a south african husband forced to make a split second decision. save his wife or their dog first. graham and cheryl set sail off the south of south africa. also on board their 9-year-old jack russell terrier rosie. the only thing they could do to survive, abandon ship. cheryl s safety line snagged. she was unable to swim to shore. she told her husband to get rosie the dog to safety first. station commander jeff was part of the team that helped rescue the couple. she insisted that he took the dog to the beach and come back to help her. graham got back cut herself free and then they both gone back to the beach. at the moment when he made the decision to take his dog to the shore before his wife she was very much in danger. she was. at that stage anything could