Pet bottle saves a man who fell off a ship

[benelynne]

Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009
Japan Times

Overboard? Have PET bottle

KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) A Japanese man who fell off a freighter clung to an empty 2-liter PET bottle until he was rescued by a ship off Kagoshima Prefecture's Yoron Island, Coast Guard officials said Friday, noting that was all he had to keep him afloat.

The 24-old-year man fell off the deck of an Okinawa-bound tanker Thursday morning. The crew of a Liberian-registered freighter found him about two hours later, according to the JCG officials.

They said there were several fortunate factors for the man, who was rescued about 25 km east of Yoron Island.

"He might have become much weaker without the plastic bottle and may not have stayed alive," one official said. "The freighter happened to pass nearby and it's likely the crew only spotted him because of the fine weather and clear visibility. The sea was tranquil and apparently the water temperature out there was quite high. It seems that everything worked in his favor."

[benelynne]

Life-saving tip for those who always travel by sea. Coke should grab this bit of good news to certify that "Coke adds life."

[Bambi]

Thanks Coke! Thanks God! It is not yet his time to go.

[Bambi]

A piece of wood who saves my sister`s life.     Dili tawon kamao molangoy, as mostly Pinoys bisan galibot ang dagat. Next time I will let her drink bottles of plastic cokes. 

[benelynne]

Ma-excess luggage jud ka'g in-ana kadako imong dad-on sa barko, Bambs.

Naa ra man tingali ni sa baybayon sa Bohol Beach Club, nanigurado ba gyud ug kubot sa troso.

A piece of wood who saves my sister`s life.     Dili tawon kamao molangoy, as mostly Pinoys bisan galibot ang dagat. Next time I will let her drink bottles of plastic cokes. 

[Bambi]

Sir Benelynne,  sa Dumaloan ni.  Inilog intawon ning kahoya sa mga non-swimmers. Diha poy amahan nga  gabarog hangtod sa hawak, dako kaajo ug " Sunshade" nga gibukad  unja iyang mga tsikiting..galibot2x ug langoy    makalingaw mao ni naka unique sa ato.

[bolingitboy]

Quote from benelynne: "Life-saving tip for those who always travel by sea. Coke should grab this bit of good news to certify that "Coke adds life."

smart thinking, bai :-)

[hofelina]

Inday bambi sa una maggoyod mi ug bani sa saging, maoy among salbabida.

[Bambi]

Inday bambi sa una maggoyod mi ug bani sa saging, maoy among salbabida.

Ms. Tess, those were the days gjod.  Childhood escapades... Magbaha na gani ang sapa sa likod sa mong payag sa una sa barrio, bibo  gama ug mga bani nga tuhogon ug kahoy.

[lindy]

kanang dili kamao molangoy kinahanglan magdaladala kanunay ug lubing bu**** kay molutaw man.

[Bambi]

kanang dili kamao molangoy kinahanglan magdaladala kanunay ug lubing bu**** kay molutaw man.

whahahaha correct!  kalimot man lang ko sa lubing bu****, gaan pa noun ni