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Captain Sean Penn

Posted By: Capt Patrick McCrary
Date: Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 7:07 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Homeland security and marine requirements (Gary Gibson)

"Sean Penn's Boat Sinks In Failed Katrina Rescue Attempt

Douglas Maher - All Headline News Staff Reporter

New Orleans, Louisiana (AHN) - Political Activist and Actor Sean Penn made his way down to the city of New Orleans with a personal photographer and an entourage in an attempt to help victims stranded by floods caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Penn had planned to rescue children and adults in the flood waters, but apparently forgot to plug a hole in the bottom of the vessel, which began taking water within seconds of its launch.

Penn who is known for his political activism, was seen wearing what appeared to be a white flak jacket and frantically bailing water out of the sinking vessel with a red plastic cup that eventually was not enough for the Academy Award winner.

When asked what he had hoped to achieve in the waterlogged city, the actor tells the Herald Sun: "Whatever I can do to help."

The paper reports that one bystander taunted the actor saying, "How are you going to get any people in that thing?" "

Messages In This Thread

Homeland security and marine requirements
bruce -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 2:32 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
mike ohlstein -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 3:20 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 3:36 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Jerry Gomber -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 4:05 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
John D -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 4:32 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Mack -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 4:52 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Harv -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 9:08 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Rawleigh -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 3:58 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
thudddd -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 4:11 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
bruce -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 4:37 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
thudddd -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 4:40 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Gary Gibson -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 4:48 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
bruce -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 4:58 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Rawleigh -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 5:26 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 5:31 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
Gary Gibson -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 5:41 p.m.

Captain Sean Penn
Capt Patrick McCrary -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 7:07 p.m.

And In Action *PIC*
Capt Patrick McCrary -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 7:13 p.m.

Re: And In Action
Capt. Mike Holmes -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 7:24 p.m.

Re: And In Action
Walter Kaprielian -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 7:30 p.m.

Re: And In Action
andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 8:26 p.m.

Re: And In Action
bruce -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 9:24 p.m.

Re: And In Action *NM* *PIC*
russp -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 10:14 p.m.

Re: And In Action
Walter Kaprielian -- Tuesday, 6 September 2005, at 10:41 p.m.

Penn Makes Cover of N'awlins Clow Mag... *LINK* *PIC*
Capt Patrick McCrary -- Friday, 23 September 2005, at 5:34 p.m.

Re: Homeland security and marine requirements
CMP -- Wednesday, 7 September 2005, at 8:13 a.m.