Karen Kilgariff

She's obviously probably in shock, freaking out. Then she hears sloshing. And she looks down. And the floor of her sleeping quarters is covered in oily water. And she realizes the ship is sinking. Oh, my God. So she's afraid to move. But she looks up. And then suddenly the captain's standing in the doorway staring at her. And he's carrying her brother's rifle.

She's obviously probably in shock, freaking out. Then she hears sloshing. And she looks down. And the floor of her sleeping quarters is covered in oily water. And she realizes the ship is sinking. Oh, my God. So she's afraid to move. But she looks up. And then suddenly the captain's standing in the doorway staring at her. And he's carrying her brother's rifle.

And he stares at her for a little bit. Then he just turns and walks away. So she lays in bed, frozen stiff, doesn't know what to do. But pretty soon the water's up to her mattress. So she knew she had to get out of there. So she wades through waist-deep water out of her cabin, out of her quarters, out through the main cabin.

And he stares at her for a little bit. Then he just turns and walks away. So she lays in bed, frozen stiff, doesn't know what to do. But pretty soon the water's up to her mattress. So she knew she had to get out of there. So she wades through waist-deep water out of her cabin, out of her quarters, out through the main cabin.

She goes back up on deck and she looks over the side and she sees that the life raft is already in the water. And Captain Harvey walks up to her and hands her the rope.

She goes back up on deck and she looks over the side and she sees that the life raft is already in the water. And Captain Harvey walks up to her and hands her the rope.

that connects connecting the life raft and says hold on to this i'll be back in a second and she's in such shock and fear she drops the rope and so as he's walking away he looks and sees that the rope is going and the dinghy's starting to float away so he dives in after it and uh he dives in after it and she watched him swim after the boat and disappear into the night Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

that connects connecting the life raft and says hold on to this i'll be back in a second and she's in such shock and fear she drops the rope and so as he's walking away he looks and sees that the rope is going and the dinghy's starting to float away so he dives in after it and uh he dives in after it and she watched him swim after the boat and disappear into the night Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

I have so many questions. Go on. I stole that last line directly from the Reader's Digest article that I was reading about this story. I read several articles about it, but Reader's Digest was the main one. And I just want to thank them for being an American classic. I miss that. I used to read this when I was a kid. That's all I read.

I have so many questions. Go on. I stole that last line directly from the Reader's Digest article that I was reading about this story. I read several articles about it, but Reader's Digest was the main one. And I just want to thank them for being an American classic. I miss that. I used to read this when I was a kid. That's all I read.

I didn't want to say it. It's all about Reader's Digest. I'm going to cover to cover. So, okay. So it's an 11-year-old girl standing on a sinking boat. Fuck. Who's witnessed her family murdered, part of her family murdered. What does she do? Does she cry? Does she cower? No. She remembers that there is a small cork life raft in the cockpit. So she runs and grabs it. And as she does, as she...

I didn't want to say it. It's all about Reader's Digest. I'm going to cover to cover. So, okay. So it's an 11-year-old girl standing on a sinking boat. Fuck. Who's witnessed her family murdered, part of her family murdered. What does she do? Does she cry? Does she cower? No. She remembers that there is a small cork life raft in the cockpit. So she runs and grabs it. And as she does, as she...

grabs a hold of it and they they don't describe this that much but um she basically runs forward to the front of the boat grabs the life raft and by the time she gets there the boat is sinking under her feet so she has just enough time to jump onto it as the boat goes under the water so she basically went down with this ship and then jumped onto this little cork life raft holy shit so

grabs a hold of it and they they don't describe this that much but um she basically runs forward to the front of the boat grabs the life raft and by the time she gets there the boat is sinking under her feet so she has just enough time to jump onto it as the boat goes under the water so she basically went down with this ship and then jumped onto this little cork life raft holy shit so

Now she's alone at sea in a tiny raft. It's three feet long. I mean, you saw it in that picture. She doesn't fit into it. She couldn't lay down in it. It's half her. It's probably like can hold her legs. So she has a blouse and pants on. She's freezing cold. It's pitch black. There's no moon out. She can't see, so she keeps getting hit with huge waves. I know.

Now she's alone at sea in a tiny raft. It's three feet long. I mean, you saw it in that picture. She doesn't fit into it. She couldn't lay down in it. It's half her. It's probably like can hold her legs. So she has a blouse and pants on. She's freezing cold. It's pitch black. There's no moon out. She can't see, so she keeps getting hit with huge waves. I know.

And the salt water is getting in her eyes and stinging her eyes. She can't open her eyes and she's afraid that Captain Harvey is nearby. Oh my God. So that's, then it starts raining. So her first night out in the water, bad news. Okay. Anytime you're lost, you're out at sea. I wouldn't be looking for good news.

And the salt water is getting in her eyes and stinging her eyes. She can't open her eyes and she's afraid that Captain Harvey is nearby. Oh my God. So that's, then it starts raining. So her first night out in the water, bad news. Okay. Anytime you're lost, you're out at sea. I wouldn't be looking for good news.

Oh, maybe. You mean hydration-wise? Yeah. For a second, I thought you meant, I wonder if she was in a freshwater. Was she in a fish tank? Did she go to Lake Havasu? Okay. So she wakes up the next morning. The sun comes out. She's not cold anymore. Now, of course, she's boiling hot. Oh, I've seen Joe versus Volcano.

Oh, maybe. You mean hydration-wise? Yeah. For a second, I thought you meant, I wonder if she was in a freshwater. Was she in a fish tank? Did she go to Lake Havasu? Okay. So she wakes up the next morning. The sun comes out. She's not cold anymore. Now, of course, she's boiling hot. Oh, I've seen Joe versus Volcano.