![]() ![]() A massive air and sea search took place over the following three days. It was not until two days later, on January 27, 1998, that the pair was discovered to be missing after a bag containing their belongings was found on board the dive boat. The captain reportedly indicated that he had a crew member count heads, and that the number was mistaken due to a couple of people who had gotten back out to swim after re-boarding.Ī particularly haunting excerpt from a Wikipedia article on the couple says: Like in the movie, nobody that was on the their boat noticed that they hadn’t re-boarded when it was time to leave. Crispin’s reef, which is part of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. they had been scuba diving with a group at St. After completing a two-year tour of duty with the Peace Corps. In real life, Tom and Eileen Lonergan, a married couple from Baton Rouge, were stranded in the Coral Sea (part of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia) on January 25, 1998. Most people know that I think, but I wonder how many have bothered to really learn about the events that inspired the film. This could happen to me, and if it did, I would be absolutely fucked.Īs a matter of fact, the movie is based on a true story. It’s one of those rare movies that, for me, captures a primal form of dread that stems directly from its realism. I’ve loved Open Water since I first saw it. ![]() I don’t get to the ocean that often myself, but that hasn’t kept me from thinking about the events of this film just about every time I do or even imagine being out in its vast expanse. It’s hard to believe, but the film came out eleven years ago this August. Doesn’t it seem like a good time to revisit Open Water? With this in mind, there’s a good chance you’ll be making a trip to the ocean sometime in the near future. Schools have been letting out and the temperatures have been rising. Summer is nearly upon us, and as far as many are concerned, it’s already here. ![]()
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