It doesn’t look good.
The media is fixated on the fact that the cooler and floatation devices are missing as a reason to be optimistic but the boat was still floating too. Why would they leave the biggest floating object in the area?
I know but the boys were licensed and the parents seem pretty confindent of the boys abilities.
And if they are floating...the sea is warm enough to not worry about hypothermia.
People have survied worse conditions.
As a parent I would not let my 14 yr old son out like that...but the kids were licensed...and they arent my kids.
I pray they are found soon and alive.
Unless they were totally crazy they wouldn't leave it voluntarily. I suspect the worst.
Even a large boat can be subject to the whims of wind and waves The guy getting tossed overboard in the video at Jupiter inlet died, and there wasn't even a storm.
The strength of the Gulf Stream could easily separate a boat and a swimmer as the have different exposure to currents below the surface. The current is so swift you could not swim against it to reach your boat if you get even a few yards apart. Swimming with a life jacket on is even harder.