Missing Fisherman

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by Mike P

The diesel probably saved the dog's life.

Huh? How's that?

[Mike P]

Oil insulates an animal's coat. Diesel is the same viscosity (actually, the same stuff) as #2 fuel oil. It probably kept the dog's body temp high enough for it to survive.

[Karl F]

I would say any vessel would have had trouble, based on how the Ocean, Surf looked like at 7:30 or so, when I was there.
Looked like a lot of Cross Rips, Tons of big surf, and white water.. Funny thing, just a few miles North of there, it looked fairly calm
The backside, conditions can be very different, just a few miles apart tho. On and off autopilot, meybe they was catching a snooze