No SOS? Questions raised over Aussie castaway's 'miracle' survival story | Media Watch

[@nicks5466]

appreciate the comments being left on

[@gardensofthegods]

Yes I don't know why so often these news agencies disable the comments section .

[@sharonadlam3195]

'Like Barbie, Piers is in the entertainment business' - best comment ever 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@melanieruawai3363]

I'm not a sailor and I've had minimal experience with travelling on the open ocean. I'm wondering if it was possible for him to stay in contact with family while out to sea, why they didn't contact Authorities on his behalf and let them know, where he was?

[@bipolarrambling242]

It seems to me that he wanted to be lost.

[@JezOnYT88]

His story being lost at sea never seemed right, now I know why.

[@every1665]

I am a proud Wirrunumpi man and I say good on the Seven network for leaving out the welcome to country ceremony. It's contrived and does not represent our true feelings.

[@xcrockery8080]

Gosh. Blasphemy!

[@chrispmodlin]

Thankyou channel 7 for sparing us

[@aussiejubes]

The day this was reported my friend said "why didn't he set off any flares or send an SOS" and I didn't know the whole story so I said perhaps he was in a big storm and lost his kit or something. When I first watched this, my very first instinct was that he didn't appear at all emotional. That's what seemed unbelievable to me. I brushed it off immediately because I did not have all the facts and who am I to have expectations on how people deal with life? I guess our guts were correct! I still prefer to think the best of people first though. Increasingly I'm proven to have wasted that energy though 😂

[@Ausf]

Everyone reacts differently, and it's all media staged. How emotional are you supposed to be for the cameras? When exactly do emotions hit? Anyway, in this case, it doesn't seem like he was completely lost, but when someone showed up to pick him up, he was grateful for it to be over.

[@aussiejubes]

@@Ausf most other lost at sea rescuees tend to be very emotional when they're first interviewed. That's what I was basing my initial reaction on. Pattern recognition.

[@NathanCroucher]

@@17th_Street_Preacher lol yep, thats about it.

[@D_Rogers]

I think he was having trouble running his boat and gave up and caught a lift when he saw the fishing boat..... He suddenly decided he was lost to get a ride to shore, before that he was just floating around trying to fix his boat without knowing how... :) Wouldn't surprise me if he starts a new business based on his 'rescue' fame, something new to try...

[@aussiejubes]

@MOC_DR aaaahhh yes I gleaned some of that from the snippets in this video. I wonder if he was all dazed & alone & the trawler company offered a little happy money if he'd beat his story up a bit. I don't blame him if that's the case. He does (after watching this video) seem like a bit of a lost soul & that's an unhappy existence. I wish him the best.

[@terryjackson8773]

He said he had no sails... he had sails. He said he'd lost all communication systems... he had a Garmin GPS which would have his exact location on it and used it to talk to his sister twice a day. Does anyone actually believe anything he said? .

[@magyaradam]

He sounds like a liar.

[@chief472]

Seven sports, we're not sorry we didn't televise the welcome to country, we're sorry you're upset about it, a nothing apology that once again blames the punter.

[@MegaVypyr]

Wilson ! Seriously, it's awesome he's still with us.

[@katehack1677]

As soon as I heard the basic details of his story I thought something didn't seem right. Too many unanswered questions.

[@duncanwallace7760]

Maybe the guy on the boat was trying to get away from the Barbie marketing.

[@gardensofthegods]

Can't blame him , can you ? Personally I'm tired of getting hammered with the Barbie hype .

[@captainpoppleton]

@@gardensofthegods If it wasn't for the strike there would probably be 3 sequels ready to go.

[@poponachtschnecke]

I was taken up with this story until I heard he didn't take the dog home with him. I know AU has strict quarantine rules, but it seemed weird to me that he wouldnt try to get the dog quarantined and bring her back with him

[@MrJahoot]

Yep, bs. Could've call help earlier. And anyone who abandons a dog like that is a grub. Who'd be friends with someone like that.

[@cougarsorwhat]

Dog act

[@NathanCroucher]

You mean his sea bride?

[@Kram_Farkel]

@@NathanCroucher Doggy style

[@anaussieinvietnam]

Barbie Movie was banned in Vietnam.... In the movie they changed the world map to show China owning all of SE Asia so Vietnam, Philippine's and others banned the movie... And good on them for doing it. This was done to pander to the Chinese market.

[@kevinmcculloch5541]

"No child should see that!" How many paper boys are there these days? ( It was my first job back in the day.)

[@Clintreid75]

As soon as I seen he gave the dog away after the event at see I knew that there was something fishy about the guy in the yacht 🤦‍♂️....

[@tossed_about]

Haha .. as soon as I saw the video clip of him being rescued off his boat, the boat with the excellent mast and sails ready to be raised, it was apparent there was more to the story. Any average sailor could have proceeded to land from where he was.

