:31am |
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| mick Member Since: 08 Feb 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2109  
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When I 1st heard the story I thought they may have had an Epirb and set that off at least they were prepared.
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22nd Sep 2011 7:41pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3140
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Not knocking it, just curious how they came up with that idea? At least the CG did something, some emergeny services apparently can get shirty if they think its not within their remit. 2011 110 USW 1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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22nd Sep 2011 7:53pm |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2109  
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Looks strange but not uncommon
A lot of overlanders here are more less on their own without too much contact with the locals. So for them is easy to call back home to solve issues like that or to get information ahead. Probably they didnt have the Rescue N� of the police in Mannaus or other city in Brazil (that you must have indeed) and the easy way was toi go around to UK, a service rescue there that can get in touch with the rescue service in Brazil. As a LR club here we get in contact with several of them requesting information and, in fact, we try to help them when they had an accident or problems. Cheers Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo"  Click image to enlarge |
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22nd Sep 2011 10:15pm |
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