Whirly - I realise that, though the ex-mil aspect hadn't been reported at the time of my post. Still, my remarks were firmly tongue in cheek... never stop learning and all that.
As I posted before [but accidentally deleted] I have enormous admiration for anyone who successfully ditches at this time of year in what is essentially the N Atlantic - whatever their age, though BBC now reports that they were actually former SAR pilots - which seems a bit like cheating if you ask me [tongue firmly in cheek again].
I suspect they're the toast of the reunion tonight - although they'll be getting a lot of ribbing.
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