Isler, who had been attempting to send a Mayday message from the ship's radio, was still in the navigational station and soon had to swim out from under the boat.
In other scenarios, that might not be a big deal (you do you girl), but it's obvious that in this case, the men at the CAFE are attempting to send a very clear message.
That seems harmless enough, but a concerted attempt to send a message via radio telescope raises fears of existential danger.
Was this (a) a diplomatic gaffe, (b) an attempt to send a message to the Chinese, or (c) a statement of fact?
The swiftness of the temporary reassignments may also have been an attempt to send a message that drinking in the firehouse will not be tolerated.
Any attempt to send a message from the podium – via peaceful gestures, obviously – will be punished by the IOC, whose motto should really be Faster, Higher, Stronger, Silenter.
The White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, said on Monday: "I know there has been some speculation that the change in travel plans was an attempt to send a message to the United States.
The fact that it was Iranian pilgrims that were killed supports the idea that Sunni militants are responsible – possibly an attempt to send a message against the Syria-Iran alliance at a time when Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, was in Damascus for talks.
After Horton was called for a second-period penalty against Atlanta, coach Jacques Martin demoted Horton to the fourth line in an attempt to send a message to Horton.
He attempted to send a confidential text message to another member of Manziel's legal team, but sent the message to the Associated Press by mistake.
