If he fell off the boat and then they turned it around to go back for him did Kerry drive the boat and then jump down and then pull him out of the water too?
Couldn't Rassman tread water for a minute until the other boats arrived?
The swift vets story and the others said another boat was hit with the mine not kerry's?
The other boats were busy giving aid to PCF-3. The amount of time Rassmann was in the water gives a good idea of how far Kerry bugged downstream. I wouldn't be surprised if Rassmann missing was detected by a head count, rather than by seeing him go over. IF by head count, then the crew of PCF-94 knew damn well he was on that boat.
Rassmann was scared poopless: big mine explosion on the other side of the river, suddenly dumped in the drink within hostile territory, hellacious cover fire coming from the boats circling the mine-damaged PCF-3. Rassmann has been quoted as saying he spent as much time on the bottom as possible to avoid being run over by a boat. Given that sKerry bugged out in a 3-mile downstream sprint, I don't blame Rassmann for worrying about being ground up by propellors. Sound carries very well under water, and the sound of sKerry's boat heading south at flank speed would undoubtedly raise hair on the back of your neck, even though you're submersed.