[Yaelle]

What is the red thing with the yellow on top of it, sort of over Fuddy and most visible on the right side of the shot, the left side of Fuddy? Was she in a life preserver inflatable RING?

Also, in pics 7 and 8, what I don’t understand is the “balloon tie” or butthole (sorry) effect on what I thought were her pants right at the top of her foot?? Even if she tucked her pants into her socks, they would “balloon” higher up the ankle? Especially since her socks were not the short short variety as seen in the pre boarding photo with the chubby man. They were ankle length socks. Anyone figure that out?

No matter how many times I study these I never see a diver. It’s far more likely to my eyes that the black things are Fuddy. But what are the red/yellow stuff over her?

[Fred Nerks]

...you haven't spent a lot of time in or on the water, have you? Ever fall into a river with your elastic-bottom track-suit pants on? The trouser leg blows up, the air wants to get out.

I can't see clearly enough to reply to your question, it simply looks like she's hasn't got her lifejacket done up, and if she passed out before it could be fastened, it might have been a little difficult for Yamamoto to do that after, so he just held onto her.

As no red blooded woman, no matter how old or overweight she might be, would wear yellow/green sports shoes with black trousers and a purple shirt with a white/purple-print jacket, I think it's safe to assume the shoes belong to Yamamoto.

Funny sidebar. The shoes I posted the URL to, you can buy them in Honolulu for $ 395, and the name of the style just happens to be Yamamoto.