Surviving 75 hours alone in the ocean

Re:Surviving 75 hours alone in the ocean by dctoedt on Thursday January 25, 2018 @07:22AM (#16230343)

In 1995, a 20-year-old U.S. Marine fell overboard from an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. He did what he'd been trained to do: he "kept his cool, inflated his uniform into a life preserver, and floated for two days and two nights until he was picked up by a Pakistani fishing boat." [0]

[0] http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-11-30/news/951130015...

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Re:Surviving 75 hours alone in the ocean by qplex on Thursday January 25, 2018 @07:31AM (#16230379)

How does one inflate an uniform?

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Re:Surviving 75 hours alone in the ocean by hudibras on Thursday January 25, 2018 @07:42AM (#16230421)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNTSoKg6xHM

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Re:Surviving 75 hours alone in the ocean by mncharity on Thursday January 25, 2018 @10:41AM (#16231532)

Socks also work to tie the leg ends closed. And shoelaces. Especially with thick, stiff, or slippery leg material, with socks you can get a stable knot while sacrificing less air volume. With rubberized gear, you can fold over the end first.

As others have pointed out, beware planning for one environment, and finding yourself in an very different but adjacent one. Warm air, cold water, no pants.

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Re:Surviving 75 hours alone in the ocean by blonky on Thursday January 25, 2018 @02:21PM (#16233682)

I learned how to do this in Boy Scouts years ago. I doubt I could do it now. Especially in a survival situation.

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