From The Age: "... He was spotted by search helicopters after 8am, after another fisherman on the trawler survived a remarkable 12-hour swim to shore yesterday, ending up on a beach suffering from exhaustion and dehydration. "He grabbed my attention as he had lacerations up and down up his legs and scratches all over his [naked] body. [...] "His boat had overturned and he had hadn't seen his mates since 3.15am. ..." [Link]
One of the crew members was found 5-miles off the coast where they "clung to the esky." (I have no idea what that means.) I suspect that an experienced masters swimmer could have been able to swim 5 miles in 2-3 hours. I don't mean to be arrogant but being an accomplished swimmer can easily save your life in a stressful situation such as that. Even if it took the swimmer 6-hours instead of three; that is a heck of lot better than dog paddling for 12-hours.
Here is a link to a video at the Herald Sun: [Link]
More details at the World News Australia about the missing crew and how it happened here: [Link]
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