CRITICAL: First Water to Reach Pto. Cabezas!!!

Josh, Jason and Juan's ship from the Gulf King Texas Shrimp Co. in Bluefields was the first to deliver water into the Hurricane zone this afternoon. They supplied some water to the Pto. Cabezas Hospital (which was dry) and had to leave women with babies crying for water at the dock and sail away. The US Navy has helicopter medical flights in evidence, but they had little water carrying capacity. No other organizations are bringing water as far as anyone can see...this is a slow witted disaster response by common standards, or perhaps no response at all.
We had to break off because the water need is ever the more critical 30 miles north at Big Sandy Bay! Bodies have been seen floating all the way up into Honduran waters. Perhaps we can work with the USNS Comfort, the mother ship of the helicopters and ferry in fresh water supplies from their desalinization plants. We can run in much shallower water, closer to the coast. We could also give them deck space for their medical teams to operate, if needed.

In any case, we will run short of diesel and water before long. The Gulf King has perhaps 70 similar ships to ours in the Bluefields region. I imagine that if fuel and oil was supplied , the head office of: Gulf King Shrimp Co.
322 Huff StreetAransas Pass, TX 78336 (361) 758-5373 might provide even more assistance in this emergency, but we can't expect them to carry this burden alone. As it is, we are thankful for the good help they have given us already.
If you've read this far, perhaps you can see that we know what the hell we're talking about in this disaster. There are a lot more dead and dying than any reporter can see from a bar room stool in Managua. THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF THOUSANDS of victims, mark my words.

LIFE AND DEATH NEEDS

1) We need hundreds of huge (High "Mill" thickness) black plastic tarps to catch rainwater. This is a light and cheap donation...the best kind.
2) Cash for hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel for this ship and hopefully more.
3) Small operating cash for Josh, Jason and Juan. Food, batteries, minutes, hats, whatever. Sunscreen!

We're not going to beg or hold up hungry babies, but if you want to help this fine crew finish their exceptional and important work, your donation could not possibly do more good, dollar for dollar...and it is tax deductible.

Call Bob, IZ, Susan or Robert Izdepski at 985-882-7286; 24/7, or subocean@charter.net