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Why didn't they take parachutes?

posted 8 years ago by Arseweb
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In the final rescue, they knew time was critical, must have known there was a possibility there wouldn't be time to get everyone back. So surely the first guys over could have taken a few parachutes with them?

[–] shawnc101 8 years ago

I thought the same thing. I doubt that rope relay thing would have worked.

[–] Doc80 8 years ago

They weren't high enough for parachutes to work.

[–] Arseweb 8 years ago

Does someone say that, in the film? When they first get there it seems plenty high enough.

[–] joeyalves 7 years ago

haven't thought about it before (maybe because landing on water sounds scaring), but it makes a lot fo sense! It's much more logical than the rope rescue.

[–] Keith_in_Brighton_UK 7 years ago

Er..it's a film!

[–] Arseweb 7 years ago

Yeah don't worry, I wasn't moaning about anything or saying it detracted from the action in any way. It was just something that popped into my head while watching it so I shared it. Nothing wrong with talking about what's going on in a film and wondering why, eh?

[–] TheUltimateHippo (2250) 6 years ago

I always assumed it was because they were so close to the ground

[–] kenburke (2280) 5 years ago

They were over the Black Sea. By the time a rescue boat showed up they would have drowned or died from exposure (like what happened to the Titanic passengers).