• grue@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Salaries for the entire crew of a Coast Guard cutter (100+ people) for however long it took to find and retrieve him would be a big-ticket item. Plus all the fuel and other operational costs for the cutter, along with the same for a C-130 search plane, MH-60 rescue helicopter, and whatever other stuff they used.

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      Hiring a boat, a chopper or two and supporting a healthy military industrial complex.