GeckoTree Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Fishermen catch dog 2km out at sea Daniel Bateman Saturday, July 10, 2010 © The Cairns Post A SALTY sea dog has survived insurmountable odds to be fished out of shark-infested waters in the middle of the Torres Strait. A small black staffordshire cross appears to have swum at least 2km to clamber onto the submerged net of a passing prawn trawler last month. The courageous canine had swum from nearby Stephen Island, 170km northeast of Thursday Island, after presumably becoming stranded on a sandbar while taking a stroll along the island’s beach. Skipper of the Mingara II, Robbie Collins, said it was only by an amazing chance the Hervey Bay-based vessel had been passing, and had its net in the water. The crew did not notice the dog until they went to haul in their net, only to find the weary, water-logged dog hanging on for dear life. "The nets were being pulled in and suddenly (the crew member) saw these paws poking up,'' Mr Collins said. "He had to look a couple of times before the dog jumped out of the net onto the deck, before he realised what was going on." Once onboard, the extremely grateful dog, which the crew dubbed the "Loch Net Monster", showered them with licks. The crew, mindful of quarantine issues onboard their boat, isolated the animal and provided it with food and water. It spent two nights onboard the vessel before the crew were able to make contact with its owner, who came to collect it from the boat. "He seemed pretty happy to see the dog," Mr Collins said. Cairns-based vet Dr Jo Squire, who services the Torres Strait, described the circumstances surrounding the dog’s rescue as "freakish." <H4 class=share-article-heading> </H4>Safe: Mingara II crew (from left) Vinnie, Robbie Collins and Jarren pamper the staffordshire cross dog they pulled on board in their fishing net, 2km from the nearest land. Picture: TORRES NEWS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottychick Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 dawwwwww what a lovely story! So glad they rescued him - "showered them with licks" - too sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griff Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 OMG one heck of a Miracle , so lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 Not wrong griff, totally amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9angel Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 What a lucky dog. That would of been a very happy reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowysal Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Holy guacamole thats one hell of a story and one hell of a lucky Staffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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