Ms. Appel said that they had faced a “force 11” storm, which would have carried winds of 64 to 72 miles per hour. The women defended their account on Tuesday to The Associated Press, even after it pointed out those inconsistencies. When asked, Mr. Burgess added that it was also unlikely that the women were describing another type of shark. The women debarked the Navy ship that rescued them on Monday in Okinawa, Japan. Attempts to reach the women by telephone on Wednesday either went unanswered or to numbers no longer associated with them.

Source: New York Times November 01, 2017 21:56 UTC