takes big balls to jump into those waves, but i assure you (being from the great state of Alaska) that once you hit that water they will NOT be big for long.
What blows my mind is that those rescue swimmers will be left behind while the helo ferries back the rescued people, then come out to pick up the swimmer. not sure how often this happens, but it does happen. That would be incredibly lonely, out there among giant waves, in the middle of the night. DAMN! Those dudes are brave, no doubt about it.
We had a crewman (now a pilot) in my LAMPS squadron that was in the water for >10 hours during a rescue in the Med. He got some kind of big shot medal, deservedly so.
Brett
I'm guessing he had to rescue several people....maybe from a sailboat?We had a crewman (now a pilot) in my LAMPS squadron that was in the water for >10 hours during a rescue in the Med. He got some kind of big shot medal, deservedly so.
Brett
I'm guessing he had to rescue several people....maybe from a sailboat?
And the med is WARM (comparatively so, anyhow). Of course there are all kinds of nasties in warm water...
The Med has a decent population of Great White sharks too. Mmmmm.
Seriously?! I thought they were an Pacific-only thingamajig.
-jai5w4
Damn, had no idea. Guess I just assumed since that's where it always seems they shoot the 'Shark Week' stuff.
Is it safe to say, "more prominent" in the Pacific?
-j
Don't swim where sharks eat.