You knew one of the men swam into the capsized boat to get the lifejackets?
"It was Bleakley who swam underneath to retrieve three life jackets he could find, along with a cushion, a groggy Schuyler told Miller from a Tampa hospital."
Yep but what happens when a lifejacket hits the water? it floats. What happens when heavy flares hit the water, most of em sink.