1. QUOTE from:
    4 fishermen's families clung to hope, rescuers expected worst
    View quote in context »
    Even the rescuers were preparing for the worst. "They had been instructed to look for debris; the boaters most likely had not survived. We were told ... they wouldn't have made it this long" said Joe Schumaker, the pilot of the rescue chopper. Full Article at Detroit Free Press
    They had been instructed to look for debris; the boaters most likely had not survived. We were told ... they wouldn't have made it this long
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
All quotes from:
4 fishermen's families clung to hope, rescuers expected worst
  1. It'd be great if they walked up right here, while we're standing here
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
  2. said they were fishing, that they went into a trough and the second wave filled the boat
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
  3. It's the last time he will ever go fishing out there again if I have anything to do with it.
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
  4. It gives us something larger to look for
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
  5. I haven't slept all night
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
  6. You don't get too many happy endings like this.
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
  7. He said he was OK. It was the biggest relief. ... All the worst-case scenarios run through your mind.
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
  8. They said he'd been there a month or more
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago
  9. They were supposed to be back for dinner last night
    SOURCE: Detroit Free Press 8 months ago

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. An Indian boy carries resellable garbage collected from the polluted waters of the Yamuna River in New Delhi on World Water Day March 22, 2010. Considered one of the holiest rivers in India, the Yamuna River has been dying a slow death from pollution for decades despite the investment of millions of dollars to preserve its ecosystem. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which monitors the water quality of the Yamuna in Delhi, seventy percent of the pollution in the river is from untreated sewage while the remaining thirty percent is from industrial sources, agricultural run-off and domestic garbage.
  2. Plastic bags and garbage lie on the banks of the polluted Yamuna River in New Delhi on World Water Day March 22, 2010. Considered one of the holiest rivers in India, the Yamuna River has been dying a slow death from pollution for decades despite the investment of millions of dollars to preserve its ecosystem. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which monitors the water quality of the Yamuna in Delhi, seventy percent of the pollution in the river is from untreated sewage while the remaining thirty percent is from industrial sources, agricultural run-off and domestic garbage.
  3. Mobile toilets set up in front of Government House for supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra protesting in Bangkok on March 22, 2010. Thailand escalated its response to red-shirted protesters as their anti-government rally entered its second week, extending a tough security law and arming military guarding key sites.
  4. Mobile toilets set up in front of Government House for supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra protesting in Bangkok on March 22, 2010. Thailand escalated its response to red-shirted protesters as their anti-government rally entered its second week, extending a tough security law and arming military guarding key sites.
  5. Supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra wave Thai national flags as they parade during an anti-government protest in Bangkok on March 22, 2010. Thailand escalated its response to red-shirted protesters as their anti-government rally entered its second week, extending a tough security law and arming military guarding key sites.
  6. Supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra shout slogans as they parade during an anti-government protest in Bangkok on March 22, 2010. Thailand escalated its response to red-shirted protesters as their anti-government rally entered its second week, extending a tough security law and arming military guarding key sites.
  7. An Indian village boy runs through a parched field on World Water Day in Berhampur, Orissa state, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.
  8. Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao waves to fans during his motorcade in Manila, Philippines on Monday March 22, 2010. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown after defeating Joshua Clottey of Ghana in Texas, said he is still open to fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. but is waiting for his challenge and for promoters to iron out a row over drug testing. He will be running for congress in the May elections.
  9. A window washer cleans windows of a building under construction in New Delhi March 22, 2010.
  10. Indian workers wash clothes on World Water Day in Allahabad, India, Monday, March 22, 2010. Clean Water for a Healthy World is the theme for World Water Day 2010.
  11. Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is escorted as he attends a mass at a church in downtown Manila, Philippines on Monday March 22, 2010. Pacquiao, who retained his WBO welterweight crown after defeating Joshua Clottey of Ghana in Texas, said he is still open to fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. but is waiting for his challenge and for promoters to iron out a row over drug testing. He will be running for congress in the May elections.
  12. A woman walks near the Central Business District in a sandstorm in Beijing, China, Monday, March 22, 2010. Sandstorms whipped across a wide swath of China on Monday, forcing residents to don masks and scarves to protect themselves from the unhealthy grit.
  13. A man rides past steel wire coils at Yingkou Port, Liaoning province March 22, 2010.
  14. Thiraphong Chansiri, the president of the worlds biggest canned tuna maker Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), talks to Reuters reporters in his office in Bangkok March 22, 2010.
  15. Thiraphong Chansiri, the president of the worlds biggest canned tuna maker Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), talks to Reuters reporters in his office in Bangkok March 22, 2010.
  16. Thiraphong Chansiri, the president of the worlds biggest canned tuna maker Thai Union Frozen Products (TUF), talks to Reuters reporters in his office in Bangkok March 22, 2010.
  17. Bangladesh's players appeal unsuccessfully for the dismissal of England's Tim Bresnan, far right, on the third day of their second test cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 22, 2010.
  18. Labourers work at an iron ore storage site at Yingkou Port, one of China's biggest ports for importing the commodity, Liaoning province, March 22, 2010. The trial of four Rio Tinto employees opens on Monday in Shanghai, China's financial hub, in a case closely watched by investors anxious over the business environment for foreign firms and their Chinese employees.