poochmad Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 WARSAW (Reuters) - A dog had a lucky escape when a Polish boat rescued him from an ice floe that had carried him more than 100 miles up a river and out onto the icy waters of the Baltic Sea. "My crew saw... a shape moving on the water and we immediately decided to get closer to check if it was a dog or maybe a seal relaxing on the ice," Jan Joachim, senior officer aboard the Baltica, told Reuters Television. "As we got closer to the ice floe we saw that it was a dog struggling not to fall into the water." Ship engineer Adam Buczynski managed to scoop the dog off the floe onto an inflatable dinghy and wrapped him in a blanket. "He didn't even squeal. There was just fear in his big eyes," said Buczynski. The dog was first seen on the ice floe some 100 km (70 miles) inland to the south on the Vistula river but firemen were unable to rescue him. When the Baltica crew found him, he had already drifted some 24 km (18 miles) out to sea. "We were in the right place at the right time," said Joachim, noting that they rescued him shortly before night fall. The crew are now trying to locate the dog's owner. Poland is in the grip of bitterly cold weather, with night temperatures in some areas falling as low as -34 Celsius (-31 Fahrenheit). News Story - Dog Rescued From Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottychick Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well done Jan Jaochim and the crew! What a great little story If they can't find the owner I bet one of the crew keeps him LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poochmad Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 I watched the video and especially liked how they immediately wrapped the poor dog in blankets. So sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottychick Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I couldn't get that video to work (often the way with news sites) but I did find it on Youtube - no problems watching it there. If anyone else is having the same problems this is the Youtube link Dog rescued from ice floe Wonderful stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Wowy Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 God I'm pathetic - that nearly made me cry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 bow wowy.. i tried not to cry either. those guys are heros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashew Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Poor dog must have been so frightened during the drift...all alone and not knowing what is happening. There is a fairy dog mother there helping the crew spot this poor little thing...Ohh I am just so happy he is rescued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corrie Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 So glad he was found and caught. 24 km from shore; unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortfurball Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 God I'm pathetic - that nearly made me cry. Then I'm pathetic too. Serious lump in the throat material. Poor baby must have been terrified. Hope he makes it and ends up with a loving home, be it his original owners or a new one. OT - The journo needs a smack on the back of the head NCIS style though...drifted UP river and out to sea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshstart16 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 hortfurball - Aww I know what a beautiful story - Love your NCIS comment hahaha I can just see Tony smacking Mcgee right now LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 If they don't find his owners he is going to become the ships mascot. Apparently the crew just love him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hortfurball Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 hortfurball -Aww I know what a beautiful story - Love your NCIS comment hahaha I can just see Tony smacking Mcgee right now LOL Funny, 'cos I pictured Gibbs smacking Tony as I wrote it. As ship's mascot, does he stay on the ship? I'd think the poor lad would be better off on terra firma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellbell Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 What a great rescue effort. Lucky dog :D it really restores ones faith in humanity.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Bought a happy tear to my eye seeing this!!! :D That is one LUCKY LUCKY pooch! :D and a beautiful one at that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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