I think that the chances of survival would increase if the pilots had a seaplane endorsement. When I have time, I contemplate what would I do in the open ocean ditching. . I would probably treat it as a rough water landing and glide on down while remembering to slow down late as late as possible to not let high sink rates develop and hope for the best . Probably wouldn't work but it’s what I do....also, there's excellent advice on ditching in the FAA AIM
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