Cruise ship passenger who went overboard was ‘dead set’ on surviving during 20-hour wait for rescue
U.S. Coast Guard rescued James Michael Grimes after almost 20 hours battling rip currents and shark-infested waters, he says.
James Michael Grimes is speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with ABC News after going overboard on a Carnival cruise ship after being missing for almost 20 hours.
The 28-year-old man said he was determined to make it out of the Gulf of Mexico alive, calling it the experience of a lifetime.
Grimes said he treaded water for nearly 20 hours after falling overboard on Thanksgiving Eve — battling jelly fish, rip currents and shark-infested waters before being airlifted by the U.S. Coast Guard on Nov. 24. shortly after 8 p.m., the U.S. Coast Guard told ABC News. Source ABC News
