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As I reached Derek, I was relieved to learn that he was not hurt. He told me that he had been standing at the engine and when I shouted, “Hit it!” he had opened the throttle fully. The engine had been more powerful than he had expected and quite simply as the boat had surged forward he had been flung over the top of the engine and into the water.

As he talked to me I became aware that he was not wearing his wet suit top and had only the long johns on. His upper chest and arms were bare. Whilst I was in the water getting ready to waterski he had taken off his wet suit jacket as he was hot. Although this was the middle of the summer, it was still the North Sea - and the water was still icy cold to the touch.

“I’m getting cold.” he said. “I’m going to have to swim for the shore” With his arms unencumbered by a wet suit he would be able to crawl on his front.

“I can’t swim it in this wet suit, Derek.” I replied. “I’ll have to wait here - when you get ashore get help as quickly as you can.”