It's coming up on CNN....'shark infested waters'
I found another story very similar.
hno: below.March 22, 2007 — By almost all accounts, Michael Menckmyer shouldn't be alive.
Last week, he plunged 60 feet from the balcony of his cruise ship. Alone in the ocean, he tread water for eight hours. Miraculously, he survived with only minor injuries. He told his story exclusively to "Good Morning America."
Menckmyer was on a seven-day Bahamas cruise to celebrate a godson's birthday. On the night of his accident, he was ready to let loose and party.
"I had ordered some room service and beer, and I was drinking that. I don't remember much after that," he said. "Apparently, the alcohol took over with the medication I was on."
Whether an adverse reaction, or just too much of a good time, Menckmyer blacked out. Just after midnight, he inexplicably leapt off the side of the ship into the dark abyss of the Caribbean.
"Falling from 70 feet, they say it's supposed to be like hitting concrete," Menckmyer said.
The fact that the fall didn't kill him was a miracle in itself. But as he bobbed in the open sea, the ship sailed off into the night, leaving him stranded.
"It was very, very, very frightening," he said. "I was sitting there thinking, 'What is going to happen to me now?' I remember being in the ocean and the waves were just up and down… looking for that boat or that helicopter… just looking for anything."
Treading Water, Running Out of Time
Fortunately for Menckmyer, the water off the coast of Florida was a balmy 78 degrees. He could survive for some time, but the clock was ticking.
"I wanted to get out of the water, I wanted to go home," Menckmyer said. "I was looking for dolphins more than anything. I was hoping the dolphins would come up and save me."
Menckmyer tread water for five hours until a Coast Guard ship appeared. But the crew on board the ship couldn't see him, and they turned away.
"As soon as I saw the Coast Guard and I thought I was saved, and they turned around and didn't see me, it definitely set in that you are in trouble and you might not make it," Menckmyer said.
Hope was all he had, and luckily it was all he needed. Three hours later, the coast guard spotted him on their final sweep.
Menckmyer suffered little more than a collapsed lung. He's now back on dry land and glad to be there, but he'll never forget his time in the water.
"This experience has changed my life. This is a miracle," he said. "I have to take every day and make the best of it, and enjoy the rest of my life because this is a miracle that I am still here today."
got a cruise story for ya.
back in 1999 i think it was .
a buddy of mine talked me into going on a cruise from canaveral to the bahamas .
i get on board and find out it was a singles cruise.
it took me about 10 minutes to figure out why all these losers were single.
anyway , we dock in nassau. we are told to be back on the ship by 2:30 .
were several hundred yards out now and here comes a pilot boat with 2 people from the cruise on it. he is a medium size guy and she is a fat pig.
they pull up along side the cruise ship and someone lowers down a rope ladder for them to climb on to get back onboard.
she goes first and cant climb her fat ass any higher than rung 1 .
everybody on the ship is looking down laughing their asses off.
i thought the boat was going to tip over with everybody on one side.
she finally gives up and starts beating the shit out of the guy she's with. it's always our fault.
next thing we know someone climbs down with their luggage and off they went to catch a flight home.
back in 1999 i think it was .
a buddy of mine talked me into going on a cruise from canaveral to the bahamas .
i get on board and find out it was a singles cruise.
it took me about 10 minutes to figure out why all these losers were single.
anyway , we dock in nassau. we are told to be back on the ship by 2:30 .
were several hundred yards out now and here comes a pilot boat with 2 people from the cruise on it. he is a medium size guy and she is a fat pig.
they pull up along side the cruise ship and someone lowers down a rope ladder for them to climb on to get back onboard.
she goes first and cant climb her fat ass any higher than rung 1 .
everybody on the ship is looking down laughing their asses off.
i thought the boat was going to tip over with everybody on one side.
she finally gives up and starts beating the shit out of the guy she's with. it's always our fault.
next thing we know someone climbs down with their luggage and off they went to catch a flight home.
