What is the biggest danger to survivors at sea?
What is the biggest danger to survivors at sea? Examples of dangers are heatstroke, sunstroke, exposure to cold and hypothermia. Effects of seasickness are also a danger and it can lead to a failure to maintain body fluid correctly, causing dehydration. Other hazards are drinking seawater, fire or oil on water and sharks.
Is it safe to swim in the middle of the ocean?
Swimming in the “middle” of the ocean has some risk, but is doable. From your perspective, only the first 50 m really matters… deeper requires specialized training and equipment.