"Mike Weeks" wrote in news:1134940299.384586.65110
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Thanks.

Indeed, he sure kept his cool. And I assume that the water temperature
wasn't "tropicals" given this was in transit north out of Japan.

Correct-a-mundo. It was late September, north of Hokkaido. I'm not so sure it
was cool, so much as sheer trror and desperation.

Dave in San Diego