On 23 Mar 2004 18:41:15 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
martin wrote:

"Two men and a 12-year-old boy made a 999 call from a mobile phone
when they found themselves in dangerous conditions in severe gale
force nine winds a quarter of a mile off Whitby's pier ends."

I am trying to imagine what circumstances would create safe conditions
in force nine winds a quarter of a mile off Whitby's pier ends.

They were kayaking - nutters!