"...One night during their ordeal, a group of tiger sharks began attacking the vessel, and the next morning, a shark returned and rammed the boat again, Appel said, adding, “We were just incredibly lucky that our hull was strong enough to withstand the onslaught.”
“There is a true humility to wondering if today is your last day, if tonight is your last night,” she said.
As the months passed, the pair discovered they were going through their food much faster than they had anticipated. Ninety percent was gone by the time they were rescued, some of it having been fed to their dogs after their pet food ran out.
“The dogs turned out to really like human food,” Appel said.
“A lot,” Fuiava added.
Despite the problems, the pair said there were positive moments, such as when they fixed their broken water purifier and used their long days adrift to learn more about the sea and the weather.
“You may as well use the time you have to do something beneficial,” Fuiava said.
Although the US Navy declared the Sea Nymph no longer seaworthy, Appel said she hoped to eventually recover it and perhaps take it out again.
“Well, you got to die sometime,” Appel said. “You may as well be doing something you enjoy when you’re doing it, right?”
Just goes to show you don't have to be a man to be a drama queen. This started out ankle deep, and we are now neck deep in more than just water here, as you said.
Dogs like human food? Really? Who'da thunk it.
Some people seem to limit themselves by 'rules' others tell them. They see 'dog food' sold at the store, and as far as they know, that's the only food that a dog could possibly eat...and are genuinely surprised that a dog will eat other food. I've seen plenty of people like this...allegedly smart people...who fall into this category. It reminds me of the scene in Blazing Saddles, where the outlaws have trouble finding change to get through a toll booth in the middle of nowhere...unable to figure out how to just go around it.