It's not sappy.
It's heartfelt and VERY genuine. We're all hoping for a happy ending.
After hearing about this, my wife made it very clear to me, IF I ever do get my own boat, under NO circumstances am I to go out on the lake solo. If I can't find someone to go with me, then I can go park my butt on the pier to do some fishin.
That just shows that we're all in one way or another thinking about this, and possibly re-evaluating how we do things when we're out there on the lake.
Yes, even me who doesn't own a boat and my wife who has some very strict requirements that I must adhere to if I'm going out in the boat with anyone, (especially if it's the first time I'm going out with that person.)
For example, even if I've been out with someone multiple times, ie
@tailfeathers who I've been out with the most, I MUST still provide her with the contact info of the person who owns the boat, (or remind her where it's written down in the house so she knows) which port we're going out of, an approximate ETA on when we'll be back, the name of the boat if possible or applicable, and if I can't give her that info, she will adamantly refuse to let me go AND it is an absolute MUST that if I have gone out with someone in their boat, I call her once we are back and on dry land so she knows we're back safely. Any failure on my part to provide her this information, as I said, she will adamantly refuse to let me go......or if I fail to make that phone call once we're back, let's just say I think the new couch is comfortable to sleep on, but I haven't tried and I REALLY don't want to find out, especially if it's not.
She wants this information for not only my safety, but also those who I've gone out with, so that IF it were to become necessary, she has it and can provide as much info as possible to the appropriate authorities, be that the OPP, Fire/Rescue, or Coast Guard.