[ml/nj]

The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard

BS !

The first thing you do, as I remember from MY training, is to strip to your shorts before you go rushing into the water.

ML/NJ

[reegs]

I’m sure this is embellishment to help illustrate the Captain’s sense or urgency, but I agree, he should have at least kicked off his shoes!

[ConservativeWarrior]

The first thing you do, as I remember from MY training, is to strip to your shorts before you go rushing into the water

Depends on the situation. The parents were standing, so the water wasn't that deep. Removing his shoes might have helped, though, depending on the sea bed type.

I had the training, too.

[toldyou]

“The first thing you do, as I remember from MY training, is to strip to your shorts before you go rushing into the water.”

Did you see any TV reporting on the “Ride the Ducks” tragedy in Philly a few days ago? A barge struck the disabled Duck boat, flipped it over and all the passengers were in the water...

The video showed a police officer, who happened to be on the shore, jump into the water to help. My first thought was to see if he at least took his slacks off...he didn’t.

There were 35 or 37 on board. Two Hungarian tourists, ages 16 and 20, drowned. They recovered their bodies a few days later.

I’ve been on that boat. Once the Duck enters the water from the land, you are not required to don a life vest, although they are available.