A 'last message' from Biloxi boater Easton Barrett has been seen on TikTok by more than 5 million when posting boat sinking, rescue after 4.5 hours in water.
A 'last message' from Biloxi boater Easton Barrett has been seen on TikTok by more than 5 million when posting boat sinking, rescue after 4.5 hours in water.BILOXI, Miss — Never in a million years did admitted Titantic-enthusiast and Biloxi boater Easton Barrett think he'd find himself desperately clinging onto a floating water cooler in shark-infested waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
When attempts to restart the motors failed, the men noticed water swamping the 28-foot Pursuit center console fishing boat. Within minutes, Barrett and company grabbed what they could before the vessel was completely submerged. With the men now treading in 80-degree water and hanging on to three floating ice chests, Barrett surprisingly found his phone while searching his pockets, as he said he normally placed it on the boat's console to avoid accidentally dropping it in the ocean while fishing.
"I really thought that might be my last recorded words," he continued."I tried sending it to my family, but couldn't without a signal." Barrett credits the three coolers and the EPIRB with saving their lives and said it's paramount for boaters to purchase proper equipment and have a plan already put together when the unthinkable happens.
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