tudor@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoJust going for a swimlemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageJust going for a swimlemmy.worldtudor@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI think they’re saying you’ll survive the landing. What happens after is more variable
minus-squareAwkwardly_Frank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoSurprisingly, no. They counted deaths from exposure, drowning, etc as fatalities in this study: https://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/features/the-myths-of-ditching/ This is just a review of NTSB data and some ditchings may have gone unreported. The main point is that ditching, even in the open ocean is very survivable.
I think they’re saying you’ll survive the landing. What happens after is more variable
Surprisingly, no. They counted deaths from exposure, drowning, etc as fatalities in this study: https://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/features/the-myths-of-ditching/
This is just a review of NTSB data and some ditchings may have gone unreported. The main point is that ditching, even in the open ocean is very survivable.