Seems as if it really was predestined and they didn’t escape the second time...how many people escape near death more than twice in a day? Still very sad and I am sorry for my earlier attitude.
This story made me think about my harrowing experience with fog. It didn't even involve the ocean.
We were coming home from a day of skiing in the Green Mountains [Vermont] and we were coming down a mountain highway and got socked in with fog. I surmise the air temp had warmed and hit the cooler air in the valley. You couldn't see a foot in front of you. Fortunately my friend was with me, and was able to walk the line in the road and direct me. If I say we crawled. We crawled. With a pedestrian walking me, we could also *hear* any other vehicles that might be approaching from either direction.
I don't recall how long it took us to get below the fog and home safely, but it seemed like forever.
I'm sure pilots have scary stories, as well as fishermen. And the newer technologies to help us, instead of relying on experience and the seat of your pants.
Every so often fog related pile-ups kill the unsuspecting...