Water Safety Training

My whole batch of trainees, me included, hit the beach for some water safety training. The beach was right on Manila Bay, the water right between murky and muddy. It was a few days ago and I've not been sick, so swimming in it wasn't totally crazy, plus PC took us there, why would they endanger us? Water safety training is where every trainee puts on their personal flotation device, which we are issued for our whole service, and we hop out of a boat. I wasn't too afraid of the deep water, only a little, if you know me I'm not very confident with water, especially deep water.

The boat that was to take my group of seven out to sea capsized on shore. To be fair I feel my group over filled the craft. The boat itself was essentially a wide canoe turned trimaran, it had two thin logs on either side aiding in stability. The center portion, holding the people was questionable in it's craftsmanship, rough edges and I swear I was looking at pressed fiber plywood as the inside of the hull.

My group finally made it out to open water, fifty meters out, hopped into the water and swam back to the boat. I was the first in (yay) and I was able to awkwardly help my friends in after me. Catherine was in my group and she took last place. She also walked with several bruises on her elbow, badass.

Back to the make-up of the water. One trainee climbed back into the boat and had snagged a t-shirt around his foot. Also, I swear I saw a diaper. The waves were fun though, trash aside.