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Slowing his descent. if he pulls the preserve parachute and it gets caught in the mangled main chute, it will not only fail to open, but it could interfere with the little bit of drag he has, and actually speed up his descent. >> its either going to make it better, you know, its either going to have the magic, open, slow it all down, crisis averted, or reduces that drag, and definitely that would make me dead. >> holmes takes a calculated risk, waiting until hes below 1,000 feet to pull the rese...

Parachute and it gets caught in the mangled main chute, it will not only fail to open, but it could interfere with the little bit of drag he has and actually speed up his decent. >> its either going to make it better, its either going to have the magic, poof, open, slow it all down, crisis averted, or i pull the reserve and it could reduce that drag down and definitely that would have me dead. >> holmes takes a calculated risk, waiting until hes below 1,000 feet to pull the reserve. >> below 1,0...

Parachute and it gets caught in the mangled main chute, it will not only fail to open but it could interfere with the little bit of drag he has and actually speed up his descent. >> its either going to make it better -- its either going to have the magic, slow it all down, crisis averted or i pull the reserve and it reduces the drag and then definitely, definitely dead. >> holmes takes a calculated risk are, waiting until he is below 1,000 feet to pull the reserve. >> below 1,000 feet, im dead a...

The mangled main chute, it will not only fail to open but it could interfere with the little bit of drag he has and actually speed up his descent. >> its either going to make it better -- its either going to have the magic, slow it all down, crisis averted or i pull the reserve and it reduces the drag and then definitely, definitely dead. >> holmes takes a calculated risk are, waiting until he is below 1,000 feet to pull the reserve. >> below 1,000 feet, im dead any way. i was like, here we go. ...

Boat with a paddle whenever the whale shifts in the water. >> we were just grabbing and pulling and cutting and in the context of our cutting, things were getting freed and loose. >> they managed to free one of the whales pectoral fins, which can be seen momentarily jutting out of the water. no longer completely immobile, but still attached to the net on the boat, the whale begins to swim. >> were being taken for a ride by a whale. >> whenever the whale surfaces, the group continues to cut. by n...

Excess net aboard, holding tight, and repositioning the boat with a paddle whenever the whale shifts in the water. >> we were just grabbing and pulling and cutting and in the context of our cutting, things were getting freed and loose. >> they managed to free one of the whales pectoral fins, which can be seen momentarily jutting out of the water. no longer completely immobile, but still attached to the net on the boat, the whale begins to swim. >> were being taken for a ride by a whale. >> whene...

Tight, and repositioning the boat with a paddle whenever the whale shifts in the water. >> we were just grabbing and pulling and cutting and in the context of our cutting, things were getting freed and loose. >> they managed to free one of the whales pectoral fins, which can be seen momentarily jutting out of the water. no longer completely immobile, but still attached to the net on the boat, the whale begins to swim. >> were being taken for a ride by a whale. >> whenever the whale surfaces, the...

Tight, and repositioning the boat with a paddle whenever the whale shifts in the water. >> we were just grabbing and pulling and cutting and in the context of our cutting, things were getting freed and loose. >> they managed to free one of the whales pectoral fins, which can be seen momentarily jutting out of the water. no longer completely immobile, but still attached to the net on the boat, the whale begins to swim. >> were being taken for a ride by a whale. >> whenever the whale surfaces, the...

>> whenever the whale surfaces, the group continues to cut. by now theres a heap of netting aboard the boat. >> just make sure none of us get tangled. >> yeah. lets make sure none of your legs are stuck in there. >> the greatest risk we faced was being ensnared, as much as a finger or toe, in that net when the whale decides to go down and breathe. >> watch out, watch out, watch out. >> hold it. grab that. grab that tight. grab that tight. >> the three men remain clear of the net and after about ...

Repositioning the boat with a paddle whenever the whale shifts in the water. >> we were just grabbing and pulling and cutting and in the context of our cutting, things were getting freed and loose. >> they managed to free one of the pectoral fins which can be seen jutting out of the water. no longer completely immobile, but still attached to the net on the boat, the whale begins to swim. >> were being taken for a ride by a whale. >> whenever the whale surfaces, the group continues to cut. by now...