[@SarsaparillaJANE]

I note Paul Barry's pink Barbie themed checked shirt there. 😉I know a lot has been put into promotion for the movie, but I also think everyone is just enjoying something a bit light and fun for once. It's a well needed change of pace. I'm certainly planning a pink outfit when I go to see it. 😄And here's to celebrating the incredible success of an awesome Aussie actress, too! 🔥♥️

[@Peter-kk6rg]

We need Australian media heroes

[@bighoose]

Seems dodgy cause he was communicating with his family while he was 'lost' at sea and the rescue seems staged with the tuna vessel team talking in his ear after his rescue and everyone had to wear the tuna company hat at press conference

[@markhand4530]

i wasnt suspicious its only in hindsight that i thought umm that was strange, like not looking relieved when found by the trawler, the dog looking so well surviving on rain water and raw fish was he really adrift for 3 months? also the way he was making out like 'whats all the fuss about' i was okay? when he was drifting aimslessly facing certain death for himself and his dog like he couldnt care less. Was this just a scam for money??this story that he was helpless when he really wasnt knowing he could get rescued and make a lot of money by selling his staged story to the media also having a dog as this makes the story all the more cute and cuddly a dog even though he couldnt give a shit about the dog and gave it away. The fact that the guy had a history of telling stories makes me think it is a not very well thought out scam and i'd like to know if the trawler was intentionally notified of his location by his sister as it appears that this seems more likely.

[@gardensofthegods]

What I heard it was a helicopter that works for the trawler company saw his boat . As one person said in the comments : maybe the guy lost his marbles .

[@graemeottey]

Why has barbie never been pregnant? Because ken comes in a different box.

[@carljcmjk8609]

😂

[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Yay Team ! That's hilarious... Thanks for posting. ;-p Ciao !

[@eugenio1542]

Sensational ! Thanks, Media Watch. Tell em, Pluck em 😂

[@dougwhiley4028]

The media did not have a sympathetic word to say about the man who had been shot. Their outrage was restricted to others seeing his dead body.

[@bighoose]

It was staged by the tuna company to "rescue" him. he was communicating with his family and not lost at sea

[@AussieTVMusic]

Barbie is the worst movie I've seen in a while. It was one giant Ad.

[@britishcomedybroncorothschild]

This show is like British Comedy,,, but with a knife that has blood dripping from it!!!

[@baobo67]

Has he worked out with chocolate and sport drink makers which brands he survived on yet?

[@davidhoward4715]

Say it ain't so!

[@damienluxford7482]

Face it, this bloke is full of it

[@percyfree9831]

Sharp as a tack,thanks for ya segment

[@bref5532]

Seven's world cup coverage is dismal. The match call is second rate and the pre/half time/post match commentary should not be hosted by poor old Bruce. Athletics, sure. Has Bruce ever been to a soccer match? He just looked totally out of place with those other women who knew far more about the game than he did. Mel McLaughlin has been doing this for years, why is this bloke there at all? Compared to SBSs recent Tour de France coverage this is very amateurish.

[@ml3141]

Thank you for the truth!!! 👍💛

[@rocknral]

In defence of the Telegraph ( and thats rare), in context, they are probably saying kids should not see these things on the street where they live on the way to school. Its different seeing a picture. We see all types of death in the media all the time, and kids are exposed to that. But its entirely on another level ti see the real thing near your front gate.

[@enhancdreality]

Im shocked that a corporation would want to male money from advertisers

[@captainpoppleton]

The scriptwriter at Media Watch perhaps doesn't realise that the only way this event gets on free TV is if Channel 7 pays a bucket of money for the rights. That's the business model.

[@R0B0T1C4L]

Once again your commitment to calling out journalism slip ups has intruded on my sense of imagination and whimsy.

[@dillydean]

That is unbelievable that channel 7 just didn't show the opening ceremony!!!! That's insane

[@moorabinda]

Everyone in media is in the entertainment industry. Journos (in the US) are considered entertainers to avoid legal responsibilities.

[@vinceelliott4362]

WOW.

[@ZealVD]

Maybe Optus bought the rights to the ceremony and due to that 7 weren’t able to show the live broadcast - being in the media you would know this is how things are done, why not pose that as a possibility?

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

5:02 Lmao he was just having a good time. Didn't need to be saved lol.

[@Thomamps]

Did the broadcaster in New Zealand show the cultural ceremony before the Football Ferns first game? Did channel 7 show that to the Australian audience? I'm interested to know how indigenous people are being treated on both sides of the pond.

[@britishcomedybroncorothschild]

The police were busy having coffee but managed to check to body later in the afternoon. Yep,, he's dead!

[@neoAREAXIS]

Yeah, im a fisherwoman and ive sailed between continents and i didn't buybit.

[@BlackCat8969NZ]

No EPIRB when travelling across the Pacific is stupid

[@damienluxford7482]

The yachtsman's hand was firmly wrapped around his old feller.

[@amunt3r]

The Barbie movie was a genuine global phenomenon. Great marketing, but why criticise media outlets for joining in the hype? It's commercial TV not BBC documentaries. They jump on crazes to boost their ratings. Bah, humbug!

[@whooshkaboomie]

Miracle Survival story? Sounded like a Numbnut playing with his toy in the ocean.

[@stuffedgrubs]

The old dead body on the front page of the paper.. Nothing like a trophy for the pyschos in the gang wars... Almost encouraging?

[@gerrycooper56]

EPIRBS are just for this situation.

[@damienluxford7482]

The Garmin detected and monitored his faster than average heart rate throughout the ordeal.

[@gardensofthegods]

So what do you think really happened with him ?

[@ralphjane2233]

I can see a lost at sea book coming lol 😆

[@michaelandrews4783]

The sailor story always struck me as a propaganda piece to promote sympathy towards unemployed rich people gallivanting around the ocean in expensive boats. The media is very careful to paint the rich as deserving and ensure there is never a question of fairness for their usually inherited wealth.

[@andrewthomas695]

They are not more interested in selling more newspapers, they are only interested in selling more newspapers.

[@oliverhadfield5929]

He abandoned the dog… tells all… if there are quarantine guidelines don’t go back to Australia

[@ThexBorg]

Piers has spent years publicly abusing Meghan, so it's no surprise his hated the Barbie movie.

[@ivydickson7596]

This always seemed unlikely.

[@eavyeavy2864]

Thought on 70yo Indian women who fall on 1 August in Singapore?

[@ThexBorg]

He was looking for his coconut Wilson.

[@John-nl4lt]

Willson 🏐

[@benbunyip]

Media Watch gets that wrong; Director Greta Gerwig confirmed “Barbie” a feminist movie in 7:30 Report interview with Sarah Ferguson.

[@jellybaby9630]

Tim IS a Shattock..

[@2011Matz]

Yeah just call, if you get into trouble. This is not a seamanship philosophy worthy of true ocean sailors.

[@ElizabethRobins-er2pn]

BUSTED!!!

[@freeagent8225]

His beard is fake, clean shaven. The dog is not at all underweight. 😅

[@rosariodagosto6484]

Great ACTOR LOTS EXPOSURE 😊😊😊 🏝

[@elmin2323]

Lol abc reported the same storys about tim lol

[@sidneysnottley6414]

How much did they charge for the dance?

[@ange4048]

7 really walked into that one. What else would they expect. Of course that would have caused offense. Very disappointing and insulting on the effort that went into putting that together.

[@jm2069]

Maybe channel 7 understood that most of their viewers would rather watch the commercials...

[@davidcarter4247]

The margo ledbetter of Australian TV.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

Can't have enough Margo! Unless you are Jerry.

[@seanharding8315]

Scratch the surface and see the racism at channel seven shine through

[@stevie-ray2020]

Seven not broadcasting that ceremony was a complete disgrace!

[@colinmunro7337]

It's a made up tradition?can you point out historical instances of being welcomed to country?and the smoking ceremonies?

[@shaunpcd]

No no it wasn't at all they spared us

[@MamaLifeBre]

Haha quite the publicity stunt

[@MrRez808]

I hardly ever agree with Sky/Fox News. But they were spot on about Barbie. I took my daughter to see it and the way it demonised men was awful. Making out that our world has been destroyed by the Patriarchy and Barbies world created by women is perfect and the way the real world needs to be.

[@byghostlight1]

We men werent demonised by it, it just made us the well deserving butt of the joke. I guess some people cant stand satire, if they arent on the winning side of it.

[@taranullius9221]

Welcome to the past 8,000 years for us honey. I bet you didn't even see it.

[@brittanyhill1795]

You totally missed the point of the whole movie …. Barbie wanted equality and to feel good about being just barbie.. just like every little girl deserves. Not everything is about Ken for once ..

[@MrRez808]

@@taranullius9221 🤦‍♂️

[@MrRez808]

@@brittanyhill1795 what?

[@mrmockatoo6786]

"No child should see this." Finally, an unbiased review of the Barbie movie.

[@gardensofthegods]

I'm tired of us getting hammered with all this Barbie stuff ... regrettably they'll probably have another movie ... and then the third one .

[@TzarLatok]

@@gardensofthegods Oh no! Capitalism.

[@craigharris7236]

"The rubbish Fox can publish " ? As opposed to Q&A ?? ...PLEASE !!!!!

[@geoffhalpin5976]

You can't tell the difference between the ABC and Fox???😂😂😂 The recent QandA was excellent!

[@davidhoward4715]

craigharris, you love Fox because it's talking heads saying what you want to hear; you hate Q&A because it's thinking people saying things you don't want to hear. Living in a right-wing bubble is rotting your brain.

[@bigd1558]

@@davidhoward4715 dont forget to take your boosters 🤣🤣😂😂

[@rowbearly6128]

@@davidhoward4715 How very American of you all.

[@geoffhalpin5976]

@@rowbearly6128 Yes, it's sad. Murdoch is our most shameful export.

[@chrisbarraza7700]

Barbie Movie is brilliant.

[@vicrigg9390]

ABC fore shame, check your agenda.