they were in big trouble. the boat was actually beginning to sink rather rapidly. alex stewart, an experienced rescue diver, is lowered down from the chopper. when they placed me on the board, i had about two seconds. and then, whoosh, i was off it. alex knows there s very little time. i shouted to tina to get into the water and for her husband to go in the dinghy and to get away from the sinking boat. tina doesn t want to get in the water for fear she ll lose hold of priscilla. but then a wave hits the cockpit and the dog falls in to the ocean. she sees alex and paddles toward him. we were out in the middle of the ocean. how did this dog get here? and i thought, oh, yeah, here s an added problem to the scenario. alex s first priority is rescuing tina and paul. he swims with priscilla back to the boat and focuses on tina. meanwhile, priscilla is fighting
because hey, pee happens. get your free pair and valuable coupons at always discreet.com a pleasant boat trip turns terrifying for a new zealand couple and their dog. turned very ugly. january 1997. experienced seaman paul dickinson and his girlfriend, tina keegan, are cruising their new boat the tormentor off new zealand s north island with their bull terrier, priscilla. it was the end of the holiday, it was a sunday. we were probably half an hour into our trip.
her own battle with the waves. on his third attempt, alex gets the harness around tina and they hoist her up. once i started to be lifted, i thought, well, this is great. this is my rescue. by now, the boat is nearly under water entirely and the dog is nowhere in sight. paul is bleeding badly from a cut on his arm as alex secures his hoist up. the couple watches as the tormenter sinks, presumably with priscilla. the paramedics couldn t see priscilla anywhere around the boat. it appeared that all had been lost. but as the chopper turns to leave, the tenacious bull terrier suddenly appears clinging to the last visible piece of the tormenter. i couldn t believe the dog was still there. i thought the dog unfortunately drowned. all eyes turned to alex. does he have the energy to go back down?
meanwhile, priscilla is fighting her own battle with the waves. on his third attempt, alex gets the harness around tina and they hoist her up. once i started to be lifted, i thought, well, this is great. this is my rescue. by now, the boat is nearly under water entirely and the dog is nowhere in sight. paul is bleeding badly from a cut on his arm as alex secures his hoist up. the couple watches as the tormenter sinks, presumably with priscilla. the paramedics couldn t see priscilla anywhere around the boat. it appeared that all had been lost. but as the chopper turns to leave, the tenacious bull terrier suddently appears, clinging to the last visible piece of the tormenter. i couldn t believe the dog was still there. i thought the dog unfortunately drowned. all eyes turned to alex. does he have the energy to go back down?
finally, the rescue crew spots the troubled boat. they were in big trouble. the boat was actually beginning to sink rather rapidly. alex stewart, an experienced rescue diver, is lowered down from the chopper. when they placed me on the boat, i had about two seconds and then, whoosh, i was off it. alex knows there s very little time. i shouted to tina to get into the water and for her husband to go in the dinghy and to get away from the sinking boat. tina doesn t want to get in the water for fear she ll lose hold of priscilla. but then a wave hits the cockpit and the dog falls in to the ocean. she sees alex and paddles toward him. we were out in the middle of the ocean. how did this dog get here? and i thought, oh, yeah, here s an added problem to the situation. alex s first priority is rescuing tina and paul. he swims with priscilla back to the boat and focuses on tina.