"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message
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Peter R. wrote:
Mortimer wrote:

His biggest risk was hypothermia. If he'd only had a light....

A light? As long as we are wishing here, if only he wore a wetsuit and
life preserver equipped with a McMurdo FastFind Plus PLB and a flashing
beacon.


My thought was that a light would stand out like a sore thumb five miles
from
shore in the dark. Him surviving was a function of time; he could swim.

For at best a couple of minutes and probably not even that long. A light
would not necessarialy stand out. Unless you have been there at this time
of the year you have no idea how hostile an environment it is.