Originally Posted by
John Rogers
He didn't eject - seat failed due to engineering malfunction. Photo clearly shows top handle, etc. He unstrapped and 'climbed' out but didn't take PSP (dinghy, etc). Sea pressure closed canopy over time.
Even in Summer you wouldn't last long in N Sea without decent protective kit, and it's not that unusual for bodies never to be recovered.
If this is a reference to sea temp. as opposed to air temp., it is a little misleading. There is a huge lag in sea warming and winter cooling. Depending partly on river discharge into near shore waters, and latitude, the N Sea max is around early October, and the min around April.
Just as inland night min is around dawn and max around 1500 under clear skies.
Apologies if I am teaching egg-sucking of course.