Did he have a gray beard and a captain's cap on?
Did the charks eat it on the way back in?
Yeah, 17 miles out, hmmmmm.....
It's entirely probable that it happened, but I'm not sure I'd go that far out in that small of a skiff.
Here is the link to the Sun-Sentinel article.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/o...,3724366.story