He went overboard off Cape Hatteras, but was rescued.
And he utilized training all sailors get in boot camp, using his uniform as a makeshift life preserver (catch a bubble of air in it by slapping it down on the surface of the water).
He's lucky because it's extremely hard to see a swimmer in the open sea, unless the water is very calm. In any sort of windy conditions it's nearly impossible to spot someone, especially when they are little more than a head sticking out of the water. US Navy life vests usually have dye marker packets attached to them, but of course this sailor wasn't wearing a life vest when he went overboard (wearing life vests during anything other than abandon ship drills isn't usually done, except by boat crews and flight deck personnel on aircraft carriers).
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Almost went overboard a couple of times when I worked on the fishing fleet. My general thought is if you go overboard offshore in rough seas...send flowers.
He's very lucky!
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