Posted on 08/06/2013 8:04:19 PM PDT by OneVike
Yachtsman Graham Anley may be in the dog house for awhile. He was sailing on his yacht The Boundless with his wife and dog on Sunday when the boat had a little accident.
According to a report from the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), the trio were sailing from East London, South Africa to the island of Madagascar.
Graham Anley himself has worked as a volunteer for NSRI for 22 years. So he started off on the right foot. Everybody had on their life vest — even Rosie the dog, who had a special doggie life jacket complete with flashing strobe light.
After the yacht struck a reef, he was equipped to phone in the accident by sending a radio Mayday and also activating a Global Positioning Distress beacon.
However, he made one tiny miscalculation.
As the yacht began to sink, it became obvious that they needed to abandon ship. So here is NSRI’s report on what Graham Anley did next:
“[H]e first swam Rosie ashore safely before returning for his wife whose safety line had snagged on the steering gear.”
You got it. He saved the dog first.
Guys, I know a dog is a man’s best friend. But there’s a limit. That dude is totally going to be sleeping on the couch for awhile.
According to Iol News, Rosie is a Jack Russell — a real cutie and brave to boot. So maybe it’s understandable.
Or maybe not so much.
Graham and Sheryl Anley told NSRI that they didn’t want to talk to the media about their rescue. There was no comment on whether Rosie had anything to say about Graham Anley’s priorities.
You accidentally put a 5 after the 1!
50. Dogs don’t ask, “Are you really going to wear that?”
Stupid laptop keyboard is always doing stuff like that.
:)
You've only demonstrated that they know how to shoplift!
Dog couldn’t swim. Wife could.
Thanks :)
Ok, so the ship was sinking his wife’s safety rope was caught on the SINKING ship’s steering gear so he saves the dog first, the dog who was free of the ship and capable of swimming on his own. I guess he was confident that the ship wouldn’t sink before he got back dragging his wife to the bottom. Great guy. Sounds like a divorce is in his future.
Yes, they are. Still, I’d save the dog over hubby. He’s more capable of swimming to shore and if not, he’d end up pulling us all down with him.
I’d save my dog before I’d help my husband. I like the dog better. He’s less annoying.
If he loses his dog, he is out a couple hundred dollars. If he loses her, he gains insurance money. If the dog survives, but runs away, he is out a companion. If the wife survives but leaves him, he is out half of all he owns.
Why is anyone questioning his decision?
/sarc /sarc
We need a picture of tjhe dog, and te wife before we render a judgement.
